Inside Tilt Rips: Sam Kiki’s Latest Empire Move Has Nothing to Do With Gambling
The veteran gaming entrepreneur is betting big on nostalgia — and the numbers suggest he may be onto something.
Boston Metal gets a $75 million lifeline to produce critical metals
The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report. The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean up steel production, an industry that’s responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse emissions today. With the additional money, the new focus could…
He Found a Way to 10x His Company’s Revenue Stream — And Smart Business Owners Are Doing It, Too
Bojangles, Cracker Barrel and McAlister’s Deli have jumped on the catering bandwagon as companies plan to spend more on food in future.
A $400 Swatch Watch Drove Crowds Into a Frenzy — And Forced the Company to Close Stores Worldwide
Swatch’s Royal Pop collaboration with Audemars Piguet turned a $30,000 luxury watch into a $400 pocket watch. Crowds stormed the stores.
Apple’s New Siri Revamp Will Auto-Delete Your Chats. It’s a Direct Shot at ChatGPT.
Report says Apple will unveil a standalone Siri app in June with a privacy feature that lets users auto-delete conversations after 30 days.
Kin Health raises $9M to build an AI notetaker for patients
The app is similar to a meeting notetaker: you can record doctor visits, and it will return an AI summary of the meeting, with the next steps, all of which you share with family and friends if you want to.
Amazon’s new Alexa+ powered feature can generate podcast episodes
Amazon’s Alexa+ can now generate custom AI podcasts on demand, as the company expands its assistant into a personalized AI content platform.
Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom
The open source project said hackers stole its codebase and threatened to publish its source code if the company did not pay.
The Download: Musk v. Altman week 3, and Trump’s tech trading
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. Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side. In the final week of the Musk v. Altman trial,…
South Korea’s LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses
A lens the size of a thumbnail — and the South Korean startup that makes it could become the optical backbone of the AI glasses era.
How to Turn AI From Threat to Teammate — 3 Proven Ways to Align Your Vision with What Employees Actually Need
Data shows there’s a gap between CEO’s AI aspirations and employee’s AI reality. To ensure AI mandates stick, executives need to focus on three things.