A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes
Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture.
AI agents are not your “coworkers”
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Imagine coming in to work to learn that a new underling will report to you. The worker is not a person but an AI tool—one that your company nonetheless calls Alex, an…
Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store
Apple has removed ICEBlock and other apps from its App Store that allow users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following pressure from the Trump administration.
After nine years of grinding, Replit finally found its market. Can it keep it?
While AI coding startups like Cursor raise brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit’s path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift.
Amazon to resume drone delivery following crash in Arizona
Investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are underway.
Netflix Just Posted a Fully Remote Job That Pays $700K. Here’s What It Requires.
Netflix is actively recruiting for a remote, high-paying job that involves working with generative AI.
An AI Company Just Made Its $200-a-Month Product Totally Free
Perplexity, valued at around $20 billion, launched its Comet browser in July.
Baby Boomers Still Rule Real Estate, Owning Twice as Much Property as Millennials, According to a New Report
Baby boomers hold 51.7% of the nation’s wealth, more than any other generation.
Department of Energy cancels $7.5B of clean energy projects in mostly blue states
The Trump administration canceled over 300 awards related to clean energy on October 1. The states most affected by the cuts voted for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
She Started a Business That Broke the Mold for NYC Cafés — And Grew It Into a Multi-City Brand
Elisa Marshall built Maman from a single New York café into a beloved brand that feels like “home away from home.”
I Thought My Team Was Resisting Change — Turns Out It Was a Signal That Would Save My Company From Failure
What looks like pushback is often just unspoken risk — and the smartest leaders know how to listen, translate, and turn it into momentum.