How to identify, interview and hire a head of growth for an early-stage startup
The waters are never calm when scaling a startup. In fact, they are typically quite choppy. However, by making the correct hire in the head...
So, how are Europe’s startups doing?
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday afternoon. I’ve been keeping an eye on the European startup...
Meta launches a Threads beta program for Android users
Meta is launching a Threads beta program for Android, an engineer for the company announced on Friday. The beta program will give users early access...
Meta’s vision for Threads is more mega-mall than public square
In the latest sign that Meta’s new Twitter lookalike Threads is unlikely to capture the essence of its predecessor, the company is apparently actively disinterested...
If you don’t buy Jony Ive’s $60,000 turntable, are you really a music fan?
You enjoyed his iMacs, his iPhones, his iPads. You thrilled at the way he said “aluminium” [sic]. You admired the typeface. Are you ready for...
MIT develops a motion and task planning system for home robots
Why aren’t there more robots in homes? This a surprising complex question — and our homes are surprisingly complex places. A big part of the...
EV maker Fisker falls short of Q2 production target
EV upstart Fisker produced 1,022 Ocean SUVs in the second quarter, falling short of its own expectations by several hundred vehicles. Fisker had expected to...
Pulsar Fusion wants to use nuclear fusion to make interstellar space travel a reality
Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has started construction on a large nuclear fusion chamber in England, as it races to become the first firm to...
China wraps up fintech crackdown with big fines on Tencent, Alibaba
The regulatory crackdown that has shaken up China’s fintech industry since late 2020 appears to be coming to a close with the imposition of hefty...
Google Calendar now lets users specify where they’re working from throughout the day
Google has allowed users to set their working location for certain days of the week since 2021, but is now also going to give users...