Why Testing AI for Safety Is Necessary — But Still Not Enough
After years of watching smart teams mistake sampling for safety, I no longer ask how many AI tests we ran, only which failures we have made impossible by design.
Roundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall
The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save lives. But a groundbreaking investigation by MIT Technology Review has documented hundreds of people who moved through areas watched by these towers without…
As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features
Split View, PDF annotations and ‘Save to Chrome’ features come to the Chrome browser.
Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping
A small group of users in the U.S. will start to see search results that include interactive product carousels with pricing, images, and direct where-to-buy links.
4 Personal Branding Trends for Gen X CEOs in 2026
Gen X CEOs who win at personal branding are moving away from generic, AI-written visibility toward a strategic approach that prioritizes depth, intention, trust and quality over volume.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Team Showed Up to Court Wearing Meta Ray-Bans. The Judge Was Not Amused.
At least two people in Zuckerberg’s entourage wore the AI glasses as he testified in a landmark trial accusing Instagram of being designed to addict children.
Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website
The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.
New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion plan
The governor of New York pulled a robotaxi expansion proposal that was viewed as a win for Waymo.
The Grandson of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Inventor Says the Candy Is Now ‘Not Edible.’ He Blames Hershey.
Brad Reese, 70, wrote an open letter accusing Hershey of replacing the milk chocolate and peanut butter with cheaper ingredients.
Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens
Meta’s CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.
SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant
If completed, the project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants.