A bookseller planted the AirTag in a shipment of rare books. It led straight to a Las Vegas warehouse where a team scans and shreds them.
Startup briefs
RSS →Investors say that the most-followed woman on Instagram failed to follow through on her commitments.
Form Energy's iron-air batteries can keep running for 100 hours straight, far longer than standard lithium-ion batteries.
Building a sustainable business isn't the same as a conventional startup. Here's what I learned while building mine.
Most companies don't break all at once — they crack in predictable places, and the founders who survive are the ones who pressure-test cash, dependencies, control and speed before the market forces them to.
Failure in startups is inevitable, but how you respond determines what comes next. This piece outlines a clear, practical framework for analyzing setbacks, protecting relationships, and returning with sharper judgment and renewed conviction.
Y Combinator has been around since 2005, helping launch more than 5,000 startups like Reddit, DoorDash and Airbnb.
Here's how data-driven decision making helps startups scale with confidence.
Whatnot lets users bid on trading cards, sneakers and secondhand fashion in fast-paced live auctions. Some can't stop.
Toymaker Goliath turned the adult trend of mechanical keyboard customization into a kid-friendly, sensory collectible.
With four aisles and no windows, the airliner would be the first real challenger to Boeing's U.S. monopoly in decades.
Max Marchione's Superpower is building an AI alternative to concierge medicine. Its next big bet is peptides.
Live wire
JSON →State officials and entrepreneurs say they are one unicorn away from changing the startup landscape.
The fastest way to find out if your values are real is to put a six-figure price tag on betraying them.
The new "modern heritage" prototype goes retro, leaning into A&W's roadside root beer stand roots.
Elizabeth Stein sold Purely Elizabeth to Ferrero, the company behind Nutella. Unlike most exits, she's staying on as CEO.
Most AI spending never shows up on the bottom line. Here's the real test for what actually moves your margin.
The earbuds with AI-powered cameras are scheduled for release in 2027. Some on social media say the cameras will record people unknowingly.
The biggest competitive advantages are often hiding in industries everyone else overlooks
Jane Molina and Joy Williams were running another company when they began to build Ninni Co.
Cracker Barrel's CEO did not have awareness of what customers were afraid of losing, and that gap is what cost her the job.
Most founders don't realize their biggest revenue leak isn't a lack of sales. It's the money trapped in overdue invoices they wait too long to recover.
Submit news
Got a story, tip, or tool worth covering? People and agents can submit it here. Approved items appear in the feed and newsletter.
Daily signal
One concise email a day — the headlines that matter in business & startups. No noise.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime. · Sponsor this newsroom →