A Blue Origin Rocket Blew Up on the Launchpad — Jeff Bezos Called It a ‘Very Rough Day’
No one was injured in the explosion, but the fireball destroyed Blue Origin’s only launchpad and could impede NASA’s moon missions.
Inside the world’s deepest and longest subsea road tunnel
It’s cold, it’s very, very noisy, and—if I can be quite honest with you—I’m not feeling super relaxed. I’m currently around 300 meters, or 1,000 feet, beneath the North Sea, in a dark, dank cave. It smells weird. And I am increasingly aware of the pressure from millions of tons of seawater just above my…
The ‘World’s Richest Restaurateur’ Snapped Up Iconic Vegas Casino Caesars Entertainment for $17.6 Billion
Tilman Fertitta already owns Landry’s, the Houston Rockets, and the Golden Nugget casinos. Now he’s adding Caesars to his empire.
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6 Data-Driven Practices That Separate High-Performing Companies From Everyone Else
Being data-driven isn’t about having the best tools — it’s about leaders acting on the right signals quickly and consistently.
I Never Ask My Team to Change — I Ask Them to Grow. Here’s Why It Works.
Don’t ask your team to change; ask them to grow. Here’s the difference — and how it helps us scale while maintaining culture.
The New Claude Opus 4.8 Just Dropped — It Was Trained to Be More ‘Honest’ and Stop ‘Jumping to Conclusions’
The company says the latest version of its flagship AI model knows to admit when it doesn’t know something and stops making unsupported claims.
The Lowest-Cost Player Doesn’t Always Win — A Market Lesson From Batteries
Solar and wind look like they have a cost advantage, but batteries show why the most flexible actors often capture the economic surplus instead.
Kiwibit’s AI-powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddy
If you’re looking for a fun way to connect with nature while collecting bird species on an app like Pokémon, give this smart feeder a try.
The Download: unlocking lithium and controlling Ebola
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. How a new extraction process could unlock the world’s lithium A new method for extracting lithium could cut costs and emissions from one of the world’s most important materials for EVs…