Google’s executive productivity advisor Laura Mae Martin recommends assigning yourself homework to combat evening burnout. The approach uses structure and deadlines to make learning fun while keeping your brain healthy. Research shows mental stimulation helps maintain cognitive function at any age.
After his first business collapsed amid legal troubles, Steve Sonnenberg put $5,000 on a credit card to start Awardco. The employee rewards platform now serves 6 million users and recently hit a $1 billion valuation.
Apple is using a new study to argue the EU’s Digital Markets Act has failed to deliver promised price reductions. The research found most developers kept savings from lower commissions rather than passing them to consumers. This challenges a fundamental premise of the EU’s antitrust push against tec
Rockstar Games faces a legal challenge from the UK’s Independent Workers’ Union after firing dozens of staff. The union claims it’s union busting, while Rockstar maintains it was gross misconduct. This comes as workers were organizing ahead of GTA 6’s release.
Google is taking legal action against the cybercriminals behind the Lighthouse phishing-as-a-service kit. The operation has harmed over one million people across 120 countries through sophisticated SMS scams.
IBM’s chief scientist Ruchir Puri says new software engineers should stop chasing only Google and Microsoft. He argues that companies like John Deere offer meaningful work transforming entire industries with AI. This comes as IBM plans both hiring increases and thousands of layoffs.
Google is taking legal action against a Chinese criminal group operating the Lighthouse phishing platform. The service created over 107 fake Google login pages and compromised millions of credit cards. One scheme alone generated 200,000 fake websites that received 50,000 daily visits.
The US-China trade truce appears to be holding with both sides implementing tariff reductions and export control rollbacks. However, analysts warn the détente remains fragile amid ongoing strategic competition over critical minerals and technology.
PayPal is leveraging Venmo’s campus presence to handle name, image, and likeness payments to college athletes. The company is also betting big on agentic commerce as AI transforms shopping behavior.
A Blackrock-backed Brazilian energy company is aggressively pursuing solar acquisitions amid market conditions favoring buyers. Brasol has evaluated $3.8 billion in assets and made offers on about a quarter of them, with some deals potentially closing in 2024.
