This Dunkin’ Franchisee Just Opened His 100th Store. His First Piece of Advice? Don’t Do What He Did.
Dave Baumgartner started with a four-store deal his first year in franchising. He now says that was a mistake.
The Download: rogue agent liability and the AI Hype Index
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. Who’s liable when AI agents go rogue? Over the past few months, a cascade of cyberattacks by AI agents has stunned the world. In July, OpenAI disclosed that a swarm of its agents…
SK Hynix reportedly in talks with Intel to build memory chips in US
SK Hynix told TechCrunch the company hasn’t finalized any plans or arrangements yet.
AI Won’t Replace Your Team. Here’s How It Will Expose Weak Hires.
The rise of AI is changing what companies should look for when hiring. The strongest teams will be built around people who can take ownership and make good decisions independently rather than simply perform a defined role.
She Taught People to Become Millionaires. Then She Started Giving the Advice No Business Book Dares to Admit.
Codie Sanchez gives business advice for a living. Then she started giving the hardest kind of advice.
Building the materials foundation for AI
The AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial as the algorithms running on it. Semiconductors and data centers are approaching physical limits around performance, thermal management, electrical efficiency, and reliability, creating new demands for materials that can do…
Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years worth of nuclear fuel
Fluxnium’s fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.
The Download: AI’s trillion-dollar gamble and OpenAI’s biology data bid
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. What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years,…
Amazon launches Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
Amazon is letting all customers use Alexa+ assistant in early access period
How to Find Your Self-Worth Without Relying on Other People’s Recognition
You can’t control how others see you, but you can stop building an identity that depends on their approval. This mindset shifts your focus.
We don’t need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says
AI isn’t some kind of new form of “alien mind,” according to Jensen Huang. It’s just hardware and software, so safety can be engineered by each AI product maker.