Chelsea Handler Sold Spiked Lemonade at 10 — Now She Has Her Own Vodka Cocktail
Comedian and bestselling author Chelsea Handler has turned her childhood spiked lemonade hustle into a national vodka lemonade brand.
Bridging the operational AI gap
The transformational potential of AI is already well established. Enterprise use cases are building momentum and organizations are transitioning from pilot projects to AI in production. Companies are no longer just talking about AI; they are redirecting budgets and resources to make it happen. Many are already experimenting with agentic AI, which promises new levels…
Fast Food Giant Is Using AI to Make Sure Human Employees Say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’
Burger King is rolling out new technology to track employee politeness.
CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job
The U.S. cybersecurity agency’s acting director Madhu Gottumukkala will be replaced, after a year of cuts, layoffs, and staff reassignments, and allegations of security lapses and claims he struggled to lead the agency.
Netflix Drops $83 Billion Bid for Warner Bros, Saying It’s Not a ‘Must Have’
David Ellison’s Paramount is poised to buy the studio for $111 billion.
Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts
Similar to the streaming giant’s Music and Podcast Charts, the Audiobook Charts will be updated weekly and highlight the top audiobooks overall and by genre
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After Zomato, Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet
Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal’s new wearable startup Temple has raised $54 million in a friends-and-family round at a post-money valuation of about $190 million.
AI Is Draining the World’s Water — And It May Be the Only Way to Save It
The race for AI leadership is reshaping how the industry values water.
EBay Just Laid Off 800 Employees. Here’s the Real Reason Why.
The company fired 6% of its staff just days after spending $1.2 billion to acquire Depop from Etsy.
OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history
The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion valuation.