After SpaceX’s S-1, the path to Starship reuse looks uncertain
SpaceX’s recent IPO and Starship rocket test flight provided two major data points that provide a realistic vision for the coming years. The other could disappoint both the company’s promoters and critics. Behind the impressive expectations of AI companies’ profits and plans for a moon base lies a more grounded reality. Disposable Starships may keep […]
Ghost Hacker: The Cybersecurity Mystery No One Can Solve
Throughout the long history of hacking, there have been many data breaches that remain unresolved years or even decades later. The identities of countless hackers and the hacking groups behind them have never been revealed. But the prolific hacking group gets busted. This is true whether it is cybercriminals like LAPSUS$, the notorious extortion gang […]
Ferrari’s first EV isn’t for you
Everyone seems to be furious about Ferrari’s first electric car. Dubbed Ruth, it was revealed on Monday that the design of the five-seater was primarily driven by Jony Ive and his design company LoveFrom, which he runs with Marc Newson. While it ticks many of the boxes on the spec sheet, it also boasts 1,000 […]
You can now stream narrated magazine articles on Spotify
As Spotify rapidly evolves to become the home for all things audio, the company announced Tuesday that it is bringing narrated long-form magazine articles to the app. These articles will be available to Premium subscribers as part of their 15 hours of audiobook listening time per month. Free users can also purchase individual articles for […]
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250 million at $3 billion valuation
E-commerce logistics company Stord announced Tuesday that it has raised $250 million at a valuation of $3 billion. As a result, the valuation was double that of the previous year’s round. The new funding was led by Strike Capital with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Franklin Templeton, Baillie Gifford, G Squared and Bond. Stord […]
What ClickUp’s mass layoffs say about the future of work
AI’s biggest advocates have argued for some time that the technology will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity gains, greatly rewarding workers who leverage AI and displacing those who don’t. Zeb Evans, CEO of collaboration software startup ClickUp, argues that this change is imminent. Last Thursday, Evans announced on X that the company, which […]
Pope’s AI encyclical isn’t actually about AI
Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical on Monday. The book, titled Magnifica Humanitas, is about the protection of humans in the age of artificial intelligence. And while AI is the hook, the problems Leo focuses on are older and more widespread. Inequality, war, erosion of democracy, and the concentration of power in the hands […]
The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20 million when VCs only wanted AI
Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something no one had ever done before. He secured prominent public investor Cathie Wood and her ARK Invest Venture Fund to lead the startup funding round. Lucra announced last month that it had raised $20 million in Series B led by ARK Fund with […]
Everyone is navigating AI security in real time, including Google
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Francis de Sousa, COO of Google Cloud, backstage at an event in Los Angeles. Speaking in the calm, measured tone of a university professor despite the din, De Souza offered some useful advice for companies trying to navigate the AI security era we’re all experiencing. “There’s […]
Google’s smart glasses partner Xreal thinks it has finally conquered this notoriously tricky industry
The smart glasses industry has long been a tormented dream of Silicon Valley. The premise is appealing enough. What if people no longer had to stare at their phones all day to enjoy the benefits of mobile computing, but instead could simply wear a lightweight computing device on their face? Science fiction fans (with a […]