Starling’s AI banking tool shows you how much you’re wasting on McDonald’s
Starling's AI banking tool shows you how much you're wasting on McDonald's Starling’s AI banking tool shows you how much you’re wasting on McDonald’s Starling Bank, one of the UK’s digital challenger banks, has launched a new AI-powered tool that will answer questions about your spending habits. You can now easily find out how much […]
Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies
Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies Warner Bros. Discovery has announced plans to split itself into two companies, separating its streaming and studios divisions from its linear television businesses. The split is expected to be completed by mid-2026 and is supposed to help “maximize the potential” of its portfolio of brands, according to […]
How private equity kills companies and communities
How private equity kills companies and communities Today, I’m talking with Megan Greenwell, a former top editor at Wired and Deadspin, about her new book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. It comes out on June 10th, and it’s a searing account of how private equity goes far beyond impacting […]
23andMe and its user data will soon belong to a pharmaceutical giant
23andMe and its user data will soon belong to a pharmaceutical giant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is acquiring “substantially all of” 23andMe’s assets. 23andMe will keep offering customers its DNA testing services after being bought out of bankruptcy. New York-based biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement on Monday to purchase the 23andMe startup for $256 million, […]
Verizon’s $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval
Verizon's $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval Verizon’s $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval Verizon’s $20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission signed off on the merger, which will allow Verizon to “upgrade and expand” Frontier’s existing fiber networks. Verizon expects […]
Thanks, Trump tariffs, now I gotta replace my phone battery
Thanks, Trump tariffs, now I gotta replace my phone battery After five years, I was still happy with my phone, even though its battery had started the inevitable process of slowing to a stop. But Donald Trump’s tariff nonsense pushed me to make a decision: buy a new phone or fix the old one now, […]
Workday’s new head of product wants you to like Workday as much as he does
Workday's new head of product wants you to like Workday as much as he does Workday’s new head of product wants you to like Workday as much as he does Today, I’m talking with Gerrit Kazmaier, the new president of product and technology at Workday, an enterprise software company. Decoder listeners probably know the name […]
Trump wants Apple to stop making more iPhones in India
Trump wants Apple to stop making more iPhones in India President Donald Trump told Apple CEO Tim Cook that he doesn’t want the company to move iPhone production to India. “I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said during his visit to Qatar. “You’re coming in with $500 billion, but now I […]
Square’s $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table
Square's $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table Square’s $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table The new Square Handheld POS device is roughly the same size as a large phone. The Square Handheld is available today for $399 with support for traditional card transactions and tap-to-pay, scanning products, and managing inventory, all from a […]
OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app
OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and former Facebook app chief, as the head of the company’s apps business. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says introducing the new role will allow him to “focus on research, compute, and safety.” After […]