Microsoft’s New Copilot AI Assistant Can Help With Office Tasks — If Your Company Can Afford It
Access is currently restricted to a select group of elite customers, requiring a substantial commitment and cost.
MIT Technology Review is a 2026 ASME finalist in reporting
The American Society of Magazine Editors has named MIT Technology Review as a finalist for a 2026 National Magazine Award in the reporting category. The shortlisted story—“We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard”—is part of the publication’s Power Hungry package on AI’s energy burden. AI is often described…
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Why I Didn’t Go on Shark Tank — and How That Decision Actually Helped Me Scale
A firm grasp of your business model and numbers is critical to scaling your company.
Mortgage and loan giant Mr. Cooper blames cyberattack for ongoing outage
Mortgage and loan giant Mr. Cooper says a “cybersecurity incident” earlier this week was the cause of an ongoing outage, adding that the company is “working to resolve the issue.” The Texas-based company said in a statement on its website that on October 31, Mr. Cooper “became the target of a cyber security incident and took […]
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Los Angeles demands robotaxi rulemaking powers
Mayor Karen Bass says Los Angeles — not a state agency — should have the power to decide how robotaxi companies expand in the city. The impact of the mayor’s calls may extend well beyond LA.
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Personal finance app Monarch sees bump in users following Intuit’s news it is closing Mint
Monarch’s co-founder said that Nov. 1 “was our biggest day in terms of new users since we launched the app” in January 2021.
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Your startup should solve an impossibly hard problem
Most obvious problems that have obvious solutions don’t need startups.
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At Bletchley, Rishi Sunak confirms AI Safety Institute but delays regulations for another day
A Frontier AI taskforce established by the U.K. back in June to prepare for the AI Safety Summit held this week is on course to be a permanent fixture, as the U.K. bids to take a leadership role on AI policy in the future. The U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today formally announced the launch […]
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Unredacted FTC suit shows ‘Project Nessie’ price-raising algorithm made Amazon $1.4B
The mysterious “Project Nessie,” hinted at in what little was not redacted in the FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon, is indeed an algorithmic pricing scheme that raised prices where it could do so safely, generating some $1.4 billion for the company during its years of operation. No wonder Amazon wanted to keep it under wraps! The […]
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DoorDash tests warning non-tippers that their order could be slow to arrive
Shame on the non-tippers. As Americans tip customer service workers less and less, per a Bankrate survey, DoorDash is testing a new feature that aims to convince customers to tip their drivers before their order arrives. When a customer orders from a restaurant on DoorDash yet inserts $0 in the tip amount, a pop-up will appear […]
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No, AI Isn’t Coming for Software Developers’ Jobs — Here’s Why
Rather than stealing jobs, AI is making in-demand and over-taxed developers significantly more productive, leading to big gains for innovation.