‘Welcome Surprise’: More Jobs Were Added in April Than Expected, but There Are ‘Still Cracks in the Foundation,’ According to New Data
Experts say the Fed will likely hold steady at next week’s meeting.
Is this the electric grid of the future?
One morning in the middle of March, a slow-moving spring blizzard stalled above eastern Nebraska, pounding the state capital of Lincoln with 60-mile-per-hour winds, driving sleet, and up to eight inches of snow. Lincoln Electric System, the local electric utility, has approximately 150,000 customers. By lunchtime, nearly 10% of them were without power. Ice was…
Here’s How Much a Typical Nvidia Employee Makes in a Year
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently received a raise for the first time in 10 years. Here’s how much he makes, compared to employees.
One of Google’s recent Gemini AI models scores worse on safety
A recently released Google AI model scores worse on certain safety tests than its predecessor, according to the company’s internal benchmarking. In a technical report published this week, Google reveals that its Gemini 2.5 Flash model is more likely to generate text that violates its safety guidelines than Gemini 2.0 Flash. On two metrics, “text-to-text […]
Apple and Anthropic reportedly partner to build an AI coding platform
Apple and Anthropic are teaming up to build a “vibe-coding” software platform that will use generative AI to write, edit, and test code for programmers, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The iPhone maker is planning to roll out the software internally, according to Bloomberg, but hasn’t decided if it will launch it publicly. The system is […]
Uber’s latest autonomous vehicle partner? Chinese startup Momenta
Uber announced Friday yet another autonomous vehicle partnership as it leverages its dominant ride-hail and delivery position while relying on partners to supply the self-driving tech it isn’t building in-house. Today, the lucky startup is Chinese self-driving firm Momenta. The tie-up comes a day after Uber added Ann Arbor-based May Mobility to its roster of […]
5 Key Leadership Principles That Drive Real Results
Here’s what great leadership really looks like in practice, according to a top female biotech leader.
Dating app Raw exposed users’ location data and personal information
The app claims it uses end-to-end encryption, but spilled its users’ dating preferences and granular location data to the open web.
How to Build a Team That Thinks and Executes Like a Founder
Struggling to get your team to think like you do? Learn how to delegate more effectively with this guide.
Startups Weekly: Drama or game-changer? You decide
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week was low on M&A and IPO news, but there was still some drama to follow, if that’s your thing — and more importantly, some worthy […]
Ara Partners new $800M fund will decarbonize old industrial assets
Ara Partners recently raised an $800 million infrastructure fund focused on reducing carbon emissions in industrial sectors.