If You’re Not Asking Your Security Leader These 5 Questions Right Now, You’re Inviting Turnover and Data Breaches
Ask these five questions now and you’ll know exactly where your security threat is before it becomes a headline.
Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman
In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny. Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into donating $38 million to the company. He claimed that they’d promised to maintain…
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The AI Playbook That Built an $80M 1-Person Business (You’re 1 Prompt Away and Don’t Know It)
If I lost everything tomorrow and had to rebuild to seven figures in 12 months using only AI, I wouldn’t guess — I’d reverse-engineer the people who already did it.
Rebuilding the data stack for AI
Artificial intelligence may be dominating boardroom agendas, but many enterprises are discovering that the biggest obstacle to meaningful adoption is the state of their data. While consumer-facing AI tools have dazzled users with speed and ease, enterprise leaders are discovering that deploying AI at scale requires something far less glamorous but far more consequential: data…
This Airline CEO Was Banned From Casinos for Card Counting — Now He’s Making His Biggest Bet Yet
Scott Kirby went all-in on premium cabins, faster Wi-Fi, and brand loyalty — lifting United into direct competition with Delta.
China vetoes Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe
China has ordered Meta to unwind its multibillion-dollar Manus acquisition, dealing a potential setback to Zuckerberg’s push into AI agents.
OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps
The phone could go in mass production in 2028, an analyst says.
Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked
The American technology giant provides water and energy monitoring and utility meters to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses.
The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models
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. Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much longer prompts…
Spotify’s next frontier: fitness content
Spotify is adding fitness as its next major category, launching workout videos, playlists, and Peloton classes inside the app for free and Premium users.
Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space
Overview Energy’s first contract with Meta is a small step toward a future of space-based solar power.