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Entrepreneurship

The Unstoppable (but Rare) Team Behavior That Delivers Fast Results

It might be the only cultural virtue that delivers a return on investment.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

How This Former Twilio Engineer Creates Viral Beauty Content for Millions of Followers

Most creators operate on instinct. Monica Ravi-Conway runs her content business the way she used to run product teams in tech.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Amazon Workers Are Under Pressure to Up Their AI Usage—So They’re Making Up Extraneous Tasks

In a new report, employees say Amazon tracks their consumption of ‘AI tokens’—and they’ve been creating unproductive AI agents just to eat them up.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Tech Mass Layoffs: This CEO Says Blame HR and Entitled Employees—I Kinda Agree

Bolt’s CEO wasn’t there when the problems piled up, so he gets to speak some uncomfortable truths.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

4 Negotiation Tactics Steve Jobs Used When He Had Almost No Leverage

Before he could negotiate from strength, Steve Jobs learned how to negotiate from a position of weakness. Those lessons still apply.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Kickstarter Apologizes for ‘Botched’ Policy Changes

After backlash from the Kickstarter community over changes to its guidelines for NSFW content, the crowdfunding company is reversing course.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Is Fear Ruining Your Workplace? GaryVee’s Shift to Becoming a Better Boss

The serial entrepreneur says candor is a hallmark of great workplaces, but there’s a reason why many leaders struggle with it. Here’s what they can do differently.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

How McLaren Racing Turns Culture Into a Competitive Advantage

Leading a Formula One empire isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing less, better.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

How 19 Companies Determine Their Growth Goals

It may come down to balancing ambition with capacity, risk, and impact.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Employees Don’t Usually Quit Overnight. Here’s What Pushes Them Away

Sometimes the problem isn’t the workload. It’s the emotional load.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

The $10 Trillion Problem: Why Employee Disengagement Is Skyrocketing and What It’s Costing Your Business

Contrasting Gallup data shows global workforce disengagement rising to 80 percent—the highest since 2020—even as employees feel upbeat about their lives and job prospects.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Intuit, TurboTax’s Parent Company, Lays Off 17 Percent of Workforce to Fund AI Expansion

The move will affect about 3,000 employees worldwide.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

The Bolt CEO Is Living Michael Scott’s Dream—Data Warns It Could End Up Costing Him Millions

The fintech founder sparked backlash by claiming HR creates ‘problems that don’t exist.’ But stripping away organizational guardrails during a crisis is rarely a winning strategy.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

A Top Beauty Brand Just Admitted Its Recent Price Hike Backfired—Here’s What It’s Doing in Response

Last year, E.l.f. Beauty confidently raised prices by $1 to offset tariffs. Now, a sudden drop in sales is forcing the company to make a strategic reversal.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

The Real Reason Cloudflare Just Laid Off 20 Percent of Its Staff: Why AI Is Coming for ‘Measurers’ First

The cybersecurity giant is doing well financially, but still cut staff in a bid to keep up with the AI boom.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

This Startup’s 4-Minute AI Test Could Prevent Deaths From a Common Killer. Here’s How It Works

Some 22 million Americans live in counties with no cardiologist. One startup thinks AI can fill the gap.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Forget Recruiting: Why Your HR Team Needs to Master the Art of Seduction to Win Top Talent in 2026

Job hugging and the rise of AI mean that hiring experts have to take a different approach to attracting new workers.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

The Clean Energy Everyone Loves Can’t Power AI. Here’s What Can

AI data centers are consuming unprecedented amounts of power. Here’s why Big Tech is turning to nuclear energy—and what it means for America’s future.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

5 Major Revelations From Jeff Bezos’s Recent Interview, Including the 1 Thing He and MacKenzie Scott Agree On

The founder of Amazon reiterated his commitment to giving away the majority of his fortune.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Inside Anthropic’s Push Toward Profitability—and the 1 Big Hurdle Ahead

The company reportedly expects to generate $10.9 million in revenue during the second quarter.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

A Brand Refresh Won’t Fix an Outdated Experience

If user experience still reflects an older version of the company, the refresh only goes so far.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Strava Pushes Deeper Into Strength Training With New Features and Partnerships

The fitness platform’s overhaul will roll out to users over the next few weeks.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Victoria’s Secret Changes Stock Ticker as It Reclaims ‘Sexy’

The company will replace VSCO with VSXY, signaling a renewed focus on its core brand as it works to reverse years of slowing sales.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

A New Weight-Loss Drug Just Outperformed Popular GLP-1s. Here’s What It Means for the Future of Health

Retatrutide, Eli Lilly’s new experimental drug, helped some participants lose up to 28 percent of their body weight in clinical trials.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

I Turned My Home Into a Design Lab and You Should Too

When you experiment with product designs at home, you receive invaluable feedback.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Microsoft’s ‘Data Cowboy’ Says These 2 Tools Will Help You Build Safer AI Agents From Day 1

The new Microsoft tools help engineers test assumptions and security before and during AI development.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

A Major Airline Expects This Summer Travel Season to Be One of Its Busiest—Despite Rising Fuel Costs

The carrier expects to serve 52 million passengers during June, July, and August.

