How to Cut Costs in the Right Places and Do More With Less
In this time of stress for many small businesses, thoughtful cost-cutting can make your company leaner, more agile and scalable without sacrificing long-term growth.
A brief history of “three-parent babies”
This week we heard that eight babies have been born in the UK following an experimental form of IVF that involves DNA from three people. The approach was used to prevent women with genetic mutations from passing mitochondrial diseases to their children. You can read all about the results, and the reception to them, here. …
The rights to Fyre Festival sold on eBay for 245K
Billy McFarland, the convicted criminal behind Fyre Festival, sold the rights to the infamous brand on eBay.
Lucid Motors will roll out hands-free highway driving this month
Lucid Motors joins the likes of Ford, General Motors, and Tesla in offering an advanced driver assistance system that allows for hands-free driving.
Ukrainian hackers claim to have destroyed servers of Russian drone maker
A coalition of Ukrainian hackers breached and wiped systems belonging to Gaskar Group, a Moscow-based drone maker.
AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: the terminal
For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe-coding takes off, a subtle shift has changed how AI systems are interacting with software. Instead of working on code, they’re increasingly interacting directly with the shell of whatever system they’re installed in. It’s a significant change in how AI-powered software development happens – and despite the low profile, it could have significant implications for where the field goes from here.
Starbucks Is Offering $25,000 for the Best Customized Drink — and Finally Reveals Its ‘Secret Menu’
If you think your customized Starbucks order should be on the menu, you could win thousands in cash.
‘Neighbors Can Only Do So Much’: Nextdoor Announces Plans to Become More Than Just a Place to Complain About Leaf Blowers
Hyper-local social platform Nextdoor is joining forces with local news outlets.
Starbucks Tells Employees to Return to the Office or Take a Buyout: ‘Not Everyone Will Agree with This Approach’
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is pushing for more in-person work, stating that it strengthens company culture.
Shaping the future with adaptive production
Adaptive production is more than a technological upgrade: it is a paradigm shift. This new frontier enables the integration of cutting-edge technologies to create an increasingly autonomous environment, where interconnected manufacturing plants go beyond the limits of traditional automation. Artificial intelligence, digital twins, and robotics are among the powerful tools manufacturers are using to create…
Research leaders urge tech industry to monitor AI’s ‘thoughts’
Research leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind are urging tech companies and research groups to monitor AI’s “thoughts.”