Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet
Google has released its latest Gemini model, marketing it as a workhorse for coding and cybersecurity work.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
Fear Is Quietly Stalling Your AI Strategy. Answer These 4 Questions to Move Forward.
Most executives feel far less certain about AI than they let on, and the leaders who make progress are the ones who stop letting that fear make their decisions.
My Peers Confronted Me About Being a Workaholic. These 5 Changes Helped Me Build and Sell Companies With Less Stress.
Seven hard-earned lessons can help entrepreneurs manage burnout, protect their identity and finances, build stronger support systems and create a successful life beyond the business.
The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, and while it makes sense given their ties to the administration, critics could point out that Musk’s and Luckey’s companies already sell the kinds of technology the study is likely to recommend.
Fear Is Quietly Stalling Your AI Strategy. Answer These 4 Questions to Move Forward.
Most executives feel far less certain about AI than they let on, and the leaders who make progress are the ones who stop letting that fear make their decisions.
How to Use AI to Rethink Your Workflows, Not Just Speed Them Up
Truly AI-native products start by redesigning the work, not by adding a chatbot to it.
Your Instinct Might Be to Cut Brand Marketing in a Downturn. Our Sales Pipeline Told a Different Story.
Here’s how tracking brand’s impact on deal speed makes the case for investing in both brand and leads.
Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation
Flow Engineering, which is bringing AI agents to hardware design, also landed Roelof Botha as an angel investor and board member.
This Self-Described ‘Arrogant’ Leader Bought 6 Businesses for $3 Million and Lost Them All. Here’s What She Learned and How She Got Back on Track.
The experience fundamentally changed the way she thought about business.
Factory CEO just accused his VC board advisor of spying for Cognition
VC Chris Degnan and former board advisor to Factory AI has taken a job as chief revenue officer for Cognition.