This $1,000-A-Year Credit-Boosting Service Rarely Improves Scores—But Still Takes Your Money

More than a year after being cut off by the credit bureaus, San Francisco fintech company TomoCredit continues to sell an exorbitant, misleading service and makes its subscription extremely difficult to cancel.

Lessons On The Modern Fashion Brand From Heiress Beverly Hills

From a recipe that’s part intuition, part business savvy, and a lot of listening, Hailey Weiner has grown an American fashion business that will not stop growing.

AI Companions For Seniors—Can A Robot Really Keep Grandpa Company?

AI companions promise conversation, reminders and engagement for lonely seniors—but overreliance can pose emotional risks, and they can’t replace human connection.

Elon Musk’s Orbital Data Centers Face Huge Challenges

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the new inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 3D-printed housing and more.

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Secretive Silicon Valley Investments

Thanks to his relationships to tech billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, Epstein had access to a number of lucrative tech investments. But he walked away from several deals with major startups that could have netted him millions, the new cache …

Tesla’s Semi Is Finally Hitting The Road. The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse

Elon Musk’s “beast” arrives as federal support for EVs withers and rising power costs complicate his claim that it will be cheaper to run than diesel rigs.

A Former Russian Jewelry Magnate’s Humanoid Robot Startup Is In Talks To Raise $200 Million

Artem Sokolov is in talks with investors to raise a big Series A round for his London-based robotics startup.

How Jeffrey Epstein Helped His Publicist Become A Big-Time Venture Capitalist

Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley. New emails released from the Department of Justice reveal a deep, years long relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Conditions At ICE Detention Centers Could Fuel Major Measles Outbreaks

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at we look at Reed Jobs’ cancer-focused VC fund, Midi Health’s latest fundraise at $1 billion-plus valuation, and more.