Warren Buffett Never Chased Flashy AI Stocks. Here’s How He’s Making a Killing on the Boom Anyway.
Buffett made his fortune betting on boring companies like utilities and railroads. Turns out that’s exactly what AI needed.
The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, and while it makes sense given their ties to the administration, critics could point out that Musk’s and Luckey’s companies already sell the kinds of technology the study is likely to recommend.
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National Lampoon Said This Store Had the ‘Worst Name’ for a Business. Here’s How to Create a Sign Customers Won’t Forget.
Your store sign is the first thing your customers see. So what makes a great one? We asked some of America’s Favorite Mom & Pop Shops® to explain theirs.
I Help Businesses Get Recommended By Chatbots. Here’s How It Really Works.
Customers are increasingly asking AI to give them business recommendations. Here’s how to make sure you’re on their shortlist.
TikTok’s US arm joins Lantern, a cross-platform child safety initiative
Eight months after establishing a U.S. based joint venture, TikTok is getting on board fellow platforms to support industry-wide child safety work.
4 days to save up to $200: Reason 2 of 5 to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, plus 50% off a second pass before prices increase on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register today.
Singapore’s Nexstrom wants to bring 2D semiconductors to chip fabs
Singapore-based Nexstrom has raised new funding to develop equipment that could help chipmakers manufacture 2D semiconductor materials at scale.
Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy bets these 21 startups will shape energy’s future
To the investors at Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy, the coming wave of electrification will make data center energy demands look quaint by comparison. Here’s how they’re preparing.
Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction
Inside two years of fraught AI data center debates in Pennsylvania.
The Leadership Skill I Rely on Most When Times Get Tough
When pressure rises, kindness isn’t a weakness — it’s a leadership advantage that builds trust, strengthens accountability and helps teams navigate challenges together.
The Download: why AI’s latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reality
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. Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype —Timnit Gebru, executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), and Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the University of…