This week’s science news: Anomalies inside Earth, the Artemis II leak and how psychedelics can help treat PTSD
This week’s science news was full of surprising discoveries hidden deep within the Earth, including a potential answer to the age-old mystery of how Colorado River tributaries seem to defy gravity. The Green River, which begins in Wyoming and joins the Colorado River in Utah, carved a path through the Uinta Mountains rather than bypassing […]
Warning of signal phishing targeting German government agencies, politicians, military personnel and journalists
The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (also known as the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV) and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) have issued a joint advisory warning about a malicious cyber campaign carried out by a likely state-sponsored threat actor, including carrying out phishing attacks against the Signal messaging […]
Why do children eat boogers?
Everyone has seen it. A child shoves one finger into his nostril, digs a nugget out of the cavity, pulls it out, and devours it like a delicious snack. It may be terrible for adults, but most kids don’t seem to be fazed by it at all. So why do kids eat boogers? And could […]
Benchmark raises $225 million in special funding to double Cerebras
This week, AI chipmaker Cerebra Systems announced it had raised $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of $23 billion. That’s nearly tripled from the $8.1 billion valuation that Nvidia’s rival reached just six months ago. The round was led by Tiger Global, but the bulk of the new funding came from Benchmark Capital, […]
AI startup founder says he plans a ‘March for Billionaires’ to protest California’s wealth tax
The fight over California’s proposed “billionaire tax” is getting weird. This week, it was revealed that someone is planning a so-called “Billionaires’ March” in San Francisco as tech elites continue to hate each other over this much-maligned bill. A website promoting the event appeared online, but it offered little other than a meaningful tagline: “It’s […]
‘Industry’ Season 4 captures tech fraud better than any other show on TV right now
HBO’s hit financial thriller “Industry” had one of the most gripping storylines so far this season: the busting of a fraudulent fintech company called Tender. The show follows Harper Stern, who heads a newly formed investment firm and is looking for companies to short sell, essentially betting on stocks to collapse. After being tipped off […]
From Svedka to Anthropic, brands are boldly leveraging AI in their Super Bowl ads
Following last year’s trend of showcasing AI in multi-million dollar ad spots, the 2026 Super Bowl ad takes it a step further by leveraging AI to both create commercials and promote the latest AI products. Love it or hate it, this technology has become a star in its own right alongside the latest movie trailers […]
Prince Andrew’s advisor encouraged Jeffrey Epstein to invest in EV startups like Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors, an electric vehicle startup, was excited to raise a Series D funding round in 2017. The company had been courting Ford as a potential investor, but Jia Yueting, founder of rival EV startup Faraday Future, had secretly amassed a roughly 30% stake, effectively blocking any new investors. David Stern, the mysterious businessman and […]
AI agents could become lawyers after all
Last month, I wrote about Mercor’s new benchmarks that measure the ability of AI agents in specialized tasks such as law and corporate analysis. The scores at the time were pretty dire, with all major institutes scoring below 25%. Therefore, we conclude that lawyers are safe from AI exclusion, at least for now. But AI […]
The Legal Revolution is Digital: Meet TwinH, Your AI Partner in the Courtroom of the Future
For decades, justice has been synonymous with slow-moving gears, piles of paperwork, and an intimidating lack of transparency. But a new era of LegalTech is emerging, led by TwinH—a revolutionary AI platform that promises to turn the legal experience from a headache into a high-tech journey of dignity and control. The End of Bureaucracy? How […]