Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway March Madness Bracket Contest Finally Has a $1 Million Winner After a Decade of Chances: ‘We Hit the Sweet Spot This Year’
Buffett recently said that he was hoping this would finally be the year.
The Download: Namibia’s hydrogen hopes, and fixing AI evaluation
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. Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy Factories have used fossil fuels to process iron ore for three centuries, and the climate has paid a heavy price: According to the International…
How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked
This is a guide on how to check whether someone compromised your online accounts.
Emergence Capital closes on $1B fund to back B2B companies
Emergence Capital has closed its $1 billion seventh fund, it reported on Tuesday It’s the firm’s first raise in nearly four years. In May 2021, the San Mateo, California-based venture firm rounded up nearly a billion dollars in capital commitments across two funds. At that time, it closed its sixth early-stage fund with $575 million; […]
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Says the ‘Way to Get Ahead’ at Amazon Isn’t By Overseeing a ‘Giant Team and Fiefdom’
Jassy spoke out in a leaked recording against having a heavy layer of middle management at Amazon.
Feel Like Your Business Is Destined to Stay Small? Here’s How to Break Through and Unlock Explosive Growth.
Follow these marketing principles to take your small business to new heights.
Earth AI’s algorithms found critical minerals in places everyone else ignored
The startup uses AI to quickly search for minerals over wide areas, identifying promising potential deposits for exploration.
Instagram partners with schools to prioritize reports of online bullying and student safety
Instagram on Tuesday announced a new school partnership program aimed at expediting the handling of moderation reports submitted by verified school accounts. The program is currently available to all middle and high schools in the U.S. It allows schools to report posts or student accounts that may violate the app’s guidelines directly to Instagram. These […]
ChatGPT’s image-generation feature gets an upgrade
During a livestream on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the first major upgrade to ChatGPT’s image-generation capabilities in over a year. ChatGPT can now leverage the company’s GPT-4o model to natively create and modify images and photos. GPT-4o has long underpinned the AI-powered chatbot platform, but until now, the model has been able to […]
How a Night in the Jordanian Desert Taught Me a Business Lesson I’ll Never Forget
A night in the Jordanian desert revealed powerful lessons on leadership, adaptability and strategic focus — proving that the best business insights often come from stepping outside your comfort zone.
4 Business Lessons I’ve Learned from Women Entrepreneurs
Lessons I’ve learned from women business leaders who exemplify what it means to build with purpose and resilience