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I Thought I Knew My Value as a Founder — Until I Had an Ego Death Starting a New Company

June 1, 2026

I built a successful company, then decided to start a new one in an industry I was unfamiliar with and became a novice all over again. Here’s what that beginner mindset showed me.

Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn. Which AI Reaction Is Killing Your Career?

June 1, 2026

Brands have nervous systems too, and our first instinct under pressure is rarely the right one.

Want to Open a Dairy Queen? The Company Will Hand You $150,000 Cash.

June 1, 2026

The Minneapolis-based brand is paying franchisees who open new Grill & Chill locations — and the payout gets bigger for repeat openers.

Meta is Reportedly Creating a New AI Wearable. Here’s What It Can Do.

June 1, 2026

Meta plans to test the device within the next year, according to an internal memo.

Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund

June 1, 2026

Mike Schroepfer’s Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world’s energy and material shortages.

Anthropic files to go public

June 1, 2026

The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO.

SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’

June 1, 2026

The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.

This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies

June 1, 2026

Windborne Systems’ newest weather forecasting model beats the best government predictions by days.

DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as its traffic booms

June 1, 2026

Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches ‘no AI’ web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.

Revolut rolls out services to thousands of users in India ahead of broader launch

June 1, 2026

The British fintech has built a waitlist of about 450,000 users in India as it prepares for a broader launch.

The Download: AI bottleneck debates, and BCI trials take off