What Nearly a Decade of Betting on AI Taught Me About Growth
Here’s why you should invest in innovation to set your company, your team and yourself up for long-term success.
The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”
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. The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the US in April 2024, the day before…
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Everyone’s Hoarding Data. The Real Business Advantage Is Interpretation
Every enterprise is hoarding data; almost none of them are extracting signal. Here’s why judgment — not infrastructure — is what separates operators who win from the ones drowning in dashboards.
Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid
The largest grid operator in the U.S. says it will cut power to large data centers to prevent blackouts starting next year.
PayPal leaves the door open to a higher takeover offer following earnings beat
After reporting better-than-expected Q2 results, PayPal said it remains focused on its AI-driven turnaround, but would consider a deal that creates more value for shareholders.
Elon Musk’s X Money app is rolling out in the U.S.
The app is currently available to X Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the U.S.
WhatsApp now lets you make calls using its web app
Similar to the smartphone and desktop apps, the web app will support the calling features such as screen-sharing and reactions.
What I Learned Building a $107 Billion Market That Nobody Believed In
Discover the four leadership lessons that helped build a $107 billion business almost nobody believed would succeed.
Leadership Attention Is the Scarce Resource in Every Growing Company. Here Is How AI Actually Multiplies It.
The leaders pulling ahead are not automating tasks — they are using AI to gain continuous visibility across the business, direct multiple initiatives at once and stop being the bottleneck their organizations have to pass through.
I Built Successful Companies in Music, Gaming and Tech. These Same 3 Skills Will Drive Success In Any Industry
Turns out the same skills that work in music work just as well in gaming, tech and whatever comes next.
After a Rogue OpenAI Model Hacked Another Company, Nvidia, Microsoft and Space X Are Responding With ‘Systems for Self-Defense’
The new Open Secure AI Alliance argues that open AI models can catch and fix security threats faster than closed systems.