David Barnett, founder of PopSocket, stops by Equity to talk about scaling the business and what he’s learned as a leader.
OpenAI delays ChatGPT’s ‘adult mode’ again
The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December.
Robinhood’s startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut
The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio.
X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products
An ad test on X promotes Musk’s Starlink beneath original content.
Nintendo sues the US government for a refund on tariffs
This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president’s sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies.
Life EV officially owns Rad Power Bikes now
The Rad Power brand is expected to live on.
OSHA probing fatality at Rivian warehouse
A 61-year-old worker died on Thursday after reportedly getting stuck between a tractor trailer and a loading dock.
Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers
Trump’s Department of War feud with Anthropic won’t impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Google products.
Bill Gates’ TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor
It’s the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade.
Anthropic’s Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks
In a recent security partnership with Mozilla, Anthropic found 22 separate vulnerabilities in Firefox — fourteen of them classified as “high-severity.”