Why the Next Big Tech Companies Will Look Like Commodity Traders
Commodity tokenization is emerging as a practical bridge between capital and the physical constraints shaping the next generation of industries.
Cyber-Insecurity in the AI Era
Cybersecurity was already under strain before AI entered the stack. Now, as AI expands the attack surface and adds new complexity, the limits of legacy approaches are becoming harder to ignore. This session from MIT Technology Review’s EmTech AI conference explores why security must be rethought with AI at its core, not layered on after…
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Taco Bell Brings the Heat With 8% Same-Store Sales Growth — Here’s What It’s Doing Right
The fast-food chain Taco Bell beat Wall Street expectations while its parent company, Yum! Brands, explores selling Pizza Hut.
This Founder Went on Shark Tank After His Last Startup Was ‘Publicly Eviscerated’ — Now He’s on a $12 Million Run Rate
How Doug Evans went from a Silicon Valley failure to Shark Tank rockstar with his new startup The Sprouting Company.
Mark Cuban Says This Is the Biggest Career Blunder You Can Make Right Now
Using AI as a way to avoid doing work could cause your career to stall, Cuban said.
Sam Kiki Goes Viral Reading His 2009 Harvard Waitlist Letter Before Announcing Campus Poker Event
Sam “Señor Tilt” Kiki, CEO of MonkeyTilt, shares his strategies for winning millions at the table and building venture-backed companies.
Cyber-Insecurity in the AI Era
Cybersecurity was already under strain before AI entered the stack. Now, as AI expands the attack surface and adds new complexity, the limits of legacy approaches are becoming harder to ignore. This session from MIT Technology Review’s EmTech AI conference explores why security must be rethought with AI at its core, not layered on after…
Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
The deals come as the DoD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models.
Operationalizing AI for Scale and Sovereignty
Companies are taking control of their own data to tailor AI for their needs. The challenge lies in balancing ownership with the safe, trusted flow of high‑quality data needed to power reliable insights. This conversation from MIT Technology Review’s EmTech AI conference examines how AI factories unlock new levels of scale, sustainability, and governance—positioning data…
Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, and prevented users from updating the Linux-based operating system.
The Download: a new Christian phone network, and debugging LLMs
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. A new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender-related content A new US-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week. It blocks…