I Didn’t Realize The Money Advice My Parents Taught Me Was Sabotaging Me — Until I Started a Business
The money myths I inherited nearly bankrupted my business before it started.
The Download: power in Puerto Rico, and the pitfalls of AI agents
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. Puerto Rico’s power struggles On the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico lies the country’s only coal-fired power station, flanked by a mountain of toxic ash. The plant, owned by the utility giant AES,…
Core Inflation Is at Its Lowest Level in 4 Years — But How Will the Fed React? Experts Expect the Agency to ‘Stay Humble and Data-Dependent’
The latest consumer price index shows that the price of goods and services fell by 0.1% in March.
My Company Upgraded Our Outdated Tech, and It Led to an Unexpected New Revenue Stream. Here’s How You Can Do the Same.
Many companies see modernization as a cost-cutting initiative — but that mindset is holding them back. True infrastructure transformation unlocks not just efficiency, but agility, resilience and unexpected business growth.
AI models still struggle to debug software, Microsoft study shows
AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other top AI labs are increasingly being used to assist with programming tasks. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in October that 25% of new code at the company is generated by AI, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has expressed ambitions to widely deploy AI coding models within the social […]
BeReal, which says it has 40M monthly users, is rolling out ads in the U.S.
It’s time for BeReal to get real — it’s difficult to turn a profit on a social photo sharing app without selling ads or memberships. Now, after its €500 million exit to French mobile publisher Voodoo, BeReal is rolling out advertising in the U.S. Its initial products include in-feed ads in the app’s same dual-camera […]
Bluesky’s latest update adds chat reactions and an Explore page, similar to X
Social network Bluesky is rolling out a new version of its software, which adopts some of the features former X users have missed. Nope, it’s not an edit button! Instead, the open social network is adding support for chat reactions in its direct messages feature and is revamping its search page as “Explore,” directing users […]
Stop Trying to Be the Next Unicorn — and Start Building a Real, Sustainable Business. Here’s How.
Many entrepreneurs wait for the perfect idea or billion-dollar potential before starting. This article challenges that mindset and shows how real businesses are built through smart, low-cost execution, strong culture, and practical management.
3 Hard-Earned Lessons From a Former Google Engineer Who Risked Everything on a Wild Brain Tech Device
Jonathan Berent, CEO of NextSense, Inc., transformed from corporate engineer to entrepreneur by developing brain-monitoring earbuds that enhance sleep.
I Treated My Child’s Rare Diagnosis Like a Startup Challenge — And Won
Running a family like a business structure may sound unromantic, but it can lead to groundbreaking results — just like building a business from scratch.
‘Well-Recognized Issues’: ChatGPT Gave Wrong or Misleading Answers to 35% of Financial Questions Asked in a New Test
Perhaps it is best not to rely on AI (only) for financial advice.