Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions
In an economy where everyone’s feeling squeezed, AI-driven price testing of kitchen essentials was bound to attract attention.
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Adobe hit with proposed class-action, accused of misusing authors’ work in AI training
The lawsuit is just the latest in a string of copyright-related legal complaints aimed at the AI industry.
What Transitioning From Founder to CEO Taught Me About Leadership at Any Scale
An entrepreneurial mindset isn’t just for startups. Learn how to lead with agility and discipline at any scale.
Jared Isaacman confirmed as next head of NASA
Isaacman will run the space agency at a time when Trump is trying to both downsize it and task it with returning astronauts to the Moon.
He Has One of the Most Dangerous Hobbies on the Planet. Here’s What It Can Teach You About Business.
Underwater cave diver Jeremiah Gardner shares his unique insights on transforming uncertainty into opportunity.
YouTube to pull music data from Billboard’s charts because it doesn’t like its ranking formula
YouTube takes its ball and goes home by pulling Billboard’s access to its music data.
YouTube will stream the Oscars — exclusively — beginning in 2029
The news highlights YouTube’s growing dominance in the television space and a major shift as streaming takes on more live events.
Meta is pausing its dream of sharing Quest’s Horizon OS with third-party headset makers
The company said that it would revisit opportunities for third-party partnerships in the future.
College Graduates Lack This One Specific Skill Your Business Needs — Here’s How to Get It Anyway
Most graduates are told not to use AI, then show up to jobs built around it, and it’s on founders to close that gap before it drags the business down.
Cisco says Chinese hackers are exploiting its customers with a new zero-day
Cisco said it discovered a Chinese hacking campaign targeting its customers by exploiting a zero-day in some of the company’s most popular products.