This CEO Says Screen Addiction Is ‘the New Tobacco.’ Here’s What His Company Is Doing to Fight Back
Robin Thurston, CEO of Outside Inc., is building products, partnerships and experiences that get people off their devices and back outdoors.
The Download: coding’s future, the ‘Steroid Olympics,’ and AI-driven science
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. Anthropic’s Code with Claude showed off coding’s future—whether you like it or not At Anthropic’s developer event in London this week, Code with Claude, attendees were asked if they’d shipped code…
Worried About AI Taking Your Job? Jeff Bezos Says You’re Thinking About It All Wrong And Should ‘Be So Happy’
Bezos recently compared equipping workers with AI to handing a bulldozer to someone who has been digging out a basement by hand with a shovel.
Stop Calling Them Cheap — Why Discount-Driven Customers Are Your Best Ones
In the services market, discount-driven users aren’t bargain hunters with low loyalty — they’re decisive buyers navigating a crowded, price-transparent landscape.
Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
Spotify is partnering with Universal Music Group to let Premium subscribers create AI-generated song covers and remixes, with participating artists receiving a share of the revenue.
Forget ‘TechnoKing’: Elon Musk will really be king at SpaceX
Musk, who will have more than 50% of the voting power, will have a monarchical grip over the publicly-traded version of SpaceX — control that goes far beyond what other tech founders enjoy.
Law enforcement shuts down VPN service used by two dozen ransomware gangs
First VPN promised hackers complete anonymity for their cyberattacks. But Europol said it was able to notify the service’s users that they have now been identified.
Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore
Google is about to look really different, and if you’re not a fan of the AI overview feature, then you’re not going to like what’s coming.
3 Questions That Signal You’re in the Wrong Leadership Role (and What They Actually Reveal)
Many high-performing leaders find themselves questioning their leadership skills. The issue is often not what they assume it is.
Her Protein-Packed Business Went Viral and Made $20K in 1 Month. Now It’s On Track For $1M This Year: ‘It’s Pretty Nonstop’
Caroline Dai had always been passionate about consumer brands.
How to Actually Use AI to Make Your Supply Chain Run Smoothly and Efficiently, According to an AI Architect
From fostering a global market to enabling seamless workflows, here are some crucial ways ecommerce businesses can leverage AI.