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. […]
YouTube has a new strategy to win over Spotify’s audio-first podcasters using AI Summary YouTube announced new AI tools aimed at converting audio-first podcasts into video-ready content. Using Google’s Veo AI, creators can auto-generate 30–60 second visuals from transcripts to produce Shorts or parts of long-form uploads. The feature targets podcasters with little video experience […]
Sea drones present navies with ‘back to the future’ problem: paper Summary A new CSIS report says navies face a “back to the future” moment as cheap uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) revive the old danger of long-range strikes on anchored ships. Mark Cancian, the report’s naval-warfare author, argues that ships […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
