Google CEO Sundar Pichai told the BBC this week that we might be in an AI bubble, comparing the current moment to the early internet days. He revealed Google’s AI spending has tripled from under $30 billion four years ago to over $90 billion this year, with total industry investment exceeding $1 tri
Farmgirl Flowers founder Christina Stembel built a media darling business that hit $60 million during the pandemic, then lost $5.5 million. After multiple pivots and a personal $3.5 million loan, she’s running a profitable company without pursuing an exit. Her story reveals the brutal reality behind
Saudi Arabia is leading a massive $900 million investment in US video startup Luma AI through its AI-focused venture Humain. The deal values Luma at over $4 billion and will be announced at this week’s US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington. This represents part of Saudi Arabia’s plan to spend $50
The EFF and ACLU are suing San Jose over its massive license plate camera network. The system conducted over a quarter million warrantless searches in just one year. Critics say it creates a surveillance state that violates privacy rights.
The AI boom is fueling an unprecedented borrowing spree as tech companies issue hundreds of billions in bonds to fund data centers and GPUs. But concentration limits and risk correlation could turn this boom into a systemic credit problem affecting all corporate borrowers.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Council dramatically increased its Bitcoin holdings during Q3 2024, boosting its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF from 2.4 million to nearly 8 million shares. This $518 million bet came just before cryptocurrency markets entered a brutal selloff. Now the que
Cloudflare’s global outage yesterday wasn’t a cyber-attack but a self-inflicted software update error. The company initially believed it was experiencing a hyperscale DDoS attack before discovering the true cause. A permissions change caused configuration files to double in size, crashing systems wo
Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5 update will bring significant security improvements to the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5. The update is expected to debut with the Galaxy S26 series in February 2026 but will roll out to these foldable devices.
Congressional Republicans are moving forward with legislation that would force cities to approve broadband permits faster. Local government groups call it an “unprecedented federal intrusion” while cable companies celebrate the changes.
Microsoft is rolling out significant security enhancements across Windows environments. New features include advanced I/O protection, hardware-accelerated BitLocker, and comprehensive recovery tools. These updates aim to strengthen enterprise security postures against evolving threats.
