‘AI-pilled’ firms spend $7,500 per employee each month on AI
The most AI-obsessed firms are spending roughly $7,500 monthly per employee on AI, per Ramp AI Index. That’s not more than an engineer’s salary — yet.
The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”
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 US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the US in April 2024, the day before…
The Indian government got cold feet on Starlink just before SpaceX’s IPO
Problems with Starlink’s India expansion could challenge SpaceX’s IPO growth story.
How memory tools can make AI models worse
New research suggests that AI memory systems can degrade model performance and encourage sycophantic tendencies.
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.
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.