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Founders need to treat AI like their best employee - train it daily, give it the resources it needs, and hold it accountable for results. AI is only as good as the content it is fed. Detailed instructions give AI the ability to handle tough queries. Founders need to do the actual work if they want to replace entire teams with AI.
Reaching $25 million ARR within 10 years is harder than getting into Harvard. Only 1 in 50 startups achieves this milestone. Almost half of software startups make it to $1 million ARR, though it usually takes 2-5 years. AI-native startups are 3X more likely to hit $1 million ARR in six months compared to others. While living in the Bay Area helps, it's not essential for success.
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Founders lose time prepping for important meetings; customers, investors, etc. With Ambient [9]you get a one-page, presidential-style briefing every morning that's based on your calendar, sourced by an AI agent. No noise, just signal, so you can crush the day. Free 7-day
pg_ai_query is a PostgreSQL extension that brings AI-powered query development directly into Postgres. It allows users to generate SQL from natural language, analyze query performance using AI interpreted EXPLAIN ANALYZE, receive index and rewrite recommendations, and leverage schema-aware query intelligence with secure introspection. pg_ai_query is designed to help developers write and tune SQL faster without switching tools to accelerate iteration across complex workloads. It integrates directly into PostgreSQL databases, providing a seamless way to query data using plain English.
Mitte is an AI creative suite for designing, animating, and voicing content with studio-grade precision and performance.
Clever is an AI explainer that uses voice and live visuals to break down complex topics like a hyper-animated tutor on a digital whiteboard.
Purpose requires figuring out the positive difference you can make in the world, writing that succinctly, then incorporating it into your strategy, positioning, and goals. Putting words you don't mean onto an 'About Us' page doesn't create a purpose. You don't have to be a mission-driven company to succeed - most startups are too busy making stuff anyway.
The AI revolution will only be three years old at the end of this month. We are likely months, not years, from the end of the party. While AI could be one of the biggest technology shifts in history, it will take way longer to see changes than currently predicted. The size of the current bubble is redefining how we look at previous bubbles. There is currently too much spending with too much leverage, and the deals are getting crazy. Competition with China is fierce - it is very possible that China could win the AI race.
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X's Handle Marketplace will allow Premium+ and Premium Business users to buy or claim usernames from old, inactive accounts.
Minus One is a way of seeing and operating that drives constant reinvention.
ISPs were slowing down Netflix on purpose, so Netflix built its own speed testing service to prove to customers that ISPs were the problem.
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Senior IAM pros from MONGODB teamed up with TINES to write this guide to modern IAM [4]. If you feel like your identity service isn't keeping up, grab your free copy for useful resources including:
A critical vulnerability in Grafana's SCIM user management feature (CVE-2025-41115) allowed attackers to impersonate users or escalate privileges if certain settings were enabled. Only Grafana Enterprise versions 12.0.0 to 12.2.1 with SCIM activated were affected. The flaw, found internally, was quickly patched. Users are strongly urged to update to the latest secure release to prevent exploitation.
Researchers discovered major security flaws in the messaging app LINE, which is widely used in Asia. These bugs let attackers replay messages, impersonate users, and access plain-text details, all due to weak custom encryption. The risks are amplified because LINE handles everything from banking to government services, yet there are no current plans to fix the vulnerabilities, leaving millions exposed.
Spanish flag carrier Iberia suffered a data leak after a third-party vendor was breached. Iberia has notified customers. The exposed data includes full names, email addresses, and loyalty card numbers, but not passwords or financial information. This notice comes days after a 77GB trove of data allegedly stolen from the airline surfaced on hacker forums.
Attack Surface Management is about continuously identifying and tracking all digital assets and potential entry points that attackers could exploit within an organization. This includes everything from obvious domains and public APIs to obscure subdomains, old servers, cloud resources, mobile apps, code repositories, and even collaboration tools such as Slack or Trello. The attack surface changes constantly as new assets are spun up and others become forgotten or misconfigured, often outside regular security practices. The key is ongoing discovery and reduction - eliminating unnecessary assets, restricting access, hardening configurations, securing supply chains, and monitoring for leaks - because attackers look for what you overlook, not just what you defend.
Traditional GRC approaches fail to address GenAI-driven supply chain risks, such as shadow AI adoption (vendors using public LLMs for code generation without disclosure) and model drift (AI systems changing behavior over time, exposing data or introducing regulatory violations). This article proposes a GenAI GRC framework that uses LLMs for contextual intelligence across unstructured data sources, continuous monitoring via a “digital trust ledger” that dynamically scores vendor risk, and regulatory synthesis to maintain compliance with evolving requirements such as the EU DORA and AI Act. CISOs should pilot this approach by monitoring critical vendors' self-attestations against their public digital footprint, shifting from static compliance reporting to predictive risk velocity metrics that translate technical vulnerabilities into boardroom-ready strategic resilience indicators.
Penetration tests typically focus on finding long lists of bugs in a small time scope and limited attack surface, but attackers are not restricted by time or other scoping and hunt for smaller numbers of critical vulnerabilities. To address this gap, testers should have a holistic view of the application from a user, source code, and architectural perspective, test assumptions that were made during development, and search for a small number of deep bugs. Real offensive security should focus on following intuition, finding the truth, and focusing on impact.
A collection of intel and usernames scraped from various cybercrime sources and forums, including DarkForums, HackForums, Patched, Cracked, BreachForums, LeakBase, and more.
Apono provides organizations with an understanding of privileged access within their cloud environments, enforces robust security guardrails, and leverages AI-driven least privilege and anomaly detection capabilities to enhance security measures.
Quiet Riot is an unauthenticated enumeration tool that validates the existence of AWS Account IDs, Azure AD users, and Google Workspace users by exploiting differences in error messages across cloud service APIs. The tool achieves ~1,100 checks/second by using a multi-threaded API to AWS services like SNS, ECR, and KMS, though exhaustively scanning all possible AWS Account IDs would still take years from a single account. It requires valid AWS credentials to provision resources, but performs unauthenticated reconnaissance by observing service-specific error responses when accessing non-existent versus existing principals.
A China-linked hacking group has compromised thousands of older Asus routers, mainly in Asia, by exploiting vulnerabilities in unsupported models. The hacked devices, named in the WrtHug campaign, are likely being reserved for covert espionage. Users can check for compromise by examining their router's certificate details. They are advised to upgrade hardware and disable remote access features to enhance security.
The SEC has dropped its lawsuit against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer, who were accused of misleading investors about security practices before the 2020 SUNBURST attack. SolarWinds welcomed the dismissal as vindication, hoping it would relieve pressure on CISOs across the industry.
The FCC reversed a ruling from January that required US telecom providers to implement and annually certify cybersecurity risk management plans under CALEA, removing federal mandates established after the Salt Typhoon attacks that compromised major carriers and exposed at least 200 US organizations. Security experts criticized the rollback as “shockingly incompetent,” noting it eliminates the only concrete federal regulatory response to attacks that allowed Chinese state actors to access wiretap systems, record calls, and geolocate millions of individuals, including high-ranking US officials. The reversal came after heavy lobbying by compromised telecom providers that failed to document their remediation efforts, raising concerns about national security at a time when telecommunications infrastructure remains vulnerable to nation-state attacks.
CrowdStrike recently dismissed an employee accused of leaking company data to a hacker group called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters.
Two British teenagers linked to the Scattered Spider hacking collective pleaded not guilty to computer misuse and fraud charges related to the August 2024 Transport for London breach, which caused millions in damage and compromised customer data.
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Fresh content is always in short supply. Are you making the most of what's already in your pantry? Wistia has assembled the Guide to Repurposing [4] to help you turn every creative into a month's worth of content.
Short-form video dominates social media. Overall video volume is up 71% and accounts publishing is up 51% YoY. TikTok leads growth - video is up 156% and engagement is up 35% despite lower reach. Instagram has seen modest growth but declining Reels metrics, except for small accounts, which gained 30% engagement. YouTube Shorts volume is up 61% but engagement dropped 36%. Facebook favors large accounts, boosting reach and views. Average TikTok view time fell 20% to 3.75 seconds.
Over 60% of South Koreans in their twenties use an iPhone, compared with 86% of those in their fifties and sixties who own a Samsung Galaxy. Younger consumers favor American brands due to cultural influence, social media, and the sense of style and freedom associated with California. This shows that cultural narratives and aspirational values strongly influence buying decisions, and that US-linked branding can resonate even amid political or economic tensions. Family influence and study abroad experiences further shape these preferences.
Superhuman turned email into a premium productivity tool by reframing it as a status product for high performers. It targeted founders, executives, and professionals who get 100+ emails a day and who value speed and signaling as much as functionality. Superhuman fueled growth through an exclusive waitlist, one-on-one onboarding, and features that create natural visibility, such as read receipts and built-in referral loops. Its $30 monthly price reinforces its premium positioning and helps it build a loyal base that sees the product as part of their professional identity.
Craft cold emails that lead with insights about recipients' roles and challenges. Include concrete numbers or scenarios that show potential impact, reference relevant examples or case studies, and end with actionable next steps.
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Marketers are feeling the pressure: launch more campaigns with fewer resources. If you need to do more with less, the answer is Asana. Asana helps marketers plan better, accelerate campaign production, and reduce busywork—without adding headcount.
React Bits is an open-source collection of carefully designed UI components that aim to enhance React web applications. It is free to use and is a quick way to implement visually appealing elements that are not found in generic libraries.
Fusepoint is hosting a webinar on marketing measurement in the age of tariffs, AI hype cycles, and economic uncertainty. The panel will cover what worked and didn't in 2025, building testing budgets that include both experimentation and interpretation, and how to capitalize on trends that will shape measurement in 2026. The event will take place on December 9 at 12 PM PST.
Reddit moderators' control determines whether brand content survives. They're unpaid volunteers who act as gatekeepers and enforce rules through tools such as AutoMod, moderation queues, and user activity reviews. The platform uses extensive metadata and AI systems to detect spam, manipulation, and ban evasion. Moderator power has created tension across the platform: there was a period when five users controlled 92 of the top 500 subreddits, and the 2023 blackout led Reddit to impose new limits on moderator authority.
Crocs recorded over 2M total social engagements between September and November. Its strategy included regional social media pages, multilingual content, and collaborations with figures relevant to each market. Limited-edition releases, humorous posts, and nostalgic moments like the Big Comfy Couch partnership generated visibility and attracted diverse audiences.
Early confidence in performance marketing grew from clean models, sharp targeting, and data that looked definitive. Over time, those signals proved misleading because they measured only what was easy to track and ignored business fundamentals. Hyper optimization created smaller and smaller pools of buyers and slowed growth. Lasting scale comes from reach, memory, and broad availability. Performance still matters, but it works only when paired with steady brand investment from the start.
Buffer added ‘Share to ChatGPT' and ‘Share to Claude' buttons to its blog, and they drove more interactions than LinkedIn, Reddit, and Threads.
Gen X is the fastest-growing group on TikTok.
Include native text blocks and a clear CTA in emails, so key content and links display even if images don't.
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Google recently made its monthly membership plan more widely available, making it easier to experiment with developer tools like Gemini Code Assist and Google AI Pro.
Android's Quick Share now works with Apple's AirDrop system. Apple devices will now appear in the Quick Share interface on Android, and Android devices will appear on macOS devices. The two-way sharing works for photos, videos, and other files. The connection is direct and peer-to-peer - data is never routed through a server, and shared content is never logged.
Google's Nano Banana Pro image editing and generation tool is now available. Built on Gemini 3 Pro, the model can create infographics, slide decks, and blend images with consistency. Nano Banana Pro is available in the Gemini app, Google's writing assistant, NotebookLM, and the company's developer, enterprise, and advertising products. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers will have access to it through Google Search's AI mode.
Blue Origin has revealed a roadmap for upgrades to its New Glenn booster that includes more main engines and a super-heavy lift capability. The upgrades are designed to increase payload performance and launch cadence while enhancing reliability. They will be phased in over time, starting with the third launch of New Glenn, which will likely be in the first half of 2026. A list of the planned modifications is available in the article.