Visa Is Cutting 2,600 Jobs — AI Is Only Part of the Reason: ‘We Must Continue Evolving How We Work’
The cuts hit tech and product teams hardest, and Visa isn’t alone. PayPal and Block have made similar moves recently.
How an overlooked geothermal plant got a second chance
In June 2024, a small company called Zanskar purchased a geothermal power plant in New Mexico that was failing fast. The water coming from the underground reservoir was getting colder by the day, making the plant uneconomical to run. Now, two years later, that plant is running at full capacity again, thanks to a new…
DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business
DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.
Spotify adds a running mode to its app
Running Mode will be available to Premium users on iOS in select countries
The Download: a chip talent battle, and deflating AI hype
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. Samsung’s chip workers are jumping ship to rival SK Hynix Lee, an engineer at Samsung’s semiconductor division, used to work late. But lately, he’s been clocking out on time and heading…
Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals
Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up and turn a profit.
As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it
Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection model, Pangram 4, and an AI image detection model in research preview.
The AI Hype Index: Unsexy AI
It feels bad enough when an open letter signed by leading economists warns that AI might steal your job. The fact it may soon be better than you at making dinner? Insult to injury. But that’s exactly what the company 1X promised when it showed off a pair of new, impressively dexterous (and, to some,…
I Spent 25 Years on Stage as a Magician. It Taught Me Why Most Business Owners Lose the Sale.
The reason your call to action gets ignored has nothing to do with your offer — it is because you skipped the two moments every audience needs before they are willing to say yes.
Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents
The deal is Cyera’s third acquisition this year.
Most Founders Leave 6 Figures on the Table When They Sell. Here’s Why.
Below the $8 million mark, no banker is in the room telling you what your business is actually worth — but the levers that decide it are knowable, and most of them can be pulled years before a buyer ever calls.