The token bill comes due: Inside the industry scramble to manage AI’s runaway costs
“The whole conversation shifted from tokenmaxxing and ‘go fast’ to ‘we need guardrails, how do we control this?'”
Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war
As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools — gear first shipped about a decade ago — the same machines the MATCH Act would now put off limits.
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I Built Movement Into My Company’s Workday — Here’s How It Changed Focus and Output
If your team feels slower or burned out, it might not be the workload. It might be how little they move during the day.
NASA tells astronauts to shelter in SpaceX Dragon due to new ISS leaks
The space agency says Roscosmos has discovered new leaks in the Russian service module that it is trying to repair.
NSA said to be readying Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyber operations
The U.S. eavesdropping agency is reportedly preparing Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyberattacks, despite a federal ban on using the AI model maker.
These U.S. Soccer Legends Played in World Cups. Here’s Why They Believe the 2026 World Cup Is a Massive Business Opportunity
As cohosts of the hit podcast Unfiltered Soccer, US soccer legends Tim Howard and Landon Donovan are capitalizing on America’s soccer boom ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup while warning about the rising costs of youth soccer’s pay-to-play system.
I Built Movement Into My Company’s Workday — Here’s How It Changed Focus and Output
If your team feels slower or burned out, it might not be the workload. It might be how little they move during the day.
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Passed on OpenAI — Now He’s Quietly Building His Own AI Company
The Airbnb founder has said AI chatbots aren’t robust enough for the travel industry. So he’s building a company to deliver what he needs.
US Tech Layoffs Hit a Two-Year High in May. But There’s a Catch: ‘The Labor Market Is Being Reshaped’
AI is the leading reason for job cuts, with 38,242 positions eliminated in May. But the full picture is more complicated than it looks.
AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India
The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.
The Best Leaders Don’t Predict the Future — They Build Teams That Can Handle It
The companies that grow fastest treat failed experiments as valuable lessons, not mistakes.