Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies

August 13, 2025

In 1940, a fresh-faced Ronald Reagan starred as US Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft in Murder in the Air, an action film centered on a fictional “superweapon” that could stop enemy aircraft midflight. A mock newspaper in the movie hails it as the “greatest peace argument ever invented.” The experimental weapon is “the exclusive property…

ChatGPT’s model picker is back, and it’s complicated

August 13, 2025

GPT-5 was supposed to get rid of all the complicated AI models to choose from in ChatGPT, but that’s not how it’s panned out.

Sam Altman, OpenAI will reportedly back a startup that takes on Musk’s Neuralink

August 13, 2025

Neuralink has been making serious progress. Soon Sam Altman and OpenAI could be backing a challenger.

StubHub is once again working on its IPO that could raise $1B

August 12, 2025

On Monday, StubHub filed an updated S-1. This indicates its delayed IPO is back on.

’62-Year-Old Doesn’t Want to Go Retrain’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Older Workers Need to Embrace AI — or Face Losing Their Jobs

August 12, 2025

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, says that young people are the best-positioned to adjust to changes brought about by new technology.

This 28-Year-Old’s Summer Sleepaway Camp for Adults Sold Out in 24 Hours. Here’s What the ‘Iconic’ Weekend Looks Like — And How Much It Costs.

August 12, 2025

Liv Schreiber is in the business of connection — and says social media should be a tool for IRL socialization.

Russian government hackers said to be behind US federal court filing system hack: report

August 12, 2025

Officials are reportedly blaming a recent breach of the U.S. federal court’s filing system on Russia, whose hackers used the access to snoop on midlevel criminal cases in the New York City area and other jurisdictions.

An AI Startup Just Made an Unsolicited $34.5 Billion Bid for Chrome. Here’s Why a Sale Could Happen, Whether Google Wants It or Not.

August 12, 2025

Perplexity AI wants to buy Google Chrome.

Indian fintech Paytm wins a major regulatory battle days after key investor exit

August 12, 2025

Paytm has received approval from India’s central bank to resume onboarding new online merchants and offer its digital payment services.

Match to pay $14M to the FTC due to false advertising and other deceptive practices

August 12, 2025

Match Group agrees to pay the FTC $14 million after it was sued for deceiving users into buying subscriptions.

Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Flocking to Franchising — and What It Means for Your Brand