Marissa Mayer will close her old AI startup, sell assets to her new AI startup

September 29, 2025

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer is closing the doors on her consumer software startup Sunshine, and is selling the company’s assets to her new AI startup, Dazzle, Wired reported, citing an email sent to Sunshine’s shareholders.

This $45 Business Upgrade Gives You Windows 11 Pro and Office 2021

September 29, 2025

All the Microsoft apps and OS features you need for business, in one bundle.

How to Read a Franchise Disclosure Document

September 29, 2025

The FDD is your X-ray of a brand. Here’s what the FTC requires — and how to read the sections that matter most.

A Reputation Crisis Can Hit Anytime — and Cost You Everything. Here’s How to Prepare.

September 29, 2025

For entrepreneurs, public relations crises can hit at any time. Here’s how to batten down the hatches, prepare for the worst and navigate your business to calmer waters.

The startup behind open source tool Polars raises $21M from Accel

September 29, 2025

Polars, the Amsterdam-based company behind the popular open source project by the same name, has raised an €18 million Series A led by Accel.

The Download: AI to detect child abuse images, and what to expect from our 2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list

September 29, 2025

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. US investigators are using AI to detect child abuse images made by AI Generative AI has enabled the production of child sexual abuse images to skyrocket. Now the leading investigator of child exploitation…

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