The Make-or-Break Factor Behind Real Business Success and the Legacy You Leave
Despite all the talk about strategy, technology and innovation, the success and legacy of a business often come down to one thing: relationships.
The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
Think Managers Are Disposable? Think Again — The ‘Great Flattening’ Is Making Them More Essential Than Ever
With managers under pressure like never before, companies must find creative ways to keep up.
VC Vinod Khosla says the US government could take 10% stake in all public companies to soften the blow of AGI
Khosla Ventures founder, Vinod Khosla shares his ideas about sharing the abundance of AI.
How This Hidden Data Issue Silently Erodes Business Value and Decision-Making Over Time
Minor data corruptions accumulate silently over time and undermine analytics, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Vinod Khosla, Netflix, Slate Auto, and Startup Battlefield
If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage. Tune in right here starting at 9 a.m. PT.
Finding return on AI investments across industries
The market is officially three years post ChatGPT and many of the pundit bylines have shifted to using terms like “bubble” to suggest reasons behind generative AI not realizing material returns outside a handful of technology suppliers. In September, the MIT NANDA report made waves because the soundbite every author and influencer picked up on…
AccessGrid raises $4.4M to help turn phones into key fobs
Access Grid builds APIs that companies can use to manage digital key fobs directly within Apple and Google’s wallet platforms.
Amazon Lays Off 14,000 Corporate Staff, One of the Largest Job Cuts in Its History
The move arrives as Amazon makes significant investments in AI infrastructure, with capital expenditures expected to exceed $120 billion for the year.
Don’t Let Uncertainty Paralyze You — The Strongest Leaders Act Their Way Into Hope
These approaches from the frontlines of the environmental movement apply to the business world, too.
Mem0 raises $24M from YC, Peak XV and Basis Set to build the memory layer for AI apps
Taranjeet Singh (pictured right) has launched six companies, with some failing and others seeing varying degrees of success. His seventh, Mem0, could be his defining one. The startup starts with the premise that large language models can’t remember past interactions the way humans do. If two people are chatting and the connection drops, they can […]