Americans Eat 10 Billion Doughnuts a Year — And These Franchises Are Cashing In
Doughnuts aren’t just a guilty pleasure. They represent a significant and growing business opportunity.
The Download: the future of chipmaking and Anthropic’s government clash
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. The $400 million machine powering the future of chipmaking It’s a bit of a schlep to get to the top of ASML’s newest machine. It’s about the size of a double-decker…
The Marketing Role Your Company Desperately Needs — and How It Creates Clarity in a World Full of Noise
Learn why the smartest founders are replacing traditional marketers with “Narritects” who bring clarity, consistency and strategic storytelling back to the center of growth.
Meta Cut 8,000 Jobs and Told Employees That AI Agents Will ‘Primarily Do the Work’ Now
The company is cutting 10% of its workforce and tracking employee keystrokes to train AI models. Morale is at an all-time low.
The CEO of the Most Valuable Company in the World Says He ‘Absolutely’ Wouldn’t Start It Again. Here’s Why.
The founder revealed the reason on an episode of the “How I Built This” podcast.
Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral
The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.
xAI burned $6.4B last year. SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over
SpaceX’s IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion — offering the first public look at Elon Musk’s AI financials and more details about his ambitions.
Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43 billion of holdings in startups
Nvidia announced another record revenue figure after market close on Wednesday, but forecasted that revenue growth would slow in the following quarter.
Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators. Now, it’s buying $2.8B more.
Elon Muks’s xAI said it will buy $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years, according to SpaceX’s IPO filing.
Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25 billion per month for compute
Elon Musk’s xAI surprised the AI world when it made a deal to sell compute to Anthropic. Now we know how much it’s worth.
Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup
Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.