Selena Gomez Says Taylor Swift’s One-Sentence Business Advice Helped Her Create a Billion Dollar Brand
In mid-2025, Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty was valued at $2.7 billion.
The Download: The startup that says it can stop lightning, and inside OpenAI’s Pentagon deal
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 startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires Startup Skyward Wildfire says it can prevent catastrophic fires by stopping the lightning strikes that ignite them. So far, it hasn’t publicly…
These Are the Top Retail Franchises for 2025, According to the Franchise 500
These retail brands are proving there’s still a big opportunity in brick-and-mortar franchising.
Turn Boring Tasks into Work People Actually Care About
Discover why the smallest parts of your workflow might be the most important — and what happens when you start paying attention.
Job Hugging Is the New Quiet Quitting — and Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore It
Clinging to a role out of fear causes frozen progress and erodes the very conditions innovation depends on. Leaders must rebuild trust in order to thrive in uncertain times.
My Career Took Off When I Stepped Aside — That Shift Might Be Exactly What You Need to Scale
A founder’s lesson on why sustainable growth doesn’t come from doing it all yourself—but from designing a business that runs without you.
Car Prices Just Reached a New Record — And Buyers Aren’t Celebrating
“The $20,000-vehicle is now mostly extinct,” said a Cox Automotive analyst.
Eightfold co-founders raise $35M for Viven, an AI digital twin startup for querying unavailable coworkers
Viven’s seed funding was led by Khosla Ventures and Foundation Capital.
Why Clear Leadership Beats Cutting-Edge Tools Every Single Time
Strong leadership, not technology, is the real driver of team performance and organizational success.
Meet The Hollywood Genie Entrepreneur Who Grants the World’s Most Exclusive Wishes
Cameron Carlberg went from selling leftover VIP tickets on Justin Bieber’s tour to founding a multimillion-dollar concierge business that curates once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Anthropic launches new version of scaled-down “Haiku” model
Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 4.5, the newest version of its smallest model, billed as offering similar performance to Sonnet 4 “at one-third the cost and more than twice the speed.”