How Small Businesses Can Break Free From the ‘Efficiency Trap’
Here’s why shifting from resource efficiency to flow efficiency, minimizing context switching and continuous improvement drives small business growth.
The Download: AI bottleneck debates, and BCI trials take off
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. A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth last month with a huge claim: it had solved a mathematical bottleneck…
Gemini overtakes ChatGPT on App Store, as its Nano Banana AI model drives downloads up 45%
Though the month is only half over, Gemini’s app has already gained 12.6 million downloads in September, up from 8.7 million in August.
Rivian breaks ground on $5B Georgia factory ahead of construction in 2026
While largely ceremonial, it’s an important step for a project that has dealt with a lot of uncertainty the last few years. Rivian R2 SUVs will roll off the line in 2028.
Andrew Yang took inspiration from Mark Cuban for his budget cell carrier Noble Mobile
“I’m as guilty of doomscrolling as the next person, but knowing that doomscrolling is actually costing me money makes me feel dumb,” Yang told TechCrunch.
Complex Pricing Destroys Customer Trust. Here’s the Better Approach.
Simplified pricing creates happy customers.
Why Meeting Consumer Expectations Won’t Cut It — and What Businesses Should Do Instead
Businesses can create social impact by looking beyond market trends and consumer pressure.
JPMorgan Is Giving Wealthy Clients Lifestyle Advice, From Finding Private Jets to Restoring Artwork: ‘A Growing Trend’
JPMorgan rolled out a new lifestyle service for high-net-worth clients.
5 Years Ago, No One Would Take Their Calls. Then a Big Break Caused a ‘Domino Effect’ That Hasn’t Stopped.
Adam Richman and Joe Silberzweig, the co-founders of events business Medium Rare, share the strategies they used to build and grow a company that has partnered with Shaq, Travis Kelce, Dave Portnoy, and other huge names in sports and entertainment.
Figure reaches $39B valuation in latest funding round
Figure raised more than $1 billion in a Series C round led by Parkway Venture Capital in addition to numerous other investors.
Waymo approved to start testing autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport
Waymo has spent years locked in back-and-forth negotiations with SFO, the biggest airport serving its home base of Silicon Valley.