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Samsung is saying goodbye to its namesake texting app, at least for United States customers.According to an end-of-service announcement published on the tech giant’s U.S. support website, Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July. Impacted owners of Samsung smartphones and other gadgets are being asked to switch to Google Messages in the meantime, “to maintain a consistent messaging experience on Android.”All Samsung Galaxy phones run on Google’s Android operating system. To switch to Google Messages, Samsung’s website gives users instructions to download the app from the Play Store, if not already on their phone, and set it as the default. Some people may also…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The real bottleneck for founders isn’t speed — it’s that their thinking gets spread across thousands of tiny, half-formed decisions. AI will gradually start taking that load off their plates. Instead of just summarizing or generating content after a human decides, AI will act as a filter — removing noise, structuring vague problems and eliminating weak options before founders ever see them. AI will likely become a “system layer” for decision support (not a replacement for thinking), freeing founders to focus on strategy, creativity and real conversations. When people talk…
Book lovers with aging Kindles might want to find a new e-reader soon, as Amazon is discontinuing support for its older devices next month.On May 20, the e-commerce giant is set to cut off support for devices released in 2012 or earlier, notifying active users of the affected devices via email.“These models have been supported for at least 14 years—some as long as 18 years—but technology has come a long way in that time, and these devices will no longer be supported moving forward,” an Amazon spokesperson told Fast Company.While the devices will still be able to power on, users will no longer be able to…
Key Takeaways Apple’s first foldable iPhone is slated to be unveiled in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, despite earlier reports of engineering delays. The device is being treated internally as the most significant redesign in iPhone history. The foldable model is central to a broader strategy to expand the iPhone line with new designs, higher price tiers and differentiated features. Apple is preparing to launch its first foldable iPhone this year in September during the company’s typical phone debut period, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. The sources said that Apple will release the…
In 1990, my mother discovered a 4-year-old startup called American Girl, and she liked what she saw: books about different eras in American history, with stories told through the eyes of a girl roughly her daughter’s age, plus an 18-inch doll based on each character. It was more educational and wholesome than Barbie, so she was happy to buy them for me.My favorite character was Molly McIntire, a 9-year-old living through World War II in Illinois, whose father had been sent to the front lines and hadn’t written home in months. What I loved about the books was that they…
Key Takeaways Bapu and Wilson raised $160,000 on Kickstarter to help bring their side hustle Houndsy to life. Both co-founders quit their 9-5 jobs by 2023 to focus on the business full time. Houndsy has seen $15 million in lifetime revenue — and is on track for another $15 million this year. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Pavan Bapu, 40, of Chicago, Illinois. Bapu and his co-founder Luke Wilson started their side hustle Houndsy, which sells dog feeders that don’t require people to bend down, in 2021. Houndsy generated more than $450,000 in revenue during its first year and…
April officially marks the beginning of Spring. But, for Halloween fanatics, it marks the halfway point until the year’s spookiest holiday, and decorations are already available for those planning ahead. Unveiled on the morning of April 8, Home Depot debuted its annual Halfway to Halloween collection, a line of exclusive and over-the-top decorations for those planning ahead of the holiday. “Halloween lovers have started shopping for decor and planning their setups earlier and earlier,” a Home Depot spokesperson told Fast Company. “We wanted to provide another moment for them to prepare for the Halloween season. Year after year we have…
Due to the war in Iran, companies are looking for creative ways to offset price increases — and that often involves passing hidden costs to you. Fuel prices have surged 95%, and while some businesses are adding direct surcharges, others are using subtler tactics, reports CNN. Amazon added a 3.5% fuel surcharge for third-party sellers using its fulfillment services. JetBlue raised checked baggage fees by $4 to $9, depending on flight times. USPS implemented its first-ever fuel surcharge — 8% on packages starting April 26. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told employees that doubled jet fuel prices mean an extra…
While we are a tech company focused on financial services, we’ve realized a hard truth: in the high-stakes world of regulated AI, your model is only as good as the person who built it. While the rest of the industry is obsessed with “GPU-first” strategies, we are betting on a “human-first” approach to technology. In our newly released white paper, The Making of the Brillianeers, we outline a strategy, inspired by Toyota’s “just-in-time” manufacturing philosophy, that treats engineering talent not as an operating expense, but as a strategic, investor-level asset. THE TOYOTA PARALLEL Toyota revolutionized the automotive industry by moving…
Keith Valory, CEO of streaming platform Plex, had big plans for his company’s 2017 corporate retreat: a weeklong ‘Survivor’-themed bonding experience in Honduras for 120 remote employees. What could go wrong? Everything, according to The Wall Street Journal. Three weeks before arrival, the hotel’s general manager and head chef quit. Just as the first bus arrived, Valory was in his bathroom with E. coli from a salad. A former Navy SEAL made the “not super fit” tech workers do military drills in 100-degree heat until people passed out. One employee landed on a fire ant hill and needed a shot…