I Put AI Agents to Work Across My Business. Here’s Where They Delivered.
I integrated AI across our entire software development lifecycle to separate hype from reality and here’s the honest breakdown.
The Download: AI’s refusal problem and weight-loss drug side effects
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. We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no Today’s AI models are trained to refuse a vast number of prompts. If you ask your chatbot how to poison…
Feds launch investigation into Tesla’s Cybercab deployment
The investigation was launched just a few hours after Tesla put the first production Cybercabs on the road in Austin.
Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace
Battlefields in Ukraine are littered with the remnants of drones, which are now firmly established as a critical weapon of modern warfare. But behind all that wreckage, there’s a new gold mine for the defense sector. The data drones generate will far outlast the wars in which they are used to fight, increasingly becoming part…
The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus
While restaurant owners might look to generative AI as a shortcut to sprucing up their menu, customers can viscerally sense that something is wrong with the food.
Crusoe reportedly raises $3B at a $30B valuation
The round came together after the data center developer reportedly secured a $13 billion contract with Jane Street.
AI Is Making Reputation More Valuable Than Reach — Even in Real Estate
For decades, real estate rewarded whoever could get the most attention. Today, reputation is one of the industry’s most valuable assets.
This Husband-and-Wife Duo Started a Business They Couldn’t Find in Their Hometown. 6 Months in, It Did $1 Million in Sales.
Ken and Sarah Barlow set out to open the doors to “something joyful” and “community-centered.”
Oura files to go public
The ring maker says that its business has shown significant revenue growth over the past year.
Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets
The company published a form on its website Thursday soliciting info from people who are interested in “Cybercab fleet vehicle purchasing.”
Startup ARR is less secure than ever, new research shows
The AI era has completely broken enterprise buying patterns, and startups haven’t yet figured out how to navigate.