Source: Inc. ·

Entrepreneurship

Walmart Delivery Can Now Reach 60 Percent of Americans in Under 30 Minutes

The retailer’s first-quarter results show that speed is becoming a major competitive advantage.

Source: Your Story ·

Startups

Bharat Innovates 2026 Brings Global Focus to Indian Deep-tech

The Ministry of Education hosted the Bharat Innovates Investor Showcase in Bengaluru, connecting Indian deep-tech start-ups with global investors.

Source: Your Story ·

Startups

Startup news and updates: daily roundup (May 21, 2026)

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Source: Your Story ·

Startups

Honasa Consumer Q4 profit surges to Rs 69.43 Cr; declares maiden final dividend

The company's revenue from operations surged 23.15% to Rs 657.08 crore in the Q4, from Rs 533.56 crore a year ago.

Source: Your Story ·

Startups

Nykaa crosses $1B annualised revenue mark as profitability surges

THe company's revenue from operations rose 28.4% year on year to Rs 2,648 crore in Q4 FY26, from Rs 2,062 crore a year earlier, marking its strongest quarterly growth in the last …

Source: Your Story ·

Startups

Why SpaceX Is Spending $2.8B To Power Musk’s Grok AI Ambitions

SpaceX is reportedly investing $2.8 billion in gas turbines to power Grok AI infrastructure and expanding xAI data centres.

Source: Your Story ·

Startups

It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done: Meaning and Modern Uses

In fast-moving workplaces and classrooms, complex goals often look unmanageable: shipping a new product, retraining for a different career

Source: Your Story ·

Startups

Zepto plans to float Rs 11,000-Cr IPO in Jul

If the listing goes through, Zepto will join rivals Zomato and Swiggy, which are already listed on stock exchanges.

Source: Your Story ·

Startups

Scapia’s $63M fundraise; Premium ice cream brand Papacream

Travel-fintech startup Scapia has raised $63 million in a fresh round of funding led by General Catalyst. Papacream was built around the idea that premium desserts should feel ind…

Source: IEEE Spectrum ·

Engineering

SEM-Guided Low-kV FIB Finishing for Leading-Edge Semiconductor Failure Analysis

Discover how the ZEISS Crossbeam 750 FIBSEM sets a new benchmark for precise TEM lamella prep, tomography, and advanced nanofabrication. This delivers better resolution, better SN…

Source: IEEE Spectrum ·

Engineering

The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces

This sponsored article is brought to you by Wetour Robotics.A field technician on a wind turbine, harness clipped, both hands on a wrench, needs to send a command to the diagnosti…

Source: Wired ·

Tech & Startups

The Department of Labor’s Faith Leader Is Now Also in Charge of Its Civil Rights Enforcement

Kenneth Wolfe organized the Department of Labor’s controversial prayer services before he was quietly appointed to lead a major agency office.

Source: Wired ·

Tech & Startups

Best Yoga Mats (2026): Lululemon, Manduka, JadeYoga

Searching for the best yoga mat to help deepen your flow, master tree pose, and discover the meaning of life? For two of the three, we’ve got you covered.

Source: Wired ·

Tech & Startups

4chan’s Misogynist ‘Wizards’ Are Nudifying Women by Request

As nonconsensual explicit deepfakes continue to proliferate online, entire communities are now collaborating on this digital form of sexual abuse.

Source: Wired ·

Tech & Startups

‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Won TV’s OnlyFans Wars

Unlike Euphoria, the Apple TV show wants to humanize the experience of sex workers rather than catastrophize the extremes of the profession.

Source: Wired ·

Tech & Startups

Best Dyson Vacuums (2026): V15 Detect, Gen5Detect, PencilVac

Feeling the pull of a new clean machine? We’ll help you make sense of Dyson’s whirlwind vacuum lineup.

Source: Wired ·

Tech & Startups

5 Best Android Tablets in 2026: OnePlus, Lenovo, and Pixel Compared

Whether you need a portable, around-the-house entertainment center or a full-on laptop replacement, these are the best Android tablets.

Source: Wired ·

Tech & Startups

NYC and LA Are Teaming Up to Fight for EVs

After the Trump administration turned away from electrification, two of the nation’s biggest governments will advocate for more electric vans, police cars, and eventually, snowplo…

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