These startups are using traces of DNA to spy on nature for good—and profit

Companies are increasingly tapping bits of eDNA to track biodiversity, measure environmental impact, and more. But…

The truth about growing startups, as told by a founder and an investor

Founders have to learn an awful lot really fast. Investors can’t afford not to fixate on…

OpenAI’s GPT store might not have killed the company—but it could still threaten AI startups

The tumult that came before OpenAI’s grand unraveling highlights the perils of building on someone else’s…

What’s Fueling Uber’s Growth Engine?

Uber Co-Founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick explains, “In the beginning, it was a lifestyle company.…

Exclusive: Rob Schutz, cofounder of telehealth startup Ro, is leaving the company

Schutz told employees in a memo on Tuesday that he will transition into an advisory role…

How a tech startup is using AI to find better treatments for autism

SpectrumAi, founded by a mother of four children with autism, aims to use technology to improve…

May was the worst month for startup layoffs since the start of the pandemic

Roughly 17,000 workers got laid off from 71 tech startups around the world in May—the highest…

Why this startup is encouraging employees to microdose psychedelics at work

Employees at MUD\WTR are swapping out their morning coffee for mushrooms—including psychedelic ones. There are several…

DJ Justin Blau’s crypto startup Royal wants to remix the music industry

Many touted the music industry as the next wave after art to push NFTs deeper into…

To be more creative, embrace ambiguity

Evolutionarily, the brain dislikes uncertainty, regarding it as a type of pain. The brain therefore tries…