DoorDash’s drone strategy started on the ground
DoorDash unveiled the six-propeller aircraft that will be used in its new drone delivery business at its annual Dash Forward 2026 event.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper.
The new BMW 3 Series shows just how quickly EVs have caught up to fossil fuel vehicles on pricing.
3 Ways Founders Can Protect Margins When Growth Slows
Reduce the cost and complexity of scaling with these three strategies.
OpenAI’s Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents
OpenAI’s “Decisions API” is a Jev clone that confirms the importance of fast, cheap intelligence.
AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B
The $300 million employee tender was co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.
Here’s What It Takes to Become an Industry Leader — and Stay There
Are you ready to reach the top of the mountain in your industry?
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.
The ugly economics of consumer AI
There’s a reason frontier labs have gotten gunshy about consumer AI — and it’s not because the tech isn’t good enough.
How Businesses Can Reduce Operational Downtime Without Sacrificing Safety or Quality
Here’s why rushing to recover lost time backfires — and what to do instead.
The Role Earned Media Plays in the New Age of AI Search
AI summarizes information, but it relies on trusted sources to find it. Earned media provides those sources, which is why it’s critical to brand visibility in the brave new world of AI search.