OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns
OpenAI said it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra over concerns about its cybersecurity prowess.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
Before You Open a Second Location, Answer These 7 Questions — Or Risk Turning One Strong Business Into Two Weak Ones
Most founders think expansion is a growth story, but it’s actually a stress test that exposes every weakness in the original business — and the ones who scale successfully treat their second location like a franchise, not an extension of themselves.
After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool
After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.
Wacom’s Movinkpad 11 is a fun and mid-priced entry point for digital artists
The Movinkpad 11 a versatile little graphics tablet that can help make your wildest digital art dreams come true.
Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks
Researchers found common points of failure, like software used to organize and display web content, could have allowed hackers to run riot through government websites.
He Started a Business at 26 and Was Rejected by Every Bank and Investor. Now It’s Passed $1 Billion in Sales: ‘People Thought I Was Crazy’
Michael Browning Jr. built the first Urban Air Adventure Park by hand with his father.
I Created This Scorecard to Measure Accountability at My Company. What Would Your Business Score?
Accountability needs to be more than a core value. Here’s how to make it a measurable business metric.
Here Are the Tell-Tale Signs a Startup Founder Used AI to Apply to Y Combinator: ‘It Feels Like Being Lied to’
Y Combinator has been around since 2005, helping launch more than 5,000 startups like Reddit, DoorDash and Airbnb.
I’ve Built 7 Companies in a Mid-Sized Market. Here’s How It Gave Me an Advantage the Big Cities Couldn’t.
You don’t have to build your business in a big metro. Mid-sized cities have their own unique benefits for founders.
Every YouTube Creator I Work With Is Making the Same Mistake (and It’s Costing Them More Than They Realize)
After editing video for hundreds of YouTube channels, from brand new to established, I keep seeing the same mistake in different disguises.