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[ad_1] Having built and sold e-commerce shipping startup Deliverr to Shopify for $2.1 billion in 2022, co-founder and CEO Harish Abbott knows the logistics industry well. Abbott felt that many manual tasks in logistics could be automated using AI. That’s why last year he launched Augment, which offers an AI assistant called “Augie” that can take over tedious and repetitive work performed by freight shippers, carriers, and brokers. On Thursday, Augment announced that it raised an $85 million Series A led by Redpoint, with participation from 8VC, Autotech Ventures, and others. The massive round comes just five months after the…

[ad_1] Powerful bass is an essential part of a high-quality sound system. Without it, movies and TV shows can sound too thin and deflated, lacking the weight and depth that dedicated low frequencies bring. Many soundbars use integrated woofers to provide bass, but this method has limitations. That’s why we’ve rounded up the best soundbars with full-fledged subwoofers. These models include separate subwoofer units to offer room-shaking oomph while watching your favorite action flicks.After extensive hands-on testing, we recommend the Samsung HW-Q990C as the best soundbar with a subwoofer. This powerful multi-piece system offers immersive surround sound with Dolby Atmos…

[ad_1] 2025-09-04T18:38:08Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. My family of four spent $65 on dinner at Applebee’s. Our food wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t amazing. We tried the chain’s “2 for $25” menu, but weren’t impressed with what we received for the price. Next time, my teens said they’d rather go to Chili’s. I probably…

[ad_1] 2025-09-04T17:57:34Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Gold prices hit a new record high on Wednesday of more than $3,600 per ounce. One popular place to buy is Costco, which sells over $200 million a month in precious metals. Though the markup is low, these high-value items help the company show strong e-commerce growth. As…

[ad_1] This July, the Phoenix Suns made 28-year-old, four-time NBA All-Star Devin Booker an offer he couldn’t refuse: a two-year, $145 million contract extension, even though three years and $171 million still remained on his existing contract.Booker’s new salary — $72.5 million in annual average income — is the highest in NBA history and keeps him in Phoenix until the summer of 2030, when he’ll be 34. It was a historic commitment, considering that Booker was still three years away from free agency at the time.Historically, free agency — the period after a player’s team contract ends and they can…

[ad_1] With previous leadership names in technology beginning to show real signs of weakness, astute investors know to look for stocks showing emerging strength. A quick scan for stocks making new swing highs drew me to Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) , an old school mobile provider that’s transformed into a commercial communications provider. The chart show that the stock has experienced a dramatic reversal after a weak start to 2025. The daily chart of Motorola shows why the break above the $440 level in early August was so significant. Upswings in February, March, and April all stalled out at this price…

[ad_1] Things aren’t so good for Good Clean Goop.Less than two years after it launched, Good Clean Goop — the accessible product line from Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand — is shutting down, a company spokesperson confirmed.Target, the line’s exclusive brick-and-mortar retailer, ended its partnership with the brand earlier this year. Both the retailer and Goop declined to provide further details about the line’s performance.The line launched in 2023 at Target and on Amazon, and boasted about a dozen products, all under $40 — a far cry from the costly products, like a $150 peptide serum, that Goop had become known…

[ad_1] For decades, software engineers were the disruptors. Now they’re the ones being disrupted.AI code editors and vibe-coding tools have radically changed software engineering. Martin Casado has watched this happen; as general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, whose tagline is “software is eating the world,” Casado leads the venture capital firm’s $1.25 billion infrastructure practice, including its investment in Cursor.On Jack Altman’s “Uncapped” podcast, Casado recounted his history in software since the 1990s — and how the industry is receiving its karma decades in the making.”We disrupted everything, right?” Casado said of software engineers. “We disrupted the back office. We disrupted hotels. We…

[ad_1] Google’s latest video-generation model, Veo 3, is coming to Google Photos. The new model, available on the mobile app’s Create tab, will allow users in the U.S. to turn their still images into video clips. Google Photos already offers video generation through its recently added “Photo to video” feature, but the company says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that functionality with higher-quality video. The launch also represents how the company is working to bring its latest AI tech to consumers through its products — Google Photos, for instance, had over 1.5 billion monthly active users as of May…

[ad_1] On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump will dine with some of the most powerful business leaders in the newly renovated Rose Garden.Elon Musk, who didn’t score an invite, will be eating elsewhere.The dinner is Trump’s first official event in the garden since its much-publicized renovation, and it’s expected to feature a who’s who of CEOs and tech founders. The invite list boasts two dozen business leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.A White House spokesperson confirmed the invitees for the Rose Garden dinner to Business Insider, which was first reported by…