A look at Tim Cook’s 15-year legacy as CEO of Apple
Cook, who joined Apple in 1998, succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011 and went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse.
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…
Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says
The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in Clarifai — to share data in 2014, according to court documents.
Cut Recurring Software Costs with This $33 Microsoft Office License
A one-time purchase for essential business tools.
This Anonymous Posting Strategy Helped Him Build a Big Following — and Led to Investors and Partners Finding Him First
Ryan Feghali started posting under a fake name just to think out loud. It ended up becoming one of his most valuable business assets.
They Built a Store for the Future of Retail and Found a Partner in Their Biggest Customer, Shaq: ‘I Spent $10,000 the First Time I Walked in.’
Shaquille O’Neal breaks down his big love for innovative retailer tm:rw.
This Is the Counterintuitive Reason the Best Leaders Don’t Take Themselves So Seriously
Being overly serious won’t make you more respected. It often does the opposite. Learn how confidence, humility and playfulness signal real leadership.
Former Pinterest team redesigns email with Extra — and it’s actually good
Extra, from a team of former Pinterest designers and engineers, reimagines email around your life instead of the traditional inbox.
AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs
Latitude’s new AI-native platform, Voyage, aims to help gamers create their very own role-playing game.
Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang
A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.
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.