Tesla Model Y is first car to meet new U.S. driver assistance safety benchmark
The new benchmark rating applies to 2026 Tesla Model Y vehicles assembled on or after November 12, 2025.
The Download: the hantavirus outbreak and Musk v. Altman week 2
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. Here’s what you need to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak Last week, eight passengers aboard a Dutch-flagged cruise ship contracted a type of hantavirus transmitted by rats. Three have…
Perplexity’s Personal Computer is now available everyone on Mac
Perplexity’s Personal Computer brings AI agents to your Mac, and is now open to everyone.
Elon Musk’s lawsuit is putting OpenAI’s safety record under the microscope
Can Sam Altman—or any CEO—be trusted with super intelligence?
Bumble is getting rid of the swipe, CEO says
“We are going to be saying goodbye to the swipe,” CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd said.
Tome, another Goodreads booktracker rival, shuts down
The app was one of several catering to the BookTok crowd.
Could Lovable’s automatic 10% pay raise be the cure for toxic cultures?
Stockholm-based vibe coding platform Lovable it is offering employees an automatic 10% raise as a way to sidestep classic corporate politics.
Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers
An unknown group of hackers is breaking into systems previously breached by the cybercrime group TeamPCP. Once inside, the hackers immediately kick out TeamPCP and remove its hacking tools from the victims’ systems.
Kalshi doubles valuation in 5 months, hitting $22 billion
Prediction market startup Kalshi has raised a $1 billion Series F round led by Coatue.
Investors Don’t Fund Your Startup — They Fund the Narrative in Their Heads. Here’s How to Control It.
Investors don’t evaluate companies from scratch; they rely on fast pattern recognition. If your company gets categorized wrong early, it can quietly kill your chances before the real conversation even starts.
Is Your Job in Danger? Airbnb’s CEO Says This Corporate Role Is ‘Not Going to Survive.’
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky thinks an entire layer of corporate jobs will soon disappear.