Why Real Connections Are the Strongest Currency in Business
Relationships are the most valuable form of currency in life and business. Real connection, authenticity and community compound faster than any financial investment.
The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
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. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…
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Microsoft’s $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy
For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE – a move that positions the country as both a proving ground for U.S. export-control diplomacy and a regional anchor of American AI influence.
Your Big Idea Is Worth Protecting — That’s Why You Need to Patent Your Invention
Filing for a patent is like planting your flag on your idea, giving you a legal shield that prevents anyone from copying your hard work.
Microsoft inks $9.7B deal with Australia’s IREN for AI cloud capacity
The deal will give Microsoft access to compute infrastructure built with Nvidia’s GB300 GPUs, which will be deployed over phases through 2026.
LG founder’s grandson, production firm partner up to bring AI to filmmaking
Brian Koo’s Stock Farm Road and Utopai Studios have partnered up to form Utopai East, an AI-powered film production company.
The Download: gene-edited babies, and cleaning up copper
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. Here’s the latest company planning for gene-edited babies The news: A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely create genetically edited…
Take Work Anywhere With This $190 MacBook Air, the Lowest Price Ever
Save more than $800 on this feature-packed MacBook Air.
This startup wants to clean up the copper industry
Demand for copper is surging, as is pollution from its dirty production processes. The founders of one startup, Still Bright, think they have a better, cleaner way to generate the copper the world needs. The company uses water-based reactions, based on battery chemistry technology, to purify copper in a process that could be less polluting…
How Ditching Corporate Life and Chasing Adventure Led This Couple to Unique Sip-and-Soak Success
On this episode of “America’s Favorite Mom and Pop Shops®,” learn the happy and hoppy secrets of Oakwell Beer Spa’s growth.
Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?
“As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others feel around me?”