How Startups Can Outmaneuver Big Companies and Carve Their Own Market
Most startups aren’t held back by bad ideas — they’re constrained by incumbent-controlled systems that shape how they can operate and scale.
The Download: the hunt for underground hydrogen and more rogue OpenAI agents
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. How much hydrogen awaits us underground? A flurry of exploration efforts is searching for underground stores of hydrogen gas, which could provide a valuable source of zero-carbon fuel. The hunt has…
Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform’s AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app.
YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes.
Entry-Level Hiring Picks Up After Months of Gloom — Offering New Hope for College Graduates: ‘It’s Good News’
Early signs show that entry-level hiring is starting to rebound after years of decline.
Jersey Mike’s Is Going Public After Blackstone Bought It for $8 Billion. Here’s What’s Next.
The sandwich chain confidentially filed for an IPO less than two years after the private equity giant acquired it.
How Startups Can Outmaneuver Big Companies and Carve Their Own Market
Most startups aren’t held back by bad ideas — they’re constrained by incumbent-controlled systems that shape how they can operate and scale.
Amazon taps Sweden’s Einride for its electric big rigs
The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public.
Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Landed Perfectly. Then Things Went Off Course: ‘The Altitude Is Too Low.’
Blue Origin successfully re-flew and landed a reusable rocket — but it placed a satellite in the wrong orbit.
Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO
Fintech giant Revolut, which secured a full banking license in the U.K. in March after years of waiting, was most recently valued at $75 billion in a secondary share sale.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says Rumors of the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Are Greatly Exaggerated
Wall Street thinks AI will decimate enterprise software. Benioff says AI is making Salesforce more valuable than ever.