A married founder duo’s company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups
14.ai also launched a consumer brand to understand how much AI can handle customer support tasks.
The Download: AI bottleneck debates, and BCI trials take off
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. A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth last month with a huge claim: it had solved a mathematical bottleneck…
Apple speeds up the iPad Air with an M4 upgrade, starting at $599
Apple refreshes the iPad Air with the M4 chip and more memory to make it better for AI use cases.
The Third-Largest Coffee Chain in America Barely Sells Coffee. Here’s Why That’s Smart.
Dutch Bros grinds out $1.6 billion in business selling customizable energy drinks and cold beverages to Gen Z customers who avoid hot coffee.
Apple bakes in AI smarts into its new $599 iPhone 17e
The base model comes with 256 GB of storage, which Apple says is twice the entry storage from the previous generation at the same starting price.
A New Assessment Is Helping Entrepreneurs Identify Strengths They Didn’t Know They Had
Find out your hidden strengths as a professional.
Protecting Your Brand in the Age of AI: What Founders Need to Know Now
Join us for this free webinar to learn about protecting your brand, safeguarding your intellectual property, and navigating the gray areas of AI—before they turn into costly mistakes.
Hackers and internet outages hit Iran amid U.S. air strikes
Users of a popular Iranian prayer app were flooded with phone notifications as U.S. air strikes hit Iran’s biggest cities, killing the country’s leader.
Don’t Twiddle Your Thumbs While AI Automates the Easy Tasks — Here’s What You Need to Do While You Wait
Between 2017 and 2024, I generated €700,000 in net profit selling financial advice with no AI, no mentor and no funding. Here’s what I’d do differently today.
MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens
After wooing Cal AI for months, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired its up-and-coming rival, Cal AI, the app built by teens soaring on the apps stores.
Parade’s Cami Tellez announces new creator economy marketing platform, $4M in funding
Cami Tellez announces launch of new company, $4 million raise.