Jason Winkler and the Shift From Social Media to Social Alignment
The founder of RTHMS explains the new platform designed to create more meaningful recommendations and connections.
The Download: AI agents for science, and the “censorship-industrial complex”
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. AI for science needs reasoning, not just data —Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google and the cofounder of Schmidt Sciences, and Suhas Mahesh, who leads the AI for science work…
I Thought I Knew My Value as a Founder — Until I Had an Ego Death Starting a New Company
I built a successful company, then decided to start a new one in an industry I was unfamiliar with and became a novice all over again. Here’s what that beginner mindset showed me.
Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn. Which AI Reaction Is Killing Your Career?
Brands have nervous systems too, and our first instinct under pressure is rarely the right one.
Want to Open a Dairy Queen? The Company Will Hand You $150,000 Cash.
The Minneapolis-based brand is paying franchisees who open new Grill & Chill locations — and the payout gets bigger for repeat openers.
Meta is Reportedly Creating a New AI Wearable. Here’s What It Can Do.
Meta plans to test the device within the next year, according to an internal memo.
Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund
Mike Schroepfer’s Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world’s energy and material shortages.
Anthropic files to go public
The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO.
SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’
The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.
This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies
Windborne Systems’ newest weather forecasting model beats the best government predictions by days.
DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as its traffic booms
Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches ‘no AI’ web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.