I Pitched My Product From a Citi Bike — And Ate It for 100 Days Straight. Now It’s in Whole Foods and Surpassing $700,000 a Year.
Damiano Messineo merged his two passions: business and food.
The Download: AI can run your admin department now
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. How small businesses can leverage AI From accounting to design to market research and product development, there’s a staggering breadth of skills needed to run a business. Large companies can hire…
Family Dining Chains That Don’t Serve This Meal Saw Sales Grow 11.6%
Restaurants serving only breakfast and lunch are beating traditional family diners. Here’s the reason why.
AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation
As Cognition reaches $492 in annualized revenue run rate, it more than doubled its valuation in eight months, it says.
This $7.2 Billion Startup CEO Gets Applications From Thousands of Job-Seekers a Day. Here’s What He’s Looking For.
The CEO is a former Google engineer who now leads a $7.2 billion AI company.
FAA orders SpaceX to investigate Starship V3 booster failure
Starship is grounded until SpaceX finds out why the first V3 booster failed during its first test flight.
The First Hall of Fame for Founders Is Coming — Take a Look Inside the Hall of Giants
John Tillman, founder and CEO of Hall of Giants, details his mission to celebrate entrepreneurs by putting a spotlight on their role in building a better world.
This Real Estate Developer Is Buying Up Empty Offfice Buildings in Denver for Pennies on the Dollar — His Plan Could Be a Template for America’s Dying Downtowns
Asher Luzzatto bought 7% of downtown Denver for pennies on the dollar. He’s betting people will want to live in abandoned offices.
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today: Nominate a founder or submit your startup
Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on your chance to compete for $100,000 in equity-free funding, gain global visibility, connect directly with investors, and launch on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage.
ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid-track
ElevenLabs’ new model will let users regenerate a section of a song without affecting rest of the track
Spotify now lets you ‘clip’ moments from your favorite podcast
With the new scissors icon, you can clip favorite moments from podcasts and share them with your audience.