Driving sustainable water management

June 25, 2024

From semiconductor manufacturing to mining, water is an essential commodity for industry. It is also a precious and constrained resource. According to the UN, more than 2.3 billion people faced water stress in 2022. Drought has cost the United States $249 billion in economic losses since 1980. Climate change is expected to worsen water problems…

Tengo untangles the messy world of public sector procurement with AI

June 25, 2024

Tengo uses AI to find, evaluate and respond to public tenders. It is a software-as-service tool that helps companies handle public tenders at scale — a bit like Govly in the U.S. Originally created within the startup studio Hexa, the startup raised a €3 million funding round led by Point Nine ($3.2 million at today’s […]

New York News Anchor Rosanna Scotto and Her Daughter Jenna Ruggiero Share the Secret of Running a Successful Family Business

June 25, 2024

Fresco by Scotto restaurant co-owners Rosanna Scotto and Jenna Ruggiero break down their family’s business, how they use social media, and the impact of their philanthropic efforts.

California’s Fast-Food Minimum Wage Hike Is Already Impacting Franchises. Here’s What a New Study Revealed.

June 25, 2024

Several chains have raised their prices — or closed locations — in response to the wage increase, which has now led to a noticeable decline in foot traffic.

Telling Better Franchise Stories Via The Narritive Arc

June 25, 2024

Storytelling triggers the release of oxytocin, a hormone associated with empathy and trust, fostering a deeper emotional connection with the brand. Let’s dive into that.

Tennis Champion Coco Gauff Reveals the Daily Habits That Help Her Win On and Off the Court — Plus a ‘No Brainer’ Business Move

June 25, 2024

As Gauff prepares for the Olympics in Paris this summer, she’s sticking to some tried-and-true routines for success.

Smashing, from Goodreads’ co-founder, curates the best of the web using AI and human recommendations

June 25, 2024

Smashing is an AI and community-powered content recommendation app, now launching into an invite-only beta.

Add Over 500 Famous Artworks to Your Office for $32

June 25, 2024

Dreamscreens can turn your TV into a 4K digital art gallery via a simple USB plugin.

Boeing’s Wisk Aero buys Verocel to boost software safety for self-flying eVTOL

June 25, 2024

Wisk Aero, a subsidiary of Boeing, has acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation company with 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Wisk has an autonomous-first approach to eVTOL. The company’s Generation 6 aircraft, which is slated to begin airborne tests this year, is designed to be supervised by humans, but not physically […]

Backed by David Sacks, Garry Tan and Walter Isaacson, Created by Humans helps people license their creative work to AI models

June 25, 2024

In 2024, it seems like no week goes by without a media organization, author group, or artist suing generative AI companies for using their work to train models without permission. The issue is, of course, that there’s still no clear framework on what constitutes copyright violation in the context of training GenAI. While these cases […]

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