For privacy and security, think twice before granting AI access to your personal data
AI tools are increasingly asking for gross levels of access to your personal data under the guise of needing it to work.
The Download: a bid to scrap the virtual wall and AI hits Climate Week
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 congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced plans to introduce legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along…
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5 AI Tools Doing Overtime So You Can Run a Profitable Solo Business (Without Losing Your Mind)
Most entrepreneurs are using AI to save time — but that’s not where the real leverage is.
Benchmark in talks to lead Series A for Greptile, valuing AI-code reviewer at $180M, sources say
YC alum Greptile raises $30M Series A.
Why a Y Combinator startup tackling AI agents for Windows gave up and pivoted
Pig.dev was working on a problem that could have been revolutionary: agent tech for controlling Windows desktops.
Meet the Person Who Invented Plastic that Dissolves in Water
“Big Plastic” might hate it, but it’s an opportunity for investors in the $1.3T plastics industry.
President Donald Trump Signs the GENIUS Act to Make the U.S. the ‘Crypto Capital of the World’
The landmark cryptocurrency legislation was signed into law by President Trump on Friday.
ServiceNow’s acquisition of Moveworks is reportedly being reviewed over antitrust concerns
The probe into the acquisition, which was announced in March, began in June according to sources familiar with the matter.
AI Is Changing Public Relations — Here’s How to Stay in Control
AI is transforming public relations by reshaping how brands are discovered and represented.
Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot
Cursor-maker Anysphere is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in an effort to compete with Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot.
The CEO of the World’s Most Valuable Company Says This Would Be His College Major in 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University in 1984, but he would change that major if he were in college today.