It’s Time to Target Those Holiday Shoppers. Ramp Up Your Email Marketing Efforts Now to Maximize Your Profits This Season.

March 12, 2026

The Download: Early adopters cash in on China’s OpenClaw craze, and US batteries slump

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. Hustlers are cashing in on China’s OpenClaw AI craze In January, Beijing-based software engineer Feng Qingyang started tinkering with OpenClaw, a new AI tool that can take over a device and autonomously complete tasks.…

October 17, 2023

Is your email marketing ready for the busiest shopping season? Take these five simple steps to set yourself up for success and increase email ROI during the holidays.

A Goldman Partner Reportedly Blasted Apple’s Savings Accounts as a Mistake: ‘We Should Have Never Done This F—ing Thing’

October 17, 2023

Apple announced earlier this year that users had deposited more than $10 billion into savings accounts.

IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024

October 17, 2023

The IRS will test a free tax filing service in 2024 for a subset of lucky taxpayers in as many as 13 states, the agency announced today. Direct File, as the service is called, is a shot across the bows of Turbotax, H&R Block, and other paid tax prep services, whose owners have resisted free […]

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

October 17, 2023

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. It’s able to write essays, code and more given short text prompts, hyper-charging productivity. But it also has a more…nefarious side. In any case, AI tools are not going away — and indeed has expanded dramatically since its launch just a few months ago. […]

WeWork fires back at competitor Codi with cease and desist

October 17, 2023

WeWork has sent a cease and desist letter to rival Codi in response to the startup’s recent marketing campaign it dubs “WeWont,” TechCrunch has exclusively learned. In the letter, viewed by TechCrunch, WeWork’s Chief Legal Officer Pam Swidler cited “unauthorized use and misappropriation of WeWork’s intellectual property, false advertising and Tortious interference with WeWork’s contractual […]

Wyndham Resorts Brutally Rejects ‘Underwhelming’ $8 Million Purchase Proposal By Rival Chain

October 17, 2023

Choice Hotels reportedly had been in conversations with Wyndham about an acquisition for six months.

GM delays $4B EV truck factory plan by another year

October 17, 2023

General Motors is pushing its $4 billion plan to convert its Orion Assembly plant into an EV truck factory to late 2025, a year later than scheduled. GM’s reasoning behind the delay — which will mean Orion will sit idle for two years — is “to better manage capital investment while aligning with evolving EV […]

Knowing When — and How — to Pivot Is Key to Your Business’ Survival. Here’s What You Need to Do.

October 17, 2023

How can you ensure that you’re thriving in the face of uncertainty and change? Read on to uncover tips that prove it’s not just about reacting to change — it’s about seizing the opportunity it presents.

When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor person?

October 17, 2023

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen posted a manifesto on the a16z website, calling for “techno-optimism” in a frenzied, 5,000-word blog post that somehow manages to re-invent Reaganomics, propose the colonization of outer space, and unironically answer a question with the phrase “QED.” Andreessen’s vision of techno-optimism could seem inspiring: he imagines a Libertarian-esque world where technology […]

Latin America’s Q3 2023 venture results show glimmers of light

October 17, 2023

While some Latin American data, sourced from Sling Hub and Distrito, illustrates certain positive trends, other data from the region points the other direction.

The Download: Early adopters cash in on China’s OpenClaw craze, and US batteries slump