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Palmer Luckey says AI won’t save founders from the hardest part of their jobs
Palmer Luckey has a warning for people who think AI will let them start a company and spend their days building its technology. The Oculus and Anduril founder said at the Moonshot Live event in Los Angeles that AI may change how a founder works, but it does little to relieve founders of…
5 Strategic Moves to Secure Cash When You’re in a Financial Crunch
Many Americans are navigating a tightening financial landscape as daily costs remain high. Whether it is the pressure at the pump or the weight of a mortgage, the need for immediate liquidity is a reality for a significant portion of the population. Research indicates that roughly 