Why Getting Rid of an Inefficient Process Can Feel Riskier Than Keeping It
Temporary workarounds become permanent when many people absorb the cost of keeping them while the downside of removing them remains concentrated.
The Download: AI’s refusal problem and weight-loss drug side effects
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. We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no Today’s AI models are trained to refuse a vast number of prompts. If you ask your chatbot how to poison…
The Old Startup Playbook Won’t Cut It Anymore. Here’s What It Takes to Build a Successful Company Today.
Building a business today requires a new approach. Here are 7 things entrepreneurs must do differently to succeed now.
Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices
Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries and access smart home activity using natural language.
Vibe Coding Has Everyone Predicting the End of SaaS. Here’s the Part They’re Missing.
The “SaaSpocalypse” thesis says enterprises will stop buying software and start prompting agents to build it instead. Here’s what the doom takes miss.
Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork in one interface
Anthropic is releasing these features to Pro and Max plan subscribers initally
She Couldn’t Speak Until a Revolutionary Brain Implant Turned Her Thoughts Into Words: ‘I Have a Lot to Say’
A 68-year-old woman who has lost most of her ability to speak was able to use the device to converse with her grandchildren on the phone.
Hear why Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak says the screen era is ending at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At this year’s Disrupt, Neuralink’s co-founder Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer medical help. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.
May Mobility is going public in a $1.4B SPAC deal
The deal could net the asset-light robotaxi company more than $300 million in funding.
Meet a mouse whose brain cortex is made up of human cells
Multiple cameras tracked a mouse as it wandered around a small arena. A computer charted its position and speed, leaving Pong-like traces on a monitor. The reason to watch this rodent so carefully? Nearly half its brain volume had been replaced with human cells. The effort to mix the brain tissues of distant species is…
Why the Best AI Doesn’t Replace People — It Gives Them Their Day Back
After spending time inside university admissions offices, I learned that the real bottlenecks often live in the workflows surrounding existing platforms.