These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance

February 26, 2025

Not every app or service wants to monetize your personal data. Here are some of our favorite alternatives to popular apps.

These Are the States Where $1 Million in Retirement Savings Lasts the Longest (and Where You’ll Be Broke in No Time)

February 26, 2025

Here’s how long a $1 million retirement nest egg will last given each state’s cost of living.

5-Step Framework to Cultivate Connection When Your Team Doesn’t Agree

February 26, 2025

Avoid being defensive, and be receptive to feedback. More conflict on your team might actually improve the bottom line.

Here are all the tech companies rolling back DEI or still committed to it — so far

February 26, 2025

Companies around America have started cutting DEI programs and eliminating DEI commitments from public documents in response to legal and political threats from the Trump administration. Just a few weeks ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the Department of Justice to “investigate, eliminate, and penalize,” DEI programs deemed illegal in private sector companies that receive […]

Inception emerges from stealth with a new type of AI model

February 26, 2025

Inception, a new Palo Alto-based company started by Stanford computer science professor Stefano Ermon, claims to have developed a novel AI model based on “diffusion” technology. Inception calls it a diffusion-based large language model, or a “DLM” for short. The generative AI models receiving the most attention now can be broadly divided into two types: […]

Smart Business Owners Start at the End — How to Achieve Entrepreneurial Success by Taking a ‘Backward Approach’

February 26, 2025

This article advises entrepreneurs to take a “backward approach” to success by first articulating their end goal, then developing milestones, and finally creating a brand, partnerships and a team to execute.

Entrepreneurs, Stop Putting Your Life on Hold. Here’s Why Embracing Joy Fuels Success

February 26, 2025

Emphasizing the urgency of not postponing life’s joys for entrepreneurial success, advocating for immediate action to balance work and life to avoid future regrets.

Hacked crypto exchange Bybit offers $140 million bounty to trace stolen funds

February 26, 2025

Bybit has already paid more than $4 million to bounty hunters who helped trace and freeze some of the stolen funds.

The Smart Entrepreneur’s Guide to Thriving in Uncertain Times

February 26, 2025

Here’s how business leaders can adapt, innovate and stay competitive.

Is Slack Down? Thousands of Users Report Mass Outage: ‘Investigation Is Still in Progress’

February 26, 2025

Slack acknowledged the outage and said it is investigating the issue.

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