Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data
The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, emails, physical addresses, phone numbers may have been accessed in a security incident.
The Download: storing nuclear waste and orchestrating agents
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. It’s time to make a plan for nuclear waste Today, nuclear energy enjoys rare support across the political spectrum. Public approval has spiked, and Big Tech is throwing money around to…
5 Books That Will Help You Navigate Change and Stay Resilient at Work
Five books providing detailed, actionable guidance on building and strengthening teams that remain resilient and ready amid the uncertainty and the change we all know is coming.
Game-changing Tech Always Looks Overhyped at First — Here’s Why
New technologies often appear overhyped because public attention arrives long before the deeper structural changes actually take place.
This CEO Hires Just 4% of Applicants. Here’s His Unique Hiring Test.
The company received 75,000 job applications for 3,000 open positions.
This Apple Product Has a 10-Week Wait Time — And It’s Been Around Forever
The Mac mini is flying off shelves as AI enthusiasts snap up the $599 desktop to run autonomous agents like OpenClaw.
A New Restaurant Rule Is Spreading Across 11 States — And Customers Love It
Bars and restaurants are banning phones to bring back real conversation. The policy is surprisingly popular.
Why opinion on AI is so divided
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. In an industry that doesn’t stand still, Stanford’s AI Index, an annual roundup of key results and trends, is a chance to take a breath. (It’s a marathon, not a sprint, after…
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge
“The company is ready and getting more ready for every day,” Rauch said about an IPO at HumanX conference.
Hack at Anodot leaves over a dozen breached companies facing extortion
The data breach at Anodot, which affects customers like Rockstar Games, is the latest hack aimed at stealing data from a large number of corporate giants.
Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans
Slate Auto’s latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter.