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Crediting his wife and co-founder Jyoti Chaudhry for the $17 billion cybersecurity empire they built together, Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) CEO Jay Chaudhry told CNBC in an interview last month, "Without her, none of this would've happened." The buildup began nearly 30 years ago. Spouses Turn Risks Into...

A startup created by Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL)) is stepping into the broadband spotlight as it goes after a share of the federal government's $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program. The company, Taara, says in a blog post that its wireless Lightbridge...

Anyone with a valid ID and the correct tax documents can sell products on Amazon. But becoming a successful seller, one who's making seven figures or more a year on the platform, isn't quite that easy.  Just ask the Million Dollar Sellers. One of the most exclusive communities tied to the e-...

When Soren Monroe-Anderson launched Neros Technologies in 2023, small drones weren't a priority for the Pentagon. A year later, his startup is delivering 1,000 first-person view drones per month to Ukraine under a six-month contract announced in February. Neros has also outlined a long-term plan to...

Three-year-old Habebat Allah lost both arms and a leg in a missile strike during the ongoing war in Gaza, while eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni hadn't been on a bike since the missile strike that tore through her school in Gaza a year ago. She lost her right arm during the explosion at Nuseirat...

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is calling out the Trump administration over a sweeping deregulatory push at the Department of Labor. Reich says the move strips essential worker protections, even as President Donald Trump continues to brand himself as a champion of the American worker. More...

Carbon removal buyer coalition Frontier has committed $41 million to climate tech startup Arbor Energy to scale a rocket-inspired biomass power plant that captures 99% of its carbon emissions. Frontier announced last week that the deal will support Arbor's first commercial facility in southern...

Denmark is getting serious about deepfakes. The country plans to update its copyright laws to give people legal control over their own faces, voices and bodies. New Rules Would Give Everyone Ownership Of Their Identity The Danish government says this will make it easier for people to fight back...

Tabby Toney didn't set out to have a career in tech. She followed a friend into the industry, doing manual testing of software, with little prior experience and no clear idea of where she wanted the field to take her.  It didn't take long, though, for the Oklahoman to fall in love with the...

Transitioning to a four-day work week may be advantageous for employers as well as employees, a new study done in the UK by the 4 Day Week Foundation and Boston College finds.  The foundation, which advocates for shorter working hours, just released the findings of its latest national pilot...

Venture capital Fund 20VC founder Harry Stebbings made a LinkedIn post in June that sparked a debate among European tech leaders about the culture of overworking. "What European founders need to realize: The valley has turned up the intensity once again. Seven days a week is the velocity required...

NBA star Kevin Durant has joined a growing list of celebrities who have invested in European soccer teams with the recent acquisition of a minority stake in Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain. Durant couldn't have picked a better time to join forces with PSG. His acquisition comes on the heels of PSG...

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich is sounding the alarm over what he sees as a dangerous shift in federal priorities under President Donald Trump. In a sharply worded opinion piece on AlterNet, Reich said that the government “is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as...

Labubu, a spiky-eared collectible doll created by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung, has become one of the hottest toys of 2025. With blind-box pricing ranging from $8.99 to nearly $30, and rare editions reselling for thousands, the trend is being driven not just by kids, but by anxious, value-conscious...

An investor sparked a lively debate on Reddit’s r/stocks after asking a simple but heavy question: How can the S&P 500 continue to grow at an average annual rate of 10% for another 30 years?  The user pointed out that if the index maintains that pace, its market cap would double...