Digg’s founders explain how they’re building a site for humans in the AI era
The rebooted version of social site Digg aims to bring back the spirit of the old web.
Montana’s new “right to try” law can’t come soon enough for some
Kris DeVault is desperate. His son, Brody, was born in March 2023. It wasn’t long before he started to show signs of developmental delay, says DeVault. As time went on, Brody started missing key milestones in speech, movement, and coordination, he says. When Brody was around two and a half years old, a genetic test…
Chatbot platform Character.AI unveils video generation, social feeds
A platform for chatting and roleplaying with AI-generated characters, Character.AI announced on Monday that it is rolling out a slate of multimedia features. These features include AvatarFX, Character.AI’s video-generation model, plus Scenes and Streams, which allow users to use these AI tools to create videos using their characters and then share them on a new […]
‘Every Employee Is on a 4-Day Week’: Here’s How Eliminating a Workday Without Cutting Pay Impacted Hundreds of Businesses
Working one day less per week improved revenue, retention, and employee health, according to a new study.
‘I Had to Go All-in’: Advice From a First-Time Novelist on Writing, Editing and Promoting — And Why He Recorded His Own Audiobook
Filmmaker and author of “THE SPOILS,” Colin Thompson, breaks down the hard work that follows the hard work of writing your first book.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink closes a $650M Series E
Elon Musk’s brain computer interface startup Neuralink closed a $650 million funding round, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The Series E fundraise included investors such as ARK Invest, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, and Thrive Capital, among others. Neuralink last raised a $280 million Series D funding round in 2023, with an […]
Google Glass is back in the AI glasses game with Android XR smart glasses
Remember Google Glass and the reign of the “glasshole”? Well, Google’s giving face tech another shot with Android XR glasses that look like actual glasses this time.
Salesforce buys Moonhub, a startup building AI tools for hiring
Salesforce has quietly snapped up Moonhub, a startup building AI to vet and hire talent. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. In a post on Moonhub’s website on Monday, the company said that its entire Menlo Park, California-based team will be joining Salesforce, an early investor in Moonhub. “As a customer and investor, Salesforce […]
Chime, last valued at $25B, aims for $11B in upcoming IPO
Chime, whose pending IPO is expected to be one of 2025’s blockbuster hits, issued a share price range on Monday of $24 to $26. That’s an up-to-$11.2-billion market cap. At the mid-range, the company will raise $800 million for itself and a handful of investors, including European VC powerhouse Cathay Innovation, who plan to sell […]
How to Master the Art of Pivoting and Turn Setbacks Into Strategic Advantages
Here’s how setbacks — whether it’s a product flop, a missed market or internal friction — can become the turning points that drive lasting growth.
The ‘Hustle’ He Started Out of His Station Wagon Became a Nationwide Business That’s About to Hit $300 Million: ‘Everything We Do Is Pretty Simple’
Mike Adair, founder and CEO of Red’s All Natural, quit finance to give entrepreneurship a shot.