Match Group invests $100 million in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men
The app is Match Group’s newest attempt to get mobile users excited about online romance again.
Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies
Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber’s chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late January called AV Labs.
Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal
After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department.
Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says
Despite promising to help determine what happened with the hacks targeting journalists and activists in Italy, Israeli-American spyware maker Paragon has reportedly not responded to authorities’ requests for information.
Subscription Fatigue Is Real — Try These 4 Alternatives to Keep Customers Without Charging Them Every Month
As subscription fatigue grows, brands must rethink retention strategies beyond monthly billing. Here are a few innovative, value-driven ways to build loyalty and recurring engagement without locking customers into another subscription.
How Leaders Unintentionally Teach Teams to Hide Risks — and How to Change That
Your organization doesn’t have a visibility problem. It has a risk surfacing problem.
How This Underused Strategy Could Unlock an Entirely New Revenue Stream for Your Business
Here’s how you can expand your sales through competitive price agreements.
AI Is Driving Customer Acquisition Costs Through the Roof. Here’s How to Get Around It.
AI has unexpectedly increased the cost of acquiring new leads. Here’s how we’ve shifted our strategy to protect ourselves.
Most Companies Are Scaling AI Faster Than They Can Control It. Here’s Why That’s A Problem
AI isn’t creating new problems. It’s exposing the ones already slowing your business down.
Mark Zuckerberg Is Cloning Himself With AI. Here’s What Every Founder Can Learn From That (and What to Avoid).
Here are five hard lessons every founder needs to learn about scaling vision, building trust and knowing where you are truly irreplaceable.
They Borrowed $40,000 From Friends and Family to Open a Coffee Kiosk — Now Their Franchise Is Worth $1 Billion
Don and Linda Eckles started Scooter’s Coffee in a tiny, renovated Chinese restaurant. Today, they have 912 franchises.