This Is the Hidden ‘AI Tax’ That Founders Need to Budget For
Privacy, security and robustness are not free features. New research shows they can multiply AI training costs and reduce model accuracy if founders wait too long to plan for them.
The Download: the first brain implant power user and South Korea’s AI obsession
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. This man with ALS is the first “power user” of a brain implant that lets him speak Casey Harrell has had a set of electrodes embedded in his brain for almost…
Inside the Gebbia Family’s $50 Million Florida Real Estate Run
NYSE-listed Siebert Financial’s Gebbia family has quietly built a $50 million-plus South Florida real estate empire.
Zest launches a restaurant discovery app powered by where people actually eat
Backed by Alexis Ohanian’s 776 and Kindred Ventures, Zest uses transaction data and AI to generate restaurant recommendations based on users’ real dining habits and the places they frequent.
KFC Went From Seven Straight Losing Quarters to Three Straight Winning Ones — Here’s the Recipe for Their Turnaround
To reinvigorate the company, KFC’s new president, Catherine Tan-Gillespie, tried something unusual — she told customers the truth.
Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable
Cybersecurity researchers are complaining that Anthropic’s new model Fable has guardrails that are too strict for any cybersecurity work.
This Podcast Star Has 17 Million Subscribers. He Gave His Protégé One Valuable Piece of Advice.
Steven Bartlett invested a seven-figure sum in Maggie Sellers Reum’s “Hot Smart Rich” podcast and also became an active mentor, not just a financial backer.
Why enterprise AI will be a major focus at VivaTech 2026
While Silicon Valley continues pushing aggressively into large language models and consumer-facing AI products, many European companies are focused on applying AI to complex systems already embedded into everyday life.
Datadog veterans launch AI coding startup Niteshift on a bet against Big AI lock-in
AI coding agent startup Niteshift has raised a $7 million seed round from a who’s who of angels. It’s betting companies will want power over, not lock-in, with model makers.
The three hard-tech moonshots fueling SpaceX’s unbelievable IPO
Most of the value in SpaceX’s IPO is effectively a call option on the company’s ambitious space data center plans.
He Started Sketching Hats When He Was 9 Years Old — Now Fans Literally Buy His Shirts Off the Backs of the People Selling Them
Jason Franklin, co-founder of Sportiqe, details how he stitched together a premium lifestyle apparel brand by embedding in fan culture and seizing on big moments.