Doctor’s Office Receptionist Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $44,000 From Patients in Square Payment Scam
According to police, the receptionist stole from over 75 patients.
How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom
This article is from Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s limited-run newsletter examining how to apply LLMs across industries. To receive it in your inbox, sign up here. Chatbots took many schools by surprise upon their release a few years ago. Suddenly, students carried an app in their phones that could magically answer almost any…
Android will now warn about unknown Bluetooth trackers, like AirTag, traveling with you
Google today will begin to roll out a new safety feature, unknown tracker alerts, first announced at its developer event Google I/O this spring. The feature will allow Android users to be alerted automatically if an unknown Bluetooth device is traveling with them — a sign that could point to the possibility that someone is […]
Pet telehealth company Airvet closes on $18.2M to embark on enterprise focus
The company has built up a base of employer clients, including Adobe, Ceridian and Rexford Industrial, eager to offer an employer-sponsored benefit for employees with pets.
I Pitched 300 People a Day For 1 Year — and Learned This Impactful Entrepreneurial Lesson
After working myself to the bone pitching 300 people each day for one year, I came out of that experience as a new man — but surprisingly, an unhappier one. Here’s what I learned.
Are You Protecting your Brand with a Federal Trademark? Here’s How to Get Started
Your business’ brand is one of your most valuable assets — and it can be protected more easily than you may think.
Subway Will Give You Free Sandwiches Forever — If You Make a Legally Binding, Lifetime Commitment First
It will take a true superfan to win this competition.
Apple’s Most Expensive Item Isn’t Sold at the Apple Store: ‘One of the Most Obscure in Existence’
One pair of “ultra rare” Apple sneakers will be auctioned by Sotheby’s for $50,000.
Wormhole digs out of its hole with new security measures to move on from $320M hack
Many projects and companies would simply give up if they’d been hacked and had hundreds of millions stolen from their ecosystem partners, but it appears Wormhole isn’t one of them.
Bluesky sends some users personalized apologies after racism controversy
Bluesky, which has been embattled with moderation issues since its launch earlier this year, appeared to apologize for failing to protect Black users and other marginalized groups on the platform. In emails responding to users who sent feedback regarding the platform’s failure to moderate racist content, Bluesky’s customer support outlined steps to address user concerns. […]
The Simplicity Advantage in Building a Thriving Franchise Business
A business certainly does not need to be simple to be franchised—but it helps.