The debate over David Sacks, a PayPal Mafia veteran now advising Trump on AI, highlights a core tension. Is the real-world expertise of tech insiders worth the inevitable financial conflicts that come with it?
JustCo is expanding across Asia with a surprising new strategy. They’re launching luxury spaces with daily breakfasts and, at the other extreme, a stripped-down “boring office” brand. It’s all about catering to the post-pandemic fight over where we work.
Google is testing a major change to Google Lens in Chrome’s experimental Canary build. It now opens a full AI-powered sidebar assistant that can chat, summarize pages, and analyze images in one continuous thread.
The rise of AI-powered “vibe coding” promises unprecedented development speed. However, cybersecurity professionals argue this velocity comes at a steep cost, amplifying security risks and eroding foundational engineering practices.
Apple has released the iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 updates, packing over twenty critical security fixes. The patches address vulnerabilities that could let apps spy on your installed apps, spoof FaceTime calls, and even access your hidden photos. It’s a significant security maintenance release that use
Samsung’s attempt at a cheaper foldable, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, has quietly disappeared in the US market. Its failure was sealed when Samsung itself offered a better, refurbished Flip 6 for less money. The whole saga reveals the tricky economics of making budget versions of premium tech.
New carbon capture and storage (CCS) power projects are moving forward, but there’s no standard way to track or claim their emissions. A new proposal tries to create an energy certificate for them, but it opens a can of worms. The integrity of corporate climate claims is on the line.
The founder of Hinge, Justin McLeod, says he had to bribe college students with KitKats to get them to try his dating app in its early days. He also turned down a lucrative McKinsey job and scraped together $5,000 checks to fund what became a massive business.
While journalism programs shrink, Stanford senior Theo Baker is betting big on investigative reporting. His new book, “How to Rule the World,” promises an explosive look at how venture capitalists recruit favored undergraduates with slush funds and shell companies. The book, based on 250+ interviews
Fortnite is officially back on the Google Play Store in the United States. This ends a five-year absence that began with Epic Games’ 2020 antitrust lawsuits against Google and Apple.
