Papa John’s Could Go Private. Here’s Who Wants to Buy It for $1.5 Billion.
A Qatari-backed investment fund offered $47 per share, representing a roughly 50% premium to where the stock traded before the bid.
Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.
It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western Europe. Yesterday, the UK recorded its highest ever June temperature at 36.1 °C (about 97 °F). But as the weather app on my phone confirmed, it felt like 39 °C. It’s frightening that we are seeing such temperatures in…
Webflow buys AI content generation platform Vidoso to bolster its marketing suite
Founded in 2024, Vidoso uses large language models to help organizations generate marketing collateral like images, presentations, video clips, blog posts, and social media content.
Bumble to launch an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee’
Bumble’s new AI assistant Bee will move the dating app beyond the swipe by matching people based on compatibility and goals.
Law enforcement shuts down botnet made of tens of thousands of hacked routers
An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute child sexual abuse material.
A writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into ‘AI editors’ without consent
Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly for violating her privacy and publicity rights.
Tesla becomes a utility in the UK, setting up showdown with Octopus Energy
The new Tesla Energy Ventures division was approved by Ofgem to sell electricity directly to customers.
Half of Top-Selling Supplements Don’t Contain What’s on the Label. This Company Has a Solution.
SuppCo is launching an independent certification program that anonymously tests supplements and publishes all results.
Burnout Isn’t Bragging Material — It’s a Warning. Here’s Why
Burnout is often framed as a discipline issue or emotional weakness. For entrepreneurs over 40, it’s more often a recovery deficit.
Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder
Benchmark’s new patner Everett Randell, sees enterprise automation as the largest opportunity in AI.
Alexa+ gets a new ‘adults only’ personality option that curses but won’t get into NSFW content
The new Sassy style can curse and roast you, but the fun ends there.