February 17, 2026

The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance

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 curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…

Sam Altman launches eyeball-scanning Worldcoin to ‘drastically increase economic opportunity’

July 24, 2023
Worldcoin Foundation, Sam Altman’s crypto startup with the vision to “drastically increase economic opportunity,” has started the rollout of its services in 20 nations, more than three years after it began its work. The startup, which has raised about $250 million and counts Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures and Reid Hoffman among its backers, said it’s rolling […]

Elon Musk says an ‘X’ will soon mark the spot where Twitter used to be

July 23, 2023
Elon Musk has been calling his Twitter acquisition X Corp basically since he bought it, and that is its official legal entity name already, but now it could be the customer-facing brand for the bird app, too. Or soon-to-be-former-bird-app, actually. Musk tweeted late Saturday night that he’d replace the Twitter bitter logo with an ‘X’ […]

FedNow may finally be live, but will it be too costly for businesses to adopt?

July 23, 2023
Welcome to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. It was an event-filled week in the fintech world, what with FedNow launching, the former CEO of fintech Bolt — and the company itself — being subpoenaed by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission and much more. Let’s drill down here. It’s […]