Amazon and Google are winning the AI capex race — but what’s the prize?
In 2026, Amazon plans to spend $200 billion in capex. Google is just behind at $175 billion to $185 billion. It’s a lot of money!
AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think
Burrowed in the alleys of Hongik-dong, a hushed residential neighborhood in eastern Seoul, is a faded stone-tiled building stamped “Korea Baduk Association,” the governing body for professional Go. The game is an ancient one, with sacred stature in South Korea. But inside the building, rooms once filled with the soft clatter of hands dipping into…
The Washington Post is retreating from Silicon Valley when it matters most
The Bezos-owned newspaper gutted its San Francisco bureau and coverage of tech — including journalists reporting on Amazon and Blue Origin
A16z VC wants founders to stop stressing over insane ARR numbers
A16z VC Jennifer Li, who oversees some of the firm’s fastest growing AI companies, warns founders not to believe every ARR claim made on X.
AI Is Devouring Website Traffic — But I Hit Record Leads Last Year Anyway. Here’s How.
AI is up, and traffic is down. Here’s how I set a new all-time high for leads last year despite AI offering summaries on 21% of all searches.
OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own
The new model is build to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week.
Local Markets Resisting Your Global Brand? Here’s What You’re Missing.
Global brands often mistake local pushback for execution failure. From the inside, it is usually a sign that trust and credibility have not yet been earned.
Digital Fatigue Is Real — ‘Retailtainment’ Is How Brands Win Customers Back
Retailers are shifting from transactions to experiences, as gamification, social connection and community combat digital fatigue and drive growth.
One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack
An alleged ransomware attack has taken down the systems of the Sapienza University of Rome.
Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers
We’re starting to see the idea of Musk-owned orbital AI data clusters cohere into an actual plan.
NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon
Get ready for some selfies that are out of this world.