A Robotaxi took me for a ride in my hometown, the birthplace of Tesla Summary Business Insider’s Alistair Barr rode a Tesla Robotaxi in San Carlos — the town where Tesla began — and reports a smooth, careful trip using an advanced version of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software with a human safety driver present. […]
From HR Director to Chief People Officer: Mapping the career journey to the top Summary Progressing to the Chief People Officer (CPO) role requires more than functional HR expertise. The piece argues CPOs must bring commercial fluency, a strategic mindset that aligns people with business performance, and ideally board-level exposure. Key building blocks include early […]
Taco Bell brought back 5 discontinued items for its new Y2K menu. I ranked them from worst to best. Summary Taco Bell has revived five discontinued items as part of a limited-time Y2K menu: the Double Decker Taco, 7-Layer Burrito, Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos, Caramel Apple Empanada and the Chili Cheese Burrito. The reviewer […]
Best things to do in Florida in the fall, from local of 25 years Summary After 25 years in Florida, the author says fall is the best time to visit: cooler temperatures, lower humidity and thinner crowds make beaches, parks and cities more pleasant. The state stages many seasonal festivals (Epcot’s International Food & Wine, […]
The founder of $2 billion AI website builder Framer says this is what designers should focus on to thrive in the age of AI Summary Jorn van Dijk, cofounder of AI website builder Framer, argues that designers must keep sharpening their taste and core skills even as AI makes creation faster. He warns of “AI […]
Brian Chesky explains what’s needed to accelerate Airbnb’s growth Summary Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said he isn’t happy with the company’s slowing revenue growth and outlined what he thinks is needed to speed it up. After hypergrowth years, Airbnb has moved to profitability and steadier growth, but Chesky wants the business to return to double-digit […]
Box’s CEO says these are the 3 things startup founders should do — and it includes a reading list Summary Aaron Levie, cofounder and CEO of Box, told participants at Y Combinator’s AI Startup School that founders should do three things to improve their chances: read a short list of strategy books tailored to B2B […]
The fired head of BLS warned about economic data manipulation Summary Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), publicly warned that political interference in economic data threatens the integrity of US statistics. Her comments came after President Donald Trump fired her following a jobs report that showed roughly 250,000 fewer […]
A 26-year-old Google DeepMind researcher explains how he broke his perfectionist streak and got into leadership Summary Neel Nanda, 26, who leads the mechanistic interpretability team at Google DeepMind, says he overcame longstanding perfectionism by deliberately saying yes to more opportunities. He forced himself to produce more work (notably a month of daily blog posts) […]
Pitch deck: Hiverge raises $5 million to optimise algorithms with AI Summary Hiverge, a Cambridge-based startup founded by former Google DeepMind scientists, has raised $5 million in seed funding to commercialise an AI-driven platform that automates algorithm design. The team — including ex-DeepMind engineers who worked on AlphaEvolve and a University of Cambridge professor — […]
