Google is now letting users in the US change their Gmail address
Users will be able to change their username only once every 12 months. Plus, they won’t be able to delete their new email address for that period of time.
The Download: plastic’s problem with fuel prices, and SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO
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. Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next. As the war in Iran continues, one of the most visible global economic ripple effects has been fossil-fuel prices. But looking ahead, further consequences could…
Airbnb is introducing a private car pick-up service
Airbnb is partnering with transportation company Welcome Pickups to let users book a private car service during their trip.
The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly
The primary isn’t until early June, but the CA-17 race between five-term incumbent Ro Khanna and tech founder Ethan Agarwal is already getting nasty. Agarwal entered the race in March, backed by a roster of prominent tech billionaires largely in response to Khanna’s public support for a proposed California ballot measure that would impose a […]
Allbirds is selling for $39 million. It raised nearly 10 times that amount in its IPO.
The collapse of the brand, which was originally venture-backed and that went public in 2021, has been well-documented.
Your Team Doesn’t Need a ‘Work Family’ — It Needs This System That Holds Up When It Counts
If calling your company a “family” feels good, wait until you miss a number — real cultures aren’t built on sentiment, but on clarity, ownership and how teams perform when it counts.
15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss, according to new poll
According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 15% of Americans say they’d be willing to have a job where their direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned tasks and set schedules.
Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve
LiteLLM had obtained two security compliance certifications via Delve and fell victim to some horrific credential-stealing malware last week.
Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup
A few things turned investors’ heads and drew them to participate in such a big round out of the gate.
15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss
Your human manager may soon be a chatbot. Across organizations, AI is being used to replace layers of management in what some are calling “The Great Flattening.”
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Never Has One-on-One Meetings With His 60 Direct Reports — Here’s Why
Huang’s leadership structure is intentionally extreme by traditional standards.