Five takeaways from Instacart’s S-1 filing
After so long an IPO drought, what does Instacart have in store for its existing investors and those perhaps looking to snap up some of its shares?
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
Bitcoin startups remain undercapitalized as funding drought drags on
Bitcoin-focused companies are falling behind as fewer checks are being written, according to Erik Svenson, co-founder and CFO of Blockstream.
The Top 3 Business Opportunities of the Next Decade (and How to Capitalize on Them)
The biggest business opportunities in the coming years lie within these three industries.
6 Game-Changing Mindset Shifts I Wish I’d Known About Sooner
Here are six mindset strategies and practices to help you achieve success in business and in life.
‘Low-key Embarrassed’: Influencer Goes Viral for Eating Groceries While Shopping, Sparks Internet Debate
Cecily Bauchmann couldn’t resist a spicy salmon sushi roll while grocery shopping for her family.
How founders raised money so far in 2023
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. This week, DocSend dropped a big load of statistics about the VC activity over the past half year or so. For TC+, I did a deep dive into the trends that are starting to show up. Subscribe for the full […]
VFX artists show that Hollywood can use AI to create, not exploit
Hollywood may be embroiled in ongoing labor disputes that involve AI, but the technology infiltrated film and TV long, long ago. At SIGGRAPH in LA, algorithmic and generative tools were on display in countless talks and announcements. We may not know where the likes of GPT-4 and Stable Diffusion fit in yet, but the creative […]
How to Use Buy with Prime to Benefit Your Brand and Customers
Amazon’s Buy with Prime gives sellers the best of both worlds, integrating Amazon’s Prime benefits into their own brands’ websites.
Dollar Tree CEO Says ‘Elevated’ Theft Is Affecting Profit Margins
Executives at Dollar Tree partially attributed the decline in the company’s gross profit margin to instances of increased theft across its stores.
Inside the Life and Career of Jeff Bezos, the Tech CEO Who Founded Amazon
Everything to know about Jeff Bezos, from high school in Miami to flying in space with Blue Origin.