DuckDuckGo adds access to advanced models to it subscription plan
With DuckDuckGo’s $9.99 per month plan, users will be able to access newer models, including OpenAI’s GPT-4o and GPT-5, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4, and Meta’s Llama Maverick.
The Download: OpenAI’s US military deal, and Grok’s CSAM lawsuit
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. Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran OpenAI has controversially agreed to give the Pentagon access to its AI. But where exactly could its tech show up, and which applications…
Synthesia’s AI clones are more expressive than ever. Soon they’ll be able to talk back.
Earlier this summer, I walked through the glassy lobby of a fancy office in London, into an elevator, and then along a corridor into a clean, carpeted room. Natural light flooded in through its windows, and a large pair of umbrella-like lighting rigs made the room even brighter. I tried not to squint as I…
How Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy
On a spring day in 1954, Bell Labs researchers showed off the first practical solar panels at a press conference in Murray Hill, New Jersey, using sunlight to spin a toy Ferris wheel before a stunned crowd. The solar future looked bright. But in the race to commercialize the technology it invented, the US would…
Madrid’s Orbital Paradigm aims to prove a cheaper path to orbital reentry
Orbital Paradigm is moving fast and cheap to industrialize low Earth orbit.
U.S. Billionaires Are Collectively Worth About $5.7 Trillion. Here’s How They Made Their Fortunes — And Surprisingly Most Are Not in Tech.
From banking to real estate, U.S. billionaires amassed their wealth in different ways.
American Parents Are Loaning Their Kids Money — Sometimes With Serious Strings Attached: ‘Even Generosity Comes With Boundaries’
Many young adults depend on financial assistance from family to make ends meet.
Mistral, the French AI giant, is reportedly on the cusp of securing a $14 billion valuation
The 2-year-old OpenAI rival, founded by former DeepMind and Meta researchers, develops open-source language models and Le Chat, its AI chatbot built for European audiences.
Scale AI is suing a former employee and rival Mercor, alleging they tried to steal its biggest customers
Scale is clearly concerned enough about the threat of Mercor, and the poaching of one of its employees, to pursue legal action
1 in 4 Job Listings on LinkedIn Are Likely ‘Ghost Jobs,’ According to a New Report. Here Are the Cities Impacted the Most.
These listings are posted with “no intention to hire,” experts say.
My Business Hit $1 Million — Then a $46,000 Mistake Exposed the Biggest Bottleneck to Explosive Growth
How a costly mistake forced me to confront the real barrier to scaling and the changes that unlocked explosive growth beyond $1 million.