‘Treat Your Career Like an Elite Athlete Treats Training’: The Best Advice for Working Your Way Up in Business
Multi-industry expert Joe Drygas says the key to career success is finding a new version of yourself with every new role.
The Download: a “God-driven” cryptocurrency and a solar engineering roadmap
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. God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything. When Eli Regalado first heard God speak to him, he wondered whether he was hallucinating. According to Eli and his wife,…
The New Security Risk Every Business Using AI Needs to Know About (and How to Protect Yourself)
Executives who underestimate the risks of autonomous systems are leaving their organizations exposed to the fastest-growing attack vector in the enterprise.
Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails
Abliteration.AI is making powerful AI models without guardrails easier to access, arguing that giving defenders the same tools as bad actors could ultimately improve cybersecurity.
Meta is paying to peek at how you use their latest AI model
Most AI tools allow you to opt-out of sharing your usage with the model provider to improve future versions. Meta has taken that idea and put a price tag on it. For its new Muse Spark model, intended for operating coding and other agents, it is offering an explicit discount averaging out to about 95% […]
OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model
OpenAI claims that Astra represents “a new frontier on computer and browser use,” and that it handles tasks with unmatched “speed, accuracy, and safety.”
Qualcomm backs Ultrahuman in $70M round on bet to turn smart rings into computers
Ultrahuman is targeting a $200 million annual revenue run rate by January 2027 as it builds a new Qualcomm-powered smart ring.
Circular unveils Ring 3 series with contactless payments and on-finger vibration alerts
Smart ring maker Circular on Thursday unveiled its upcoming Ring 3 series, which consists of a Pro model and a Slim option. Both of the smart rings will feature an integrated NFC chip for contactless payments, vibrating alerts for alarms and reminders, and more. The Ring 3 Pro features a slimmer design than its predecessor […]
This Silicon Valley Billionaire Requested a Root Canal Without Novocaine — Here’s the Wild Reason Why
Doug Leone has spent decades chasing fear on purpose. He wasn’t going to let a llittle shot make him late for a meeting.
Pizza Hut Just Went Private in a $2.7 Billion Sale — Here’s the Turnaround Plan
After 30 years under Yum Brands, Pizza Hut has a new owner, and a plan built on nostalgia instead of another remodel.
Ollie is betting its focus on privacy can help it win the AI assistant race
The family-focused AI assistant wants access to the details of your everyday life, but says it won’t use that data to train AI models or share it with others.