‘Made in America’ Is Gaining Momentum. But Can the Economics Work?
The push to manufacture in America is gaining momentum, but entrepreneurs still have to answer the question that matters most: Does the math work?
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…
Retiring at 36 Didn’t Make Me Happy. Here’s What Did.
An eight-figure exit gave me more time, but motherhood and a new business taught me that real success is choosing how to spend it.
Struggling to Grow? More Leads May Not Be the Answer. Here’s What Else You Need to Consider.
Learn why getting more leads doesn’t always mean more growth — and what to consider before you spend more.
A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet
Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt. This view runs counter to those who believe that robotics, powered by a general foundation model, is about to have […]
Waymo’s robotaxis are headed to Canada
The company will start off by testing its self-driving vehicles on Toronto’s streets.
Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them
according to Elorian’s evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks.
Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists
Tressfecta will be at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt!
In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes meets her equal in comedian Nathan Fielder
Nathan Fielder’s documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding personas that interrogate the very nature of authenticity.
Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever
The data comes from the Vercel’s AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.
Anthropic President Says This Is ‘a Terrible Use of AI.’ Nearly 30% of U.S. Adults Are Doing It Anyway.
Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei is advising users not to use AI for this purpose.