Make These 5 Strategic Moves to Set Your Business Up for Success in 2026 and Beyond
Bank of America’s latest Business Owner Report reveals strong optimism — but success will require smart planning.
Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women
Civitai—an online marketplace for buying and selling AI-generated content, backed by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz—is letting users buy custom instruction files for generating celebrity deepfakes. Some of these files were specifically designed to make pornographic images banned by the site, a new analysis has found. The study, from researchers at Stanford and Indiana…
Elon Musk Announces Tesla Will Stop Making Its Model S and X and Will Build Humanoid Robots Instead
The company is converting Model S and X production space to manufacture 1 million humanoid robots.
OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch
Sora’s mobile app downloads fell 45% in January, and consumer spending dropped.
Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant piracy’ of 20,000 works
Originally, these music publishers had filed a lawsuit against Anthropic over its use of about 500 copyrighted works.
Inside The $2 Billion Company Betting on Sound to Transform Live Sports
The future of live sports isn’t closer seats — it’s deeper sensory immersion, wherever you sit.
Starbucks’ Turnaround Is ‘Ahead of Schedule’ as Sales Beat Expectations
The coffee chain got a sales boost thanks to faster service times and a $30 bear cup.
Why Smart Marketers Treat This Investment the Way CEOs Treat Buildings
The biggest risk in marketing today isn’t overspending, it’s abandoning differentiation before it ever has time to work.
Southwest’s Signature Open Seating Is Gone — And Some Customers Aren’t Happy
The airline rolled out assigned seating this week, ending a 54-year-old policy.
India is teaching Google how AI in education can scale
With the highest global usage of Gemini for learning, India is emerging as a key market shaping Google’s approach to AI in education.
Flapping Airplanes and the promise of research-driven AI
A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched yesterday, and a Sequoia partner has an interesting take on why they stand out.