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Silicon Valley’s favorite fantasy is back: one app to rule them all
Silicon Valley has spent years obsessing over “super apps” that can do it all. AI is powering a new version of that dream. Just take Google, which last week did the most Google thing it could: it killed a product. This wasn’t your textbook Google assassination. The company announced it was axing…
America’s capital of homebuying regret
Ryan McPherson fought hard for his piece of Austin. Back in the spring of 2022, when it seemed like everyone was angling for homes in the Texas capital, he and his wife set their sights on a tidy four-bedroom in a sprawling new development on the east side of town. They bid $20,000 above the
MyPillow’s Mike Lindell is stepping down after 22 years as CEO
MyPillow’s Mike Lindell is stepping down as CEO after 22 years on the job. Lindell, a Trump ally, said on Facebook on Tuesday that he’d made one of the “biggest decisions” of his life: stepping down as CEO to dedicate all his “time and energy” to his campaign for Minnesota governor. “Minnesota…
OpenAI has reported 2 more incidents of rogue AI agents, this time during third-party testing
OpenAI has a rogue AI agent problem. In a Tuesday blog post, the AI lab self-reported two more security lapses, unrelated to its July hacking incident on the AI company Hugging Face. The incidents occurred while external parties — the UK government’s AI Security Institute and the AI security lab…
I took a solo trip for my birthday instead of celebrating with friends. It helped me rethink my mid-30s.
Earlier this year, I took a solo birthday trip for the first time, and I turned 35 on top of a mountain looking at views of Peru in the distance. Though it felt a little counterintuitive, I now recommend a birthday trip alone — not every year, but at least once. My year had felt
My Greek parents tried Ina Garten’s Greek orzo salad. Now they can’t stop making it.
To make Garten’s Greek orzo salad, which serves six, you’ll need: 1 cup of orzo (about 8 ounces) 1 cup of canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained 2 cups of baby arugula 4 ounces of Greek feta, ½-inch diced (not crumbled) ½ cup of good olive oil ½ cup of diced red bell pepper (¼-inch) ½
SpaceX says it’s coming for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile customers
SpaceX wants to turn Starlink Mobile into a full-fledged mobile carrier, and it expects to hit the Big Three wireless giants in the process. During SpaceX’s first earnings call since its June IPO, President Gwynne Shotwell said the company plans to launch its next-generation Starlink Mobile…
These are the AI world’s biggest questions as the White House hashes out a framework with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic
The AI world is looking to D.C. for clarity. On Tuesday, staffers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and other tech companies convened in Washington to review the administration’s new framework for reviewing advanced AI models. Now, the rest of the industry eagerly awaits answers on what will be…
Companies laying off staff this year include Meta, Amazon, and Visa — see the list
More than 40 companies have laid off employees so far in 2026, continuing the trend of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail. Some, including Block, Coinbase, and Standard Chartered, have cited the impact of artificial…
Lime is doubling down on cities where it already operates. It’s about creating more loyal riders, its CEO says
Expect to see even more Lime scooters and bikes zooming around major US cities. Wayne Ting, Lime’s CEO, told Business Insider on Tuesday that the company is focused on getting more of its vehicles on the roads where it already operates rather than making a big push to expand to more cities. Ting…