The founder behind the Evi startup, which Amazon acquired to form the core of Alexa, left the tech giant after three and a half years. He used Amazon’s famous six-page memo format to decide, ultimately choosing the unpredictable world of startups over corporate scale.
We’re at a crossroads with AI. The prevailing anxiety is that it will simply replace workers, but that’s not a foregone conclusion. History shows we’ve faced similar choices about technology and human work before.
According to TechCrunch, X has been flooded with AI-generated nude images created by its own Grok chatbot, targeting a wide range of women. Regulators from Europe to India are issuing warnings and threats, but clear mechanisms to stop the flood are few and far between.
Google is rolling out a suite of new Gemini AI features for Gmail users in the US starting today. Some tools are free, but key features like AI Overviews and a clutter-filtering AI Inbox require a paid Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription.
CrowdStrike is spending big to tackle one of cybersecurity’s biggest problems: identity. The $740 million deal for SGNL aims to supercharge its Falcon platform’s ability to manage access for both humans and AI agents.
Security researchers are finding direct evidence that malware developers are using AI coding assistants, or “vibe coding,” in their work. The silver lining? The AI-generated code is often full of errors, creating what one expert calls “security theater.”
A new study warns that the explosive growth of AI data centers and global defense spending is set to collide with a structural shortage of copper. Producers are struggling to expand, potentially creating a 10-million-ton supply gap by 2040 that could throttle economic and tech growth.
In a major move, Accenture is acquiring UK-based AI company Faculty, a direct competitor to Palantir. The deal adds 400 employees and positions Accenture to capture more enterprise AI spend, potentially turning a partner into a rival.
Investment firm Valor Equity Partners has raised $5.4 billion specifically to purchase Nvidia GB200 GPUs for Elon Musk’s xAI. The deal, backed by Apollo and Nvidia itself, uses a lease structure to fund critical AI compute infrastructure. It follows xAI’s own massive $20 billion funding round announ
A new MIT Technology Review piece highlights a major shift: 60% of Fortune 500 companies are now exploring blockchain. They’re not going all-in on Web3, though. Instead, they’re betting on a hybrid approach that mixes traditional tech with decentralized principles.
