Your AI-Powered Customer Service Is Quietly Destroying Brand Trust. Here’s What Needs to Change.
As companies rush to deploy AI chatbots for cost savings, a hidden erosion of brand trust is underway.
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. It isn’t yet an example of AI-generated life, but that could be next. Join senior AI reporter…
June 2026
When 3 Income Streams Become Too Complex to Handle Alone (And Cost You Thousands in Taxes and Missed Savings)
As more people juggle multiple income streams to stay afloat or build wealth, the complexity quietly increases — often creating tax blind spots, compliance risks and missed savings that only become visible when it’s too late.
Amazon Prime Day 2026 takes place June 23-26
Groceries and household essentials will be a main focus of this year’s deals event.
Nvidia CEO Declares That PCs Are About to Get Their First ‘Reinvention’ in 40 Years — Here’s What’s Changing
The world’s most valuable company is entering the PC chip market, partnering with Microsoft to reimagine the computer for AI.
This Surfer Spent $5,000 to Open a Roadside Cart Selling an Unconventional Post-Beach Snack. Now, Her Business Brings in $300 Million a Year.
Abby Taylor created a franchise with 400 locations across the U.S.
New Survey Says AI Is Falling Woefully Short on One Big Promise — It ‘Should Be Making Executives Uncomfortable’
A new Bain & Co. survey of 951 large companies found that AI cost savings are coming in far below what executives projected.
Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn again this year after explosion
CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company’s launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn’t shared the cause of last week’s explosion.
The Download: AI can run your admin department now
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How small businesses can leverage AI From accounting to design to market research and product development, there’s a staggering breadth of skills needed to run a business. Large companies can hire…
ZeroDrift raises $10 million to protect AI models from themselves
A new AI compliance service sits between AI models and end users to flag and replace any messages that might present a compliance problem.
Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI
Engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo.