Boox’s latest e-readers combine quiet, compact styles with big customization
Boox has a confusingly wide array of devices to choose from, but the latest make a good case for themselves as powerful, compact...
If your startup doesn’t seem impossible at first, it’s not hard enough
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Revel ends moped sharing, focuses on EV charging and ride-hail
Electric mobility startup Revel is officially shutting down its shared moped business in New York City and San Francisco, according to a company-wide...
Black founders still care for Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank was in Austin this week, sponsoring and hosting parties at AfroTech, the largest Black tech conference in the nation. It’s...
Lemon8, the Instagram rival from TikTok parent ByteDance, fails to gain traction in US
TikTok owner ByteDance’s efforts to make its Pinterest-slash-Instagram competitor Lemon8 take off in the U.S. haven’t yet panned out. Since launching in the...
Apple CEO Tim Cook says AI is a fundamental technology, confirms investments in generative...
Apple CEO Tim Cook pushed back a bit at the notion that the company was behind in AI on yesterday’s Q4 earnings call...
How to bootstrap an AI startup
When you take venture capital money, investors will shape everything from your strategy and product to your thought process. That may not be...
Wholesale marketplace Faire, which raised at a $12.6B valuation last year, lays off 20%...
Wholesale marketplace Faire has laid off 20% of its staff, or about 250 people, as part of a restructuring, according to multiple reports.
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10 editor-tested travel gifts for frequent fliers in 2023
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been traveling a lot this year. In fact, I’ve been back to my 2019 levels of...
Chinese EV darling Nio to cut 10% staff amid ‘fierce competition’
Nio, the Chinese carmaker known for its sleek, premium electric SUVs, has started a new round of layoffs as intense competition propels it...
