Posts by Liam Redmond
‘Pervert glasses’: Backlash against Meta’s smart glasses grows
Meta wants its smart glasses to be a big hit, but the high-tech specs have also turned into a liability, as some are calling the gadget “pervert glasses.” The social media giant dominates the market for smart glasses, which allow people to capture photos and videos, listen to music, take phone calls and ask questions…
Read MoreAgentic Commerce Is Reshaping How Customers Buy
The way people shop online is shifting fast, and agentic commerce sits right at the center of that change. In this model, AI agents research products, compare offers, and complete purchases for shoppers, often with only light human input. Instead of opening ten tabs, a customer tells an assistant what they need, and the agent…
Read MoreSeries B Funding: Convex Raises $57M for AI Backends
Convex has raised a $57 million Series B led by Insight Partners, a bet that AI applications need a rock-solid backend to run on. The August 4 round brings the company’s total funding to $110.5 million, with a16z, Spark Capital, and Etna Labs joining in. I have watched too many founders ship a clever demo…
Read MoreCasey Mize ‘embarrassed’ by career-worst start in Padres debut
The new-look San Diego Padres revamped their starting rotation at the trade deadline by acquiring multiple pitchers. President of baseball operations A.J. Preller had another busy trade deadline and succeeded in helping an ailing group. The Padres acquired right-handed pitcher Casey Mize ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin One of…
Read MoreTeen Entrepreneur Duo Turns Hot Dogs Into Six Figures
Two 19-year-old founders have turned a hot dog stand into a six-figure business at the Jersey Shore, and their story is a masterclass in scrappy growth. Matt D’Arcy and Keith Stedronsky started “Dogs Out” at just 16, and the seasonal stand is now a summer staple in Manasquan, New Jersey. Here is why founders should…
Read MoreSupplement Industry Booms as P&G Buys Thorne for $3.8B
Procter & Gamble has agreed to buy the supplements maker Thorne for $3.8 billion in cash, the company confirmed on August 4, giving the consumer goods giant a fast lane into premium vitamins and personalized nutrition. P&G won the brand from private equity owner L Catterton, and it beat a rival bid from the consumer…
Read MoreNintendo tops estimates with US tariff refunds and Switch 2 games
Sales of Switch 2 software over the period were led by Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Pokemon Pokopia Published Thu, Aug 6, 2026 · 03:22 PM — Updated Thu, Aug 6, 2026 · 04:02 PM NINTENDO reported stronger-than-expected earnings buoyed by tariff refunds from the US and strong sales of a pair of in-house…
Read MoreWan’Dale Robinson leaving Giants for Titans is bigger than a Brian Daboll reunion: ‘Kind of perfect’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It doesn’t take long for Wan’Dale Robinson to point out the biggest difference between playing in New York and playing in Tennessee. “There’s not as much traffic,” Robinson said this week. It’s hard to argue with that. That is just one of the benefits for Robinson, who signed with the Titans in…
Read MoreSuccession Planning Lessons From Nazara’s Founder CEO Exit
Every founder faces this question eventually, and the answer shapes the company’s next decade. This week, gaming firm Nazara Technologies named a new CEO and moved its founder into a new seat, and it puts succession planning back in front of builders everywhere. I used to tell founders that stepping back feels like losing. It…
Read MoreGen Z Entrepreneurs Are Founding at a Record Rate
A U.S. Bank survey found that Gen Z small business owners are making bolder growth bets than any other generation, and separate 2026 data shows 43% of Gen Z adults plan to start a business this year. That share tops millennials at 39% and more than doubles Gen X at 21%. So the youngest founders…
Read MoreAir India taps Ethiopian Airlines veteran as CEO
Published Wed, Aug 5, 2026 · 09:44 PM [NEW DELHI] Air India announced Tewolde Gebremariam will succeed Campbell Wilson as the chief executive officer amid the Tata Group-owned carrier’s struggles to recover from last year’s deadly plane crash and mounting losses linked to geopolitical tensions. Tewolde was earlier with the Ethiopian Airlines Group, according to…
Read MoreYen drifts after intervention whirlwind; Iran optimism dents US dollar
Published Wed, Aug 5, 2026 · 09:38 PM [LONDON] The Japanese yen steadied on Wednesday (Aug 5) after its most volatile few days in months after historic intervention, while the US dollar traded around six-week lows against other currencies as revived hopes of an end to the war in Iran blunted safe-haven demand. The yen…
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