So you’ve heard these AI terms and nodded along; let’s fix that
Artificial intelligence is changing the world, and simultaneously inventing a whole new language to describe how it’s doing it. Spend five minutes reading about AI and you’ll run into LLMs, RAG, RLHF, and a dozen other terms that can make even very smart people in the tech world feel insecure. This glossary is our attempt […]
Fintech startup Parker files for bankruptcy
Parker, a cash-rich startup that provides banking services for corporate credit cards and e-commerce businesses, has filed for bankruptcy and is widely reported to have shut down. The startup is part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 cohort, and its Series A was led by Valar Ventures. Parker came out of stealth in 2023 and promoted […]
GM agrees to pay $12.75 million in California driver privacy settlement
General Motors has reached a privacy settlement with a group of law enforcement agencies led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Back in 2024, the New York Times reported that automakers, including GM, were sharing information about their customers’ driving behavior with insurance companies, and some customers feared their premiums would rise as a result. […]
The Instax Wide 400 takes the simplicity of instant photography and literally extends it.
Even in an increasingly digital, AI-driven world, analogue instant film and retro-style cameras remain popular with both nostalgia and charm. Instant cameras in particular stand out for their simplicity and the fact that their experience remains largely unchanged over time. Fujifilm’s $175 Instax Wide 400 builds on the familiar instant photography experience and extends it […]
Nvidia has already committed $40 billion to equity AI trading this year
According to CNBC, NVIDIA continues to be a major investor in the AI ecosystem, with over $40 billion in equity investments in AI companies. This is just in the first few months of 2026. Much of that total comes from a single bet: a $30 billion investment in OpenAI. But CNBC reports that the company […]
Fired Oracle employees tried to negotiate better severance packages. The Oracle answered, “No.”
As widely reported, Oracle announced via email on March 31 that it was laying off an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people. One employee who was fired that day told TechCrunch about his experience: “I had this weird feeling in my stomach. I tried to sign into the VPN, and it was like, ‘This user no […]
San Francisco’s housing market has gone insane
Real estate in San Francisco has never been easy to access. But the record sales currently occurring in the city’s luxury market are testing the limits of what was thought possible even in this notoriously unreachable city. Consider a six-bedroom, 5,700-square-foot home in Cow Hollow, one of San Francisco’s most popular neighborhoods. It’s not cheap, […]
Inter’s comeback story is even wilder than you think
Bloomberg this week took a deep dive into how Intel CEO Lip Vu Tan is trying to save one of Silicon Valley’s most storied but struggling chipmakers. It’s worth a read, but it doesn’t actually fully capture the most surprising part of the story. Intel’s stock price has increased an astounding 490% over the past […]
Cloudflare announces AI has made 1,100 jobs obsolete even as revenue hits record high
Cloudflare on Thursday joined a growing list of tech companies, including Meta Inc., Microsoft Inc. and Amazon Inc., that are reporting increased revenue alongside large-scale layoffs, both trends attributed to the use of AI. Cloudflare, which provides internet security and performance services to millions of websites around the world, announced as part of its first-quarter […]
Uber partner Avride under investigation over self-driving accident
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into AvRide, a robotaxi company that partnered with Uber, after identifying more than 10 crashes and one minor injury. Safety regulator Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) said the 16 crashes it identified all related to the “ability” of AvRide’s self-driving system, which apparently struggled […]