Church’s Texas Chicken Hadn’t Grown Its Store Count in 15 Years. Here’s Why That Just Changed.
CEO Roland Gonzalez says the chain “has really been on fire.” Now new investment will help keep the momentum going.
AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t
As AI becomes harder to avoid, consumers are growing more wary of the technology — and Silicon Valley is discovering that widespread adoption doesn’t necessarily lead to acceptance.
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.
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.