Why Psychological Courage Is the Secret Ingredient for Successful Startups

February 5, 2025
This article explores the concept of psychological courage in startups, highlighting how employees — not just founders — can develop resilience, face challenges head-on and thrive in uncertain environments by embracing reality, problem-solving effectively and pushing through struggles.

The Elon Musk Act aims to ban ‘special government employees’ from having federal contracts

February 5, 2025

U.S. Democratic Representative Mark Pocan plans to introduce a bill designed to ban “special government employees” like Elon Musk from having federal contracts so they can’t steer spending towards their own self-interest.  The proposed bill is called the ELON MUSK Act, which stands for Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy.  “No […]

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New target of Paragon spyware comes forward

February 5, 2025

The latest target of Paragon spyware openly questions if he was targeted by the Italian government.

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Workday cuts nearly 2,000 employees

February 5, 2025

Enterprise HR platform Workday is the latest tech company to announce layoffs in recent weeks. Silicon Valley-based Workday laid off 1,750 employees on Wednesday, as originally reported by Bloomberg and confirmed independently by TechCrunch. That total represents approximately 8.5% of headcount. Unlike many other tech companies, including Meta and Microsoft, Workday has not held drastic […]

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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.

February 5, 2025
Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week, marking an early step in a potential return for supersonic commercial flight. The small aircraft reached a top speed of Mach 1.122 (roughly 750 miles per hour) in a flight over southern California and exceeded the speed of sound…