Slate crosses 150,000 reservations despite waning EV truck enthusiasm
It took Slate Auto about seven months to grow its customer list by 50%, but new reservations appear to be outpacing any cancelations.
The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning
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. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things…
Every Startup Reaches This Fork in the Road — Here’s How to Choose Your Path
There’s one strategic choice all founders face in the early stages of building a startup. Here’s how to navigate it.
8 Creative Side Hustles We Discovered in 2025 — Which One Can Make You Money in 2026?
People are earning big with side hustles, and you can, too.
DoorDash rolls out Zesty, an AI social app for discovering new restaurants
Users can view and share photos and comments about restaurants they’ve visited, discover content from others, and follow people just like on any social network.
Meta’s AI glasses can now help you hear conversations better
Conversation focus uses the AI glasses’ open-ear speakers to amplify the voice of the person you’re talking to, says Meta.
OpenAI continues on its ‘code red’ warpath with new image generation model
OpenAI rolls out GPT-Image-1.5 for ChatGPT, promising 4x faster generation, better instruction-following and precise edits. The launch escalates its rivalry with Google Gemini.
Not Getting Value From Your AI Investments? Here’s What You’re Missing.
Nearly half of AI projects fail. This one metric explains why.
Why Remote Work Is Great for Some — and Costly for Others
Work arrangements that make sense at one career stage don’t necessarily work at another.
5 Leadership Strategies from Someone Who Rescued His Business from the Brink of Collapse
Join us for this free webinar to learn how to lead a company through turbulence and find success on the other side.
How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy
Luminar says trouble with Volvo started as early as 2022, and that the Swedish automaker made — but then backed away from — large orders of its lidar sensors.