This Former NASA Engineer Grew His Startup to $100M Revenue in Less Than 4 Years: ‘Lightning in a Bottle’
Before becoming a tech founder, Adam Markowitz was an aerospace engineer working on NASA’s Space Shuttle Program.
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…
Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan
Epic Games CEO says Fortnite won’t return to Japan, though, because the new rules still require high fees.
Trump Media is merging with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6B+ deal
The merger would broaden Trump Media’s holdings into the nascent fusion power space while data centers clamor for more electricity amid the ongoing AI boom.
Luma releases a new AI model that lets users generate a video from a start and end frame
Luma AI’s new model is available through the company’s Dream Machine platform.
Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation
Lovable has seen its valuation more than triple just five months after the company’s last funding round in July.
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Amazon’s new Alexa+ feature adds conversational AI to Ring doorbells
Amazon said that the feature uses the Ring doorbell’s video descriptions to determine who the person in front the camera is based on their uniform, actions, and what they are holding.
The Download: the worst technology of 2025, and Sam Altman’s AI hype
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. The 8 worst technology flops of 2025 Welcome to our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year. We like to think there’s a lesson in every…
Don’t Compete Against AI — Work in Tandem With It Instead. Here’s How.
Most teams are still using AI like a search engine. Leaders who reframe it as a collaborative tool — and teach their teams to think with it — will unlock its real value.
The 8 worst technology flops of 2025
Welcome to our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year. This year, politics was a recurring theme. Donald Trump swept back into office and used his executive pen to reshape the fortunes of entire sectors, from renewables to cryptocurrency. The wrecking-ball act began even before his inauguration, when…