The invisible architects: How can ingredient brands scale?
It’s the story as old as (industrial) time. In the design/innovation world, not every great result will carry its maker’s name. There are some notable exceptions. Corning is the widely…
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How proptech is driving financial inclusion
The fastest-growing group of real estate investors? They’re not hedge funds or institutional investors. They’re nurses, teachers, NASA engineers, and first-time landlords with a…
Mentorship will grow the next generation of leaders
Effective mentorship will be the secret recipe to grow the next generation of leaders. I’ll be the first to admit that this isn’t a new concept, but it’s extremely hard to get mentorship…
Why brands need to court AI agents
In the next 24 months, your most valuable customer may never visit your site, click your ad, or read your email. Imagine this scenario: You have a lake holiday coming up in two weeks.…
The future of work is being written
We are in a once-in-a-generation moment. AI isn’t just changing how people work—it’s pushing companies to rethink how they’re structured, how decisions get made, and who gets to lead. Our…
VCs should still chase agtech Cinderellas
Most ag startups don’t fit the venture capital (VC) model. But here’s the thing—most companies in most industries don’t fit either. VC is where Big Money goes in search of massive bets…
FDA warns one of summer’s biggest viral beauty hits may not be safe
If your summer skincare looks more like dessert than SPF, the FDA has a message: put down the whipped cream canister — especially if it’s actually sunscreen. On Monday, the agency dropped…
Cash-strapped young women are turning to DIY Botox. That’s as scary as it sounds
If there wasn’t enough to be worried about, DIY Botox is now trending. Across social media, people have been uploading close-ups of their forehead mapped out with tiny dots and…
TikTok claims there’s a hack to get bigger portions at Chipotle: Put men’s names on your orders
If your lunch order is a little lacking in portion size, your name might have something to do with it—at least according to some social media users. A viral theory claims takeout orders…
The quiet ban that could change how AI talks to you
As AI chatbots become ubiquitous, states are looking to put up guardrails around AI and mental health before it’s too late. With millions of people turning to AI for advice, chatbots have…
Amazon expands same-day perishable grocery delivery
Amazon is now rolling out a service where its Prime members can now order their blueberries and milk at the same time as basic items like batteries and T-shirts and get them within hours.…
GPT-5 Doesn't Dislike You—It Might Just Need a Benchmark for Emotional Intelligence
Since the all-new ChatGPT launched on Thursday, some users have mourned the disappearance of a peppy and encouraging personality in favor of a colder, more businesslike one (a move…
Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors—naming George Strait, Stallone, Kiss among the honorees
President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford…
Vietnam wants to be the next ‘tiger economy.’ Here’s how
Beneath red banners and a gold bust of revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi’s central party school, Communist Party chief To Lam declared the arrival of “a new era of development”…
Wall Street stocks surge on hopes for interest rate cuts by the Fed
U.S. stocks are ticking higher on Wednesday after a rally spurred by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates wrapped around the world. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, coming off its latest all-time…
Parents are rushing to do their back-to-school shopping this year as potential tariff price hikes loom
Back-to-school season is officially upon us, and with it comes the usual influx of ad campaigns and last-minute trips to Target. This year, though, some parents are sensing a shift—and…
The road to artificial general intelligence
Artificial intelligence models that can discover drugs and write code still fail at puzzles a lay person can master in minutes. This phenomenon sits at the heart of the challenge of…
Ikea retailer Ingka Group announces first non-Swede CEO
The world’s biggest retailer of IKEA furniture said on Wednesday CEO Jesper Brodin was stepping down after eight years, to be succeeded by Spaniard Juvencio Maeztu, the first non-Swede to…
Bullish stock price will be closely watched today as ‘CoinDesk’ owner makes trading debut in upsized IPO
Another highly anticipated IPOs is happening today. Cryptocurrency trading platform Bullish is expected to make its debut on the stock market. Already, its stock’s initial public offering…
The Download: Trump’s golden dome, and fueling AI with nuclear power
Within a week of his inauguration, President Trump issued an executive order to develop “The Iron Dome for America” (rebranded the “Golden Dome” a month later.) The eruption of a revived…
What comes after agentic AI? This powerful new technology will change everything
Ten years from now, it will be clear that the primary ways we use generative AI circa 2025—rapidly crafting content based on simple instructions and open-ended interactions—were merely…
How AI can finally fix prior authorization
If you’ve ever been a patient waiting—days, sometimes more than a week—for treatment approval, or a clinician stuck chasing it, you know what prior authorization feels like. Patients sit…
Adam Friedland’s Comedy of Discomforts
When CBS announced the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” in July, a long-theorized concern came true: the late-night talk show was dead—for real this time!—its embalmed…
Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies
Reagan, by all accounts, believed that SDI would be the ultimate tool of peace for all nations, and he even offered to share the technology with the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev.…