An informant told the FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker.”
A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to documents released Friday by the Justice Department. The document, released as part of the Justice Department’s legally mandated effort to release documents related to investigations into deceased sex offenders, does not specify who the alleged hacker was, but […]
Blue Origin suspends space tourism flights to focus on the moon
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin will pause its space tourism flights for “at least two years” to focus all resources on its upcoming mission to the moon, the company announced Friday. The decision temporarily halts the program that Blue Origin has used for the past five years to fly humans beyond the Kármán Line, […]
SpaceX’s IPO could open the floodgates — and secondaries are booming in the meantime
SpaceX is reportedly lining up four major Wall Street banks for a potential 2026 IPO — a move that could signal the long-awaited reopening of the public markets after a years-long IPO drought. In the meantime, late-stage private companies like SpaceX are finding other ways to create liquidity for employees and early shareholders, largely through […]
Anthropic brings agent plugin to Cowork
Earlier this month, Anthropic announced Cowork, a new agent tool that aims to take the benefits of its AI coding assistant, Claude Code, and transform it into a more general-purpose tool that even non-programmers can benefit from. Anthropic has introduced new features within Cowork to provide even more powerful capabilities for enterprise users. Look, it’s […]
Bluesky publishes first transparency report, highlights increase in user reports and legal claims
Bluesky this week released its first transparency report documenting the actions taken by its Trust & Safety team and the results of other initiatives such as age guarantee compliance, influence manipulation monitoring, and automated labeling. The social media startup, a rival to X and Threads, grew nearly 60% in 2025, from 25.9 million users to […]
Reid Hoffman urges Silicon Valley leaders to stop kneeling to President Trump
Billionaire tech mogul Reid Hoffman is appealing to Silicon Valley tech moguls not only to condemn the killing of two Americans at the hands of Border Patrol agents, but also to stop placating President Trump. “We in Silicon Valley cannot bow our knees to Trump,” Hoffman wrote in a post for X and an opinion […]
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How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short
Ethos Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of life insurance sales software, went public on the Nasdaq on Thursday. As one of the first big tech IPOs of the year, the insurtech platform is being watched as a bellwether for the 2026 listing cycle. The company and its selling shareholders raised approximately $200 million in a […]
iPhone had its best quarter ever
Apple had a great first quarter, but what really stood out was iPhone sales. The company reported its best quarter ever for its flagship devices, thanks in part to surging sales in regions such as China and India. “iPhone had its best quarter ever, driven by unprecedented demand, with record highs across all geographic segments,” […]
SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI led by Elon Musk are reportedly in merger talks
Three of Elon Musk’s companies are considering a possible merger: SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla. Negotiations appear to be in the early stages, but at least one company could end up being acquired by SpaceX, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. Two scenarios are considered. According to Bloomberg, citing unnamed insiders, SpaceX and Tesla may […]