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Roy Lee of Cluely has this message for startup founders: “We should think more seriously about how to make it go viral.” “In general, if you’re not in deep tech, you should be conservative and focused on distribution,” Lee told the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 audience. But he also made it clear that not everyone is cut out for this kind of viral marketing. “Even if you’re even remotely good at engineering, you probably won’t be interesting and you won’t be a content creator because it’s not in your blood. The reality is that most of these people have no chance…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Secretary Marty McCully holds a press conference with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz to discuss the administration’s plan to reduce drug costs at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2025. Annabelle Gordon ReuterThe Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it will take steps to speed up the process of developing generic versions of complex biological drugs to promote cheaper competition for expensive drugs and lower drug costs for Americans. This is the…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer during a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno | ReutersTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday morning that SNAP food benefits could resume as early as Wednesday.Two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Friday that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to pay for SNAP benefits that help feed 42 million Americans during the government shutdown. Rhode Island Judge Jack McConnell also directed that these payments be made from emergency funds “as…
Britain was shocked by a mass stabbing on a train that targeted passengers passing through central England on its way to London on Saturday night, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing the attack as “deeply worrying”. Nine people suffered life-threatening injuries in what British Transport Police described as a “serious incident”, with two still fighting for their lives in hospital on Sunday. Two suspected attackers were taken into custody within minutes of police receiving the first emergency call as the train came to an emergency stop at Huntingdon station. Authorities have now confirmed that they are two British-born men in…
England lost 2-0 in the Ashes and head coach Shaun Wane believes Super League needs more high-intensity matches like the NRL if his team is to one day win this series. England were a huge improvement from their 26-6 record at Wembley, but two successive tries from Cameron Munster and Hudson Young shortly after half-time proved the difference as the green and gold won 14-4 and secured a 2-0 lead for what would be the final game of the series. This means England will be left waiting for another win in this iconic series, which Australia have defended 13 times…
More and more people are turning to AI instead of Google to discover products. This holiday season, Americans are more likely to rely on large-scale language models to find gifts, sales, and deals, rather than traditional search, according to a recent shopping report. According to the report, retailers could see up to 520% more traffic from chatbots and AI prompts in 2025 compared to 2024. For brands, that means finding ways to quickly appear in AI-generated recommendations. This AI-driven traffic surge is the bet behind The Prompting Company, a YC-backed startup that helps products get mentioned within AI apps through…
starbucks The company’s quarterly same-store sales rose for the first time in nearly two years, according to a report Wednesday, showing that the company’s turnaround strategy is winning over disengaged customers.The coffee chain’s global same-store sales rose 1% with tailwinds from international markets. U.S. same-store sales were flat in the quarter, but turned positive in September. Wall Street had expected global same-store sales to decline 0.3% and U.S. same-store sales to decline 0.9%.”This is a big moment for our company. We’re really proud of where we are,” CEO Brian Nicol said Thursday in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk on the…
Mustafa Suleiman, CEO of Microsoft AI, speaks at an event celebrating the company’s 50th anniversary at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on April 4, 2025.David Ryder Bloomberg | Getty Imagesmicrosoft AI chief Mustafa Suleiman said only biological beings are capable of consciousness and that developers and researchers should stop pursuing projects that suggest otherwise.”I don’t think that’s a job that people should be doing,” Suleiman told CNBC in an interview this week at the AfroTech conference in Houston, where he was one of the keynote speakers. “If you ask the wrong question, you get the wrong answer. I think it’s…
Will Smith’s 11th inning home run helped the LA Dodgers win Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays, clinching their seventh World Series victory in franchise history.Published November 2, 2025November 2, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareMiguel Rojas hit a game-tying single in the ninth inning, Will Smith hit a home run in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 on Saturday night, becoming the first team in a quarter century to win back-to-back Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series titles.Los Angeles overcame deficits of 3-0 and 4-2…
England head coach Steve Borthwick has revealed plans are already in motion to utilize winger Henry Pollock after he scored the decisive try that eliminated Australia at Twickenham.Pollock scored the decisive goal eight minutes after coming off the bench, sparking a disjointed game at Allianz Stadium. A brilliant pick-up on the move and a finish after recovering from a tap tackle gave England a 25-7 win over the Wallabies. This was the 20-year-old’s third Test try in his career, and despite only making two substitute appearances, he is already convinced of his infectious ability.”When Henry Pollock steps on the pitch,…