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A startup investor who has backed nearly 20 companies argues that after hundreds of pitches, the idea itself rarely determines success. Instead, founders who combine humility, adaptability and decisive action under uncertainty are the ones who push through predictable problems like execution gaps, cash shortages and weak teams.
Audio guidance clarifies that most subwoofers are nearly omnidirectional because bass frequencies spread as long, powerful waves rather than beaming like tweeters or midrange speakers. As a result, which way a subwoofer physically faces has little effect on sound quality compared to where it sits in the room. The main exception is ported subwoofers, which need clear space around their vents to perform properly.
Walmart has released a purse styled after its popular $5.97 rotisserie chicken, a nod to the deli item's huge social media following. The retailer said more than 15,000 mentions of the chicken online helped push it to create the novelty accessory. The company kept the item's signature price point attached to the promotion as a marketing hook.
Jim Cramer praised outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook, arguing he has been unfairly overshadowed by Steve Jobs despite delivering massive shareholder returns. Cook officially transitions to executive chairman on Tuesday, handing the CEO role to hardware chief John Ternus, after Apple's market cap grew from about $350 billion to over $4.7 trillion during his 15-year tenure.
Verizon has introduced a new unlimited plan called Simplicity, priced at $45 a month with autopay, or $30 for customers who switch their number to Verizon. The plan includes unlimited data, 10GB of hotspot data, Canada and Mexico roaming, satellite texting, and unrestricted access to 5G Ultra Wideband speeds, with optional add-on bundles for streaming and other perks sold separately.
The European Commission classified ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms after each surpassed 45 million average monthly EU users. This designation subjects all three to the Digital Services Act's toughest compliance requirements, joining 28 other services already under this heightened oversight.
The European Commission is preparing Chips Act 2.0 to fix flaws in its 2023 semiconductor strategy, which aimed for a 20 percent global production share by 2030 but is on track for only about 11.7 percent. The new plan will add demand-side measures like public procurement and industrial coordination to spur chip investment, even as the EU's own AI factories and data centers rely almost entirely on advanced processors designed in the U.S. and manufactured in Asia.
Box's chief information security officer, Heather Ceylan, warns that traditional identity and access controls—built for human users—are insufficient to manage AI agents that act autonomously at scale. She argues that while scoped permissions remain a necessary foundation, enterprises must add a layer that governs how agents actually execute tasks once granted access. Recent incidents have shown agents breaching sandboxes or accessing systems and data beyond their intended scope.
The European Commission classified OpenAI's ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as very large online platforms under the Digital Services Act after each surpassed 45 million monthly EU users. This status brings tougher requirements including removing illegal content and safeguarding minors' privacy and security, with a deadline of end of December to comply.
Instagram is rolling out a mandatory 'AI-generated profile' label for accounts that portray a fictional AI person as if it were a real human. Accounts that fail to add the label risk having their content's reach reduced, the company said. This replaces the previous optional 'AI creator' tag with a more specific designation aimed squarely at synthetic personas rather than all AI-assisted content.
Wireless congestion from accumulated smart devices is often blamed on Bluetooth interference with Wi-Fi networks. In reality, most modern routers and devices use frequency management techniques that keep Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals from significantly interfering with each other, except in specific overlapping scenarios.
A ZDNET contributor shares how they've been using ChatGPT Work, OpenAI's agentic AI tool, to handle five recurring small-business tasks, including sorting through PR email correspondence from OpenAI and other outlets. The writer describes connecting Gmail to the tool only temporarily for large tasks and disconnecting afterward as a security precaution, while noting prompts often need refinement to get useful results.