How to Evolve Your Organization’s Culture Without Losing Its Essence
Founders can maintain their companies’ “secret sauce” while evolving their cultures to meet the strategic needs of a much larger enterprise. Here’s how.
The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
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. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
Dungeons & Dragons gets its very own streaming channel
After the film “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” became a hit, topping $200 million at the worldwide box office, Hasbro wants more. Hasbro-owned production company eOne announced Thursday that it is launching a new free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel dedicated to the widely popular role-playing tabletop game. Variety was the first to cover […]
Dungeons & Dragons gets its very own streaming channel by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
GitHub’s Thomas Dohmke talks open source, AI and more on the Disrupt SaaS Stage
Stating the obvious, you can’t have software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies without software developers. Creative developers build the proprietary and open-source code that fuels commercial engines around the world. Yet as we know, technologies can change entire industries. And that begs the question, what’s the future of coding in the age of AI? It’s a huge issue […]
GitHub’s Thomas Dohmke talks open source, AI and more on the Disrupt SaaS Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk says he has found a new CEO for Twitter
Elon Musk has found a new CEO for Twitter and says she will be starting in about six weeks, but did not specify who will be taking on the role. In a tweet, Musk announced that he will transition from his role as CEO of the social network to serving as its executive chair and […]
Elon Musk says he has found a new CEO for Twitter by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Teenage Engineering teases the tape recorder of my dreams, only it’s digital
The kooky geniuses at Teenage Engineering are back with a new gadget that is guaranteed to make you salivate until its price tag smacks you back to reality. The maker of drool-worthy synthesizers just announced the TP-7, a teeny portable recorder that features a “motorized tape reel,” which spins as it captures audio and can […]
Teenage Engineering teases the tape recorder of my dreams, only it’s digital by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
Hands on with Google’s AI-powered music generator
Can AI work backward from a text description to generate a coherent song? That’s the premise of MusicLM, the AI-powered music creation tool Google released yesterday during the kickoff of its I/O conference. MusicLM, which was trained on hundreds of thousands of hours of audio to learn to create new music in a range of […]
Hands on with Google’s AI-powered music generator by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
I Got Verified on Instagram — Here Are 5 Benefits I Noticed After Just 1 Month.
Here are five great benefits I’ve enjoyed after just one month of being verified on Instagram.
What’s the Actual Cost of Unproductive Employees? It’s More Than You Think.
In the business world, unproductive employees can be like pebbles in your shoe. They may not be immediately noticeable, but the impact on your organization’s performance can be serious.
Pudgy Penguin’s $9M seed round could point to a growing NFT industry
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Earlier this week, Pudgy Penguins, an NFT collection that also doubles as a web3 IP company, raised $9 million for its seed round. Why does this matter? Pudgy Penguins isn’t the first NFT-focused company or collection to raise money. However, its seed round is another indication of the growing digital […]
Pudgy Penguin’s $9M seed round could point to a growing NFT industry by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Free Drinks, Early Boarding, Complimentary Helicopter Rides: JetBlue Rolls Out Revamped Loyalty Program
The new TrueBlue program will use a new rewards system based on “tiles.”