Charlie Munger Trashed Crypto, Warned AI Hype Seems Overblown, and Talked Poker and Donuts at a Private Event. Here’s an Inside Look at his Zoomtopia Keynote.
Six executive attendees share their favorite tidbits from the event.
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…
Google Hopes Traditional Passwords Will Eventually Be ‘Obsolete.’ Here’s What It’s Using Instead.
The tech giant announced it will begin offering “passkeys” as a default option instead of passwords.
Costco Shoppers’ Personal Data May Have Been Compromised and Sent to Meta, New Lawsuit Alleges
The class-action lawsuit may affect those who have used the online Costco Pharmacy.
Your Smartphone May Soon Be Able to ‘Heal’ Itself and Fix Its Own Scratches
Self-healing smartphones could be a reality by 2028, according to analyst firm CCS Insight, and will be able to repair minor scratches by generating new material when exposed to air.
Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison explains how FTX hid losses, sandbagged lenders
“We were in a bad situation,” Ellison said.
Google turns up the heat on AWS, claims Cloud Spanner is half the cost of DynamoDB
Google’s Cloud Spanner is now half the cost of Amazon’s DynamoDB “for most workloads,” Google says. And Google doesn’t want you to forget it. Google today announced that Cloud Spanner, its distributed, decoupled relational database service hosted on Google Cloud, is now more efficient in terms of both compute and storage, delivering what Google describes […]
Character.AI introduces group chats where people and multiple AIs can talk to each other
Character.AI, the a16z-backed AI chatbot startup from ex-Google AI researchers, is out today with a new feature for its subscribers. The chatbot platform, which offers customizable AI companions with distinct personalities and tools to make your own, is now offering a group chat experience where users and their friends can chat with multiple AI characters […]
We Know Return to Office Mandates Backfire — So Why Are Tech Giants Like Amazon, IBM and Zoom Reinstating This Outdated Policy?
In a landscape where innovation is the ultimate currency, why are tech giants like Amazon, IBM and Zoom clinging to outdated mandates?
Alaska Airlines Is Rolling Out a New Coffee That’s Meant to Taste Better At 30,000 Feet
The West Coast airline has teamed up with Stumptown Coffee Roasters to create a new blend.
More money won’t fix your failing startup — here’s how to get investors to back a pivot
If your company isn’t seeing strong growth with customers eager to use the product, it might be time to pivot the company in a new direction.