Your ‘Midlife Crisis’ Isn’t a Failure — It’s Your Chance to Pivot With Purpose
A midlife crisis should not define you. Use it to make a change in your life and see where a pivot can take you.
The Download: talking dirty with DeepSeek, and the risks and rewards of calorie restriction
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. It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content…
Deadline day: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close at midnight
Battle it out in front of 10,000+ startup leaders, investors, and media at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. It’s your moment to be seen, funded, and remembered — and maybe even walk away with $100,000 in equity-free funding.
Threads is testing spoiler text, Zuckerberg says
Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, is testing spoiler text, according to a post from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Spoiler text refers to words (or images) that are greyed out in a post and only become readable if you manually click to see them. As the name suggests, spoiler text is often used on platforms like Discord […]
The Overlooked AI Advantage That’s Helping Businesses Move Faster and Smarter
While the AI race is focused on scale, the next breakthrough advantage isn’t in bigger models—it’s in smaller, smarter ones.
How David Beckham and Shaun Neff Are Creating Buzz Around Their New Snack Brand BEEUP
Soccer superstar David Beckham and serial entrepreneur Shaun Neff teamed up to launch BEEUP, a new fruit snack powered by honey.
Patreon will increase the cut it takes from new creators
Patreon is bumping its take fee from creators from 8% to 10%, but only for new signups.
Take a Look: This Single AI Platform Pulls Together Some of the Most Popular AI Models
1min.AI combines ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, and more into one unified platform.
I Was Rejected on Shark Tank — Now I Run a $2.5 Million Business. Here Are 5 Lessons I’ve Learned the Hard Way
I didn’t get a deal on Shark Tank, but that rejection forced me to build a better company. Here’s how I turned that loss into $2.5 million in ARR and the lessons you can use to scale smarter.
This LGBTQ+ CEO Built a Brand on Honesty. It Started With One Personal Video.
I spent years helping people show the heart behind their business — but I wasn’t showing mine, and the day I finally did changed how I lead.
23andMe’s Former CEO Anne Wojcicki Just Regained Control of the Company She Cofounded. Here’s How.
Meanwhile, dozens of states are suing 23andMe to block the sale of DNA data collected by the company.