I have returned, Crosswordlers! After a couple weeks out of the rotation, I’m back to assist you in your daily Mini Crossword for the week. It’s a lovely weekend in August and I’m ready to solve the week’s biggest (mini) crossword, if you are. If you’re looking to end your fun in the sun with some good TV shows or movies, be sure to check out my weekend streaming guide with all the best current streaming options and theatrical releases. Let me know what you’re watching, too! I’m always looking for recommendations. Looking for yesterday’s NYT Mini Crossword? Check out…
Franchise leaders know what it takes to build something that lasts.So we asked some of the top names in the industry to share the traits they believe separate good franchisors from great ones. Whether you already own a franchise or are thinking about getting involved, use this list to reflect…
I was exhausted. My B2B fulfillment business had grown rapidly and was doing $1.2 million annually, but finding new clients was a grind. I was trapped in an endless cycle of networking events, cold calls, and business card exchanges that yielded minimal results.Then I discovered what I now call the…
When Dylan Field pops up on my Zoom screen, his face is a mixture of giddiness and fatigue. He’s back at work, after a whirlwind trip to New York City where he launched his company Figma on the New York Stock Exchange, bucking the trend of multi-billion-dollar startups staying private.…
Back in the 80s and 90s, TOAPLAN was one of the top arcade shmup developers in Japan, and these two game collections certainly do justice to that. These two collections are split across 8 games apiece, with Volume 1 containing Flying Shark, Fire Shark, Tiger Heli, Twin Cobra, Out Zone,…
If one of your employees didn’t have a clear role or goals, you’d probably take immediate steps to fix that. You’d define what success looks like for that individual and make sure they had the necessary tools to do their job. So why not give your capital the same attention?Too…
Every agency today brags about using AI. But few can show exactly how it’s fueling real growth or whether it’s helping you at all.Is it running on autopilot, quietly optimizing campaigns while your team checks the metrics? Or is it being used to supercharge decision-making, surfacing insights, testing assumptions and…
Von Miller knows what it takes to dominate a field.For more than a decade, he’s been one of the NFL’s most feared pass rushers, a Super Bowl MVP and the kind of player who changes games and defines eras. But even after all the sacks and all the glory, Miller…
In response to a detailed request for comment from WIRED, Palantir spokesperson Lisa Gordon said in a statement that the company is “proud to support the US government, especially our warfighters,” and that it has never wavered from its founding mission “to support the West and empower the world’s most…
On the heels of the UFC announcing their upcoming $7.7 billion rights deal with Paramount, Dana White was bound to be hit with questions about what the new agreement will mean for the promotion’s future as well as the fighters. During the post-event presser following the first episode of the…
Most entrepreneurs chase freedom, but end up building businesses that trap them.They leave the 9-to-5 in pursuit of autonomy, flexibility and financial independence. Yet somewhere along the way, the dream gets replaced by a demanding reality: a business that can’t function without them, inconsistent income and the gnawing feeling that…
Most small business owners are playing a game of financial chicken, and they don’t even realize it.If you’re one of these business owners, you’re likely grinding through each month, covering expenses and hoping the next payment hits before the cash runs out. But without knowing exactly how long your current…
OpenAI’s GPT-5 model was meant to be a world-changing upgrade to its wildly popular and precocious chatbot. But for some users, last Thursday’s release felt more like a wrenching downgrade, with the new ChatGPT presenting a diluted personality and making surprisingly dumb mistakes.On Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to…
In case you missed Monday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here: The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles…
Venture investors are adapting to the times, and are increasingly open to working with Al technologies and investing in both new and emerging sectors such as longevity and wellness, areas of the global economy which have seen over 75% more funding in 2023 and projected to reach $8 trillion by…
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