January 2, 2026

3 things Will Douglas Heaven is into right now

The most amazing drummer on the internet My daughter introduced me to El Estepario Siberiano’s YouTube channel a few months back, and I have been obsessed ever since. The Spanish drummer (real name: Jorge Garrido) posts videos of himself playing supercharged cover versions of popular tracks, hitting his drums with such jaw-dropping speed and technique…

On-prem data centers are hanging in, but cloud capacity is growing much faster

July 14, 2023

In 2017, on-prem data centers accounted for nearly 60% of capacity. By 2027, Synergy Research is projecting that number will be cut in half, but that data doesn’t tell the whole story. New research from Synergy finds that on-prem data center growth is actually hanging in, but over the next five years, growth will remain […]

On-prem data centers are hanging in, but cloud capacity is growing much faster by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

NYC gig workers need help accessing safe e-bikes amid lithium battery fires

July 14, 2023

The sight of bike delivery workers hustling through the streets of New York – oven mitts duct taped to their handlebars, insulated pizza delivery bags strapped above the back tire – has been a staple long before the introduction of e-bikes and food delivery apps. Delivery workers are so integral to the landscape that it’s […]

NYC gig workers need help accessing safe e-bikes amid lithium battery fires by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Get in on the Action of These 3 Tech Stocks Today

July 14, 2023
Despite potential macroeconomic challenges, the tech sector’s long-term prospects look bright due to the continued digitization and adoption of emerging technologies. Therefore, fundamentally sound tech stocks Dell Technologies (DELL), TDK…

Gamified e-learning platform Kahoot gets acquired in a $1.7B deal led by Goldman Sachs, Lego and more

July 14, 2023

Big moves ahead for Kahoot, the Oslo startup that’s built a popular platform for users to create, share and play education-focused “games”, played by billions of students and adults over the years. The company has announced that it is going fully private in an all-cash PE deal at 35 NOK per share, valuing Kahoot at […]

Gamified e-learning platform Kahoot gets acquired in a $1.7B deal led by Goldman Sachs, Lego and more by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Meta claims its new art-generating model is best-in-class

July 14, 2023

Over the past two years, AI-powered image generators have become commodified, more or less, thanks to the widespread availability of — and decreasing technical barriers around — the tech. They’ve been deployed by practically every major tech player, including Google and Microsoft, as well as countless startups angling to nab a slice of the increasingly […]

Meta claims its new art-generating model is best-in-class by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: a new Turing test, and working with ChatGPT

July 14, 2023
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. My new Turing test would see if AI can make $1 million —Mustafa Suleyman is the co-founder and CEO of Inflection AI and a venture partner at Greylock, a venture capital firm. Before…

Mustafa Suleyman: My new Turing test would see if AI can make $1 million

July 14, 2023
AI systems are increasingly everywhere and are becoming more powerful almost by the day. But even as they become ever more ubiquitous and do more, how can we know if a machine is truly “intelligent”? For decades the Turing test defined this question. First proposed in 1950 by the computer scientist Alan Turing, it tried…