Dozens of pro-union flyers have appeared at Starbucks headquarters as corporate employees express support for striking baristas. HR instructed staff to report union activity while the company faces its fourth work stoppage in two years.
Disney and YouTube TV have reached an agreement after a 15-day blackout that affected roughly 10 million subscribers. The dispute cost Disney an estimated $30 million per week in lost revenue. YouTube TV is restoring all Disney channels and providing $20 credits to affected customers.
Researchers at MIT have created a new lipid nanoparticle that supercharges mRNA vaccines. The technology makes vaccines 100 times more potent while reducing liver toxicity. This could dramatically lower costs and improve seasonal flu vaccine matching.
Enterprise security can no longer rely on traditional perimeter defenses in today’s distributed cloud environments. The real challenge has shifted from visibility to context—understanding how assets, identities, and data actually interact across complex infrastructures.
Microsoft is publicly sharing its complete Xbox Game Publishing Guide online for any developer who wants to bring games to Xbox consoles. The move appears targeted at indie PC developers who might not have considered console publishing before. The guide covers everything from pre-production to relea
Top tech executives at Web Summit openly admitted the AI sector is experiencing a classic investment bubble. Despite acknowledging the unsustainable spending, most see it as a necessary phase that will ultimately produce transformative technologies.
VC Erica Wenger is rejecting unicorn culture with her new $4.3 million fund. She’s hunting “elephants” – resilient companies with solid fundamentals rather than chasing ephemeral billion-dollar valuations. Her Park Rangers Capital takes a humble approach where VCs are stewards, not stars.
Winston Weinberg started using GPT-3 for Dungeons & Dragons before realizing it could transform legal work. Now his company Harvey is valued at $8 billion and counts most top US law firms as clients. The journey began with a cold email to Sam Altman on July 4th.
Belgian EnergyTech company LIFEPOWR has raised €5.65 million in growth funding to expand its virtual power plant platform across Europe. The company’s technology connects distributed energy assets like solar panels and batteries to create flexible grid resources. The funding round was led by Noshaq
Meta is accelerating its robotics ambitions by moving one of its top hardware leaders to lead product development. The company has about 40 robotics job openings and is developing humanoid robots internally called “Metabot.” This marks a significant expansion beyond Meta’s current focus on smart gla
