This Franchise Leader Just Became the Newest Investor on Dragons’ Den, the Canadian Shark Tank
Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, is joining the cast of Dragons’ Den in Canada.
Why the Moltbook frenzy was like Pokémon
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Lots of influential people in tech last week were describing Moltbook, an online hangout populated by AI agents interacting with one another, as a glimpse into the future. It appeared to show…
This Once Single Mom Had Negative $1,500 in Her Bank Account Before She Started a Lucrative Side Hustle — and Earned $100,000 Within 1 Year
Dixie Bagley did a friend a favor — and it turned into a high-paying business opportunity.
Use This Type of Routine and 4 Other Powerful Tips to Be More Productive, Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael Lewis Says
The acclaimed author of hit titles including ‘Moneyball,’ ‘The Big Short’ and ‘Going Infinite’ breaks down what it takes to be successful.
These 5 Money Secrets Can Turn Healthy Relationships Toxic, Financial Therapist Warns
Dr. Traci Williams reveals what’s at stake when couples avoid awkward conversations — and how to move forward in a productive way.
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Top 3 REITs Fueling Market Gains
Population growth and urbanization trends are fueling the need for retail properties. Moreover, the central bank’s anticipated interest rate cuts this year could amplify growth opportunities for REITs. To that…
DataStax acquires the startup behind low-code AI builder Langflow
DataStax made a name for itself by commercializing the open source Apache Cassandra NoSQL database, but these days, the company’s focus is squarely on using its database chops to build a “one-stop GenAI stack.” One of the first building blocks for this was to bring vector search capabilities to its hosted Astra DB service last […]
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Jobs for the Future’s new $50M fund looks to invest in underrepresented founders
Two years ago, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a non-profit dedicated to helping low-wage workers attain upward mobility, established a venture arm, JFFVentures, to back innovative employment tech. In a move implying that the launch went well, JFFVentures today unveiled its second fund, JFFVentures Fund II, with a target of $50 million. $15 million has […]
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The Download: Harvard’s geoengineering failure, and extending nuclear plants’ lifetimes
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. The hard lessons of Harvard’s failed geoengineering experiment In March 2017, at a small summit in Washington, DC, two Harvard professors, David Keith and Frank Keutsch, laid out plans to conduct what would…