Value-Based Pricing Has Gotten Popular — But It Doesn’t Always Work. Here’s How It Could Derail Your Business.
Value-based pricing can be effective, but there are significant downsides every founder needs to consider.
The Download: how your data is being used to train AI, and why chatbots aren’t doctors
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. A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data Millions of images of passports, credit cards, birth certificates, and other documents containing personally identifiable information are likely included in…
No More ‘Press 1 for Service’ — Here’s How to Bring Phone Systems into the Age of Personalization
AI phone agents are revolutionizing customer service by replacing outdated, impersonal phone systems with intelligent, personalized and efficient conversations that boost satisfaction and business success.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center
Meta is currently building out a data center, called Hyperion, which the company expects to supply its new AI lab with five gigawatts (GW) of computational power, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Monday post on Threads. The announcement marks Meta’s latest move to get ahead of OpenAI and Google in the AI race. After […]
Weekly subscriptions dominate iOS app revenue, report finds
Weekly subscriptions have now become one of the most popular ways iOS apps are earning revenue, with these plans contributing 46% to the bottom line, according to a new report by app revenue management platform Adapty. The study, which observed $1.9 billion in revenue across more than 11,000 apps, noted that weekly plans have grown […]
GM to challenge China’s LFP monopoly with upgraded battery factory
The factory’s overhaul will give U.S. LFP production a significant boost.
Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds
Atmo will use its deep learning models to help Rainmaker identify clouds that have potential for seeding.
‘Beyond Our Wildest Dreams’: This Founder’s Scrappy Startup Has Raised More Than $39 Million — and Counting — for Small Businesses ‘Facing an Extinction Event’
Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org, set out to support independent bookstores across the U.S.
This Band Has Millions of Streams on Spotify. The Only Problem — the Music and the Band Members Were Generated by AI.
Hot new band Velvet Sundown has revealed itself to be “not quite human.”
Meta Acquires AI Startup That Generates Human-Sounding Voices: ‘Great Match for Our Work’
Through the acquisition, Meta is adding fresh talent to its ranks and bringing over the startup’s 35 employees.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s voting control slips following divorce settlement
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has transferred a portion of his ownership stake and voting power as part of a newly-settled divorce proceeding, according to a regulatory filing. Scaringe moved about 4 million in shares and 6 million in options to his ex-wife, Meagan Scaringe, on July 9 as part of the settlement, the […]