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Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial: What it was like in the room
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Two of the most powerful people in AI—Sam Altman and Elon Musk—began their face-off in court in Oakland, California, last week. Musk is suing OpenAI, alleging that the millions he spent to…
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5 Compelling Reasons Why All Entrepreneurs Should Play Chess
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Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months
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EXCLUSIVE: Luma launches creative AI agents powered by its new ‘Unified Intelligence’ models
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Google says half of all zero-days it tracked in 2025 targeted buggy enterprise tech
Enterprise software was a major focus of zero-day activity during 2025, with security and networking devices, like firewalls, VPNs, and virtualization platforms, among the top targeted by malicious hackers.
Website Glitches Aren’t Minor Issues — They’re Sending Your Customers Straight to Competitors. Here’s Why.
In today’s zero-forgiveness digital environment, even brief glitches can instantly reshape how users judge credibility, safety and whether a business is worth trusting at all.