How Entrepreneurs Can Unlock High-Impact Opportunities in the Public Sector
Working with the public sector can bring forth opportunities you never considered — but it requires a change in mindset.
The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning
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. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things…
The first human test of a rejuvenation method will begin “shortly”
When Elon Musk was at Davos last week, an interviewer asked him if he thought aging could be reversed. Musk said he hasn’t put much time into the problem but suspects it is “very solvable” and that when scientists discover why we age, it’s going to be something “obvious.” Not long after, the Harvard professor…
OpenAI’s latest product lets you vibe code science
OpenAI just revealed what its new in-house team, OpenAI for Science, has been up to. The firm has released a free LLM-powered tool for scientists called Prism, which embeds ChatGPT in a text editor for writing scientific papers. The idea is to put ChatGPT front and center inside software that scientists use to write up…
95% of Companies Get Zero Return on AI Investment — But This Emerging Model Is Changing the Game
Here’s why the next great AI company won’t own a data center — and what that means for founders.
I Paid for Media Coverage — and It Opened Doors I Couldn’t Pitch My Way Into
Paying to get published has become part of the modern content economy, but pay-to-play isn’t the problem. The problem is bad storytelling.
This 37-Year-Old Thought His Boat-Flipping Side Hustle Was About to Sink. Now It’s a $68 Million Public Company.
Jason Ruegg’s business idea started on the docks during college, flipping used boats in between classes.
Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.
Google’s more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the U.S.
Gemini 3 Pro and other AI tools are now available globally through the Google AI Plus plan, which is $7.99 per month in the United States.
OpenAI launches Prism, a new AI workspace for scientists
OpenAI has launched a new scientific workspace program called Prism, which integrates AI into existing standards for composing research papers.
Amid Trump attacks and weaponized sanctions, Europeans look to rely less on US tech
European governments are looking to move away from U.S. tech and reclaim their digital sovereignty at a time of unpredictability and volatility in the United States.