Apple Made Nearly $1 Billion Last Year From a Technology It Doesn’t Even Lead — Here’s Why
Apple acts as a gatekeeper for big companies like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.
The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”
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. The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the US in April 2024, the day before…
Divorce Doesn’t Care About Your Cap Table — It Cares About Value
Founders miscalculate risk when they equate equity with insulation; here’s what divorce law actually evaluates instead.
Why Are Gen Z Shoppers Obsessed With Retro Brands? The Psychology Behind the Nostalgia Trend — and How to Cash In on It
Nostalgia marketing leverages “newstalgia” to provide Gen Z with a sense of comfort and authenticity through retro aesthetics.
Amazon Just Bought a Company That Makes Four-Legged Robots. Here’s What This Means for Your Next Delivery.
The e-commerce giant acquired Rivr, a Swiss robot startup, as part of a company-wide push into automation.
Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US
A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.
Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says
The device is being developed by the company’s Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use Amazon’s suite of apps, including Amazon shopping, Prime Video, and Prime Music, according to Reuters.
The Download: OpenAI is building a fully automated researcher, and a psychedelic trial blind spot
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. OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher OpenAI has a new grand challenge: building an AI researcher—a fully automated agent-based system capable of tackling large, complex problems by…
Smart Professionals Don’t Rely on Just One AI Model — Compare Them With This $67.15 Tool
A unified workspace that brings top AI models together so you can test ideas, refine prompts, and make decisions faster.
Young Founders Are Using AI Agents to Run Their Entire Lives. Some Worry They’re Losing Control.
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are obsessed with AI agents that code, text, and manage their business around the clock.
Co-Founder of Super Micro Arrested for Smuggling $2.5 Billion Worth of Nvidia Chips to China
Prosecutors say Wally Liaw and two associates used a “tangled web of lies” to smuggle banned AI chips through a Southeast Asian middleman.