‘Major Milestone’: Dollar Tree Is Selling Its Family Dollar Chain For Over $1 Billion. Here’s Why.
The buyers are private equity firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management.
The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects
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. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…
Nuclear startup Terrestrial Energy goes public via SPAC, netting $280 million in merger
The Canadian company is developing small modular reactors. It previously raised nearly $100 million.
Has GetReal cracked the code on AI deepfakes? $18M and an impressive client list says yes
The proliferation of scarily realistic deepfakes is one of the more pernicious byproducts of the rise of AI, and falling victim to scams based on these deepfakes is already costing companies millions of dollars — not to mention the implications these could have on national security. Today, a startup that’s built a toolset aimed at […]
A new social app is fighting rage-bait
Sez Us, a social app founded by Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, is trying to build a platform without rage-bait. Rage-bait refers to any posts that are intended to stoke controversy. This might be an intentionally controversial political take, or it can be a wholly fabricated scenario designed to farm engagement (for example, a satirical creator […]
Stocks are on Sale After the Crash: This OpenAI-Powered Tool Can Help You Buy In
Is now the right time to invest? This app can help you decide.
‘He’s Doing More Business Than All the Sharks Combined’: How Crash Champions’ CEO Grew From One Location to $3 Billion in Revenue — and a Mentorship From Daymond John
Matt Ebert is the founder and CEO of Crash Champions.
These Married Doctors Used ChatGPT to Start a Side Hustle That Has Nothing to Do With Healthcare — and It’s on Track to Hit $75,000
Lee Kojanis, 37, and Daniele Orellana, 34, wanted to address a frustrating issue related to a long-time passion.
‘What Really Gets Me Angry’: Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer Shares the Small Business Practice That Drives Him Nuts
The tough-love dispensing host of “Bar Rescue” tells us what really gets under his skin when he walks into a business on the verge of collapse.
YouTube is changing how YouTube Shorts views are counted
YouTube is changing how it counts views on YouTube Shorts to give creators a deeper understanding of how their short-form content is performing, the company announced on Wednesday. Shorts views will now count the number of times a creator’s Short starts to play or replay. In the past, a view had been counted after a […]
Waze removes Google Assistant from iOS due to ongoing issues
Since the integration of Google Assistant for Waze on iOS in 2020, iPhone users have faced ongoing issues that the company has struggled to resolve for “over a year,” Waze wrote in a post, apologizing for the “prolonged inconvenience.” On Wednesday, the navigation app officially discontinued the feature. Many users had previously reported on Reddit […]