This Dunkin’ Franchisee Has a Simple Message for Congress—And He Keeps Repeating It
Rob Branca wants to put a local face on franchising.
The State of AI: welcome to the economic singularity
Welcome back to The State of AI, a new collaboration between the Financial Times and MIT Technology Review. Every Monday for the next two weeks, writers from both publications will debate one aspect of the generative AI revolution reshaping global power. This week, Richard Waters, FT columnist and former West Coast editor, talks with MIT…
Why Passports Are the New Portfolio Play for Wealthy Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs have stopped treating passports like identity documents and started treating them like upgrade packs for real life.
Speechify adds voice typing and voice assistant to its Chrome extension
Speechify has largely been a tool that helps you listen to articles, PDFs, and documents. The company is now adding voice detection features to its Chrome extension, including voice typing and a voice assistant that answers your questions. In the last 12 months, there has been a proliferation of voice detection tools, thanks to overall […]
He Turned a 900-Square-Foot Store Into a National Chain Valued at $1 Billion
Here’s how Just Salad founder Nick Kenner went from one small Manhattan shop to 100 locations.
Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says
Major record labels have been urging Spotify and other music streaming platforms to raise subscription prices, arguing that fees have not kept pace with inflation and remain low when compared to services like Netflix.
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The Download: the future of AlphaFold, and chatbot privacy concerns
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for AlphaFold: A conversation with a Google DeepMind Nobel laureate In 2017, fresh off a PhD on theoretical chemistry, John Jumper heard rumors that Google DeepMind had moved on from game-playing…
Aligning VMware migration with business continuity
For decades, business continuity planning meant preparing for anomalous events like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, or regional power outages. In anticipation of these rare disasters, IT teams built playbooks, ran annual tests, crossed their fingers, and hoped they’d never have to use them. In recent years, an even more persistent threat has emerged. Cyber incidents, particularly…
India’s gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive
India is restructuring its gig economy with a new labor law, but much more is needed before gig workers see real benefits.
Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts
Google and Accel will jointly invest up to $2 million in each startup through their new partnership.