Your startup should solve an impossibly hard problem
Mediocre founders aren’t able to articulate what’s hard about the problem they’re solving
I’m spotting a worrying trend among startup founders who seem to...
23andMe changes to terms of service are ‘cynical’ and ‘self-serving,’ lawyers say
Two days before 23andMe disclosed that hackers had accessed the personal and genetic data of almost seven million customers, the genetic testing giant...
We’re sending a cake to the next fintech startup that goes public
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Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the...
How GenAI can turn an autobiography into an interactive Black history lesson
We talk a lot about the negative side of AI, but what about the positive aspects like being able to interact with authors...
Asus Zenbook 14X OLED vs. MacBook Air 15: can it compete?
The Asus Zenbook 14X OLED is one of my favorite new Windows laptops that I reviewed this year. It’s a great value, offering...
Indian firms begrudgingly comply with Google Play rules while seeking regulatory intervention
Indian firms whose apps were delisted by Google last week have begrudgingly started to comply with Play Store billing rules to get their...
NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Wednesday, November 13 (game #521)
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough,...
Musk: SpaceX now aiming for Saturday for Starship’s second flight test
SpaceX has officially pushed back the second orbital flight test of Starship by one day, to Saturday, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X.
Rumors...
Sequoia faces Congressional scrutiny over investments in China
One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investment firms will face government scrutiny over its investments in China. Sequoia Capital has received a polite...
OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal
OpenAI isn’t done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it has reached a...