Henry Chandonnet is a reporter on the Business News desk. He mainly writes about consumer AI and tech culture.
Henry previously wrote for Fast Company, where he covered trending tech news. He's also written for The Daily Beast, People Magazine, and Vulture. Henry graduated from Tufts University in 2025 with a degree in English and Economics.
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Tech 2025-12-10T18:24:01.395Z EngineAI posted a video of its CEO, Zhao Tongyang, being kicked in the stomach by its T800 robot after online skeptics questioned an earlier video.
Dylan Field had no management experience before cofounding Figma. He had to learn a "whole new skillset," he said.
Media 2025-12-08T17:40:14.925Z David Ellison is officially chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance after an $8 billion tie-up. Next on his wish list: Warner Bros Discovery.
YouTuber MKBHD recently tested the Xiaomi SU7 Max. He praised its various features and low price tag. Ford CEO Jim Farley is a fan of it too.
AI 2025-12-08T10:50:28.390Z Roblox CEO David Baszucki said that it was "hard to get to a position where you can understand all of those research papers."
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein said that his version of harmony was some Saturdays working, and some Thursdays walking with his wife.
Tech 2025-12-05T17:34:45.670Z Netflix, founded in 1997, has grown into the world's largest streaming service with more than 300 million subscribers worldwide.
Tech 2025-12-04T17:14:00.895Z Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates praised Sam Altman's ability to get people to rally behind a "very ambitious vision" — and invest billions.
Tech 2025-12-04T15:15:09.503Z Spotify Wrapped engaged 200 million users in roughly the first 24 hours, a 19% increase year-over-year, the company said.
Tech 2025-12-03T14:10:14.236Z New features in this year's Spotify Wrapped recap include the ability to see your "Listening Age" and compete in a "Wrapped Party."
Tech 2025-12-03T13:00:04.469Z Spotify Wrapped is "the thing that's most looked forward to," said one Spotify leader. "It's also the thing that gets the most scrutiny."
AI 2025-12-02T16:16:43.238Z "Work life balance is great, in-fact we recommend it to all our competitors," an xAI employee said. "You're free to disagree & let us cook," he added.
AI 2025-12-02T10:30:10.362Z IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
Tech 2025-11-30T10:15:04.006Z "You can actually make everyone the 10x or proverbial 100x engineer in a really exciting way," Thrive Capital partner Philip Clark said on a podcast.
Tech 2025-11-28T20:23:23.454Z Palmer Luckey unveiled his new take on the Nintendo 64, the M64, which he said will include new and never-before-seen video game titles.
Tatiana Birgisson and Jake Stauch are the COO and CEO of Serval, an AI startup that recently raised $47 million. They're also married.
Tech 2025-11-26T09:30:01.254Z At Thanksgiving, startup founders face the task of trying to explain what they do to friends and family — and proving that they're not unemployed.
Tesla said that the Dutch regulator RDW had "committed to granting approval" in February 2026. The Dutch regulator said a decision hasn't been made.
"Would you enthusiastically rehire this person for the same role?" If the answer is no, HR pro Rachel Lockett says they're "not going to work."
Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield said that employees should have a "perpetual desire to improve."