From Svedka to Anthropic, brands make bold plays with AI in Super Bowl ads
From the first AI-generated Big Game ad courtesy of Svedka to Anthropic’s beef with OpenAI, here are the biggest ads from Super Bowl LX.
The Download: Making AI Work, and why the Moltbook hype is similar to Pokémon
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. A first look at Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s new AI newsletter Are you interested in learning more about the ways in which AI is actually being used? We’ve launched a new…
It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress site
WordPress users can now leverage Claude to analyze web traffic or find information about other internal site metrics.
Prince Andrew advisor pitched Jeffrey Epstein on investing in EV startups like Lucid Motors
The mysterious businessman pitched Jeffrey Epstein on numerous mobility startups in an era when the sector was white hot, according to TechCrunch’s review of hundreds of documents released by the Department of Justice.
Google and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon removal competitor
The acquisition could mark the beginning of consolidation in the carbon removal market since removal costs remain higher than buyers would like to pay.
Maybe AI agents can be lawyers after all
This week’s release of Opus 4.6 shook up the Agentic leaderboards
What to Look for in a Financial Advisor When Your Business and Personal Wealth Are Deeply Connected
Here’s how to find an advisor who can help preserve wealth, create flexibility and align your business and personal financial strategies.
What Most Brands Misunderstand About Design — and How It’s Costing Them Customers
Branding, websites and interfaces function as cognitive systems, not just visual output.
How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak market cap, and Musk being vocal about his view that “tech victory is decided by velocity of innovation,” the question isn’t whether a personal conglomerate can be built, but rather how far Musk himself is […]
Reddit says it’s looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhere
Reddit said during earnings it’s looking to buy ‘capabilities’ and ‘companies.’
Here’s how Roblox’s age checks work
The company says it has continuous age check systems running in the background to ensure age accuracy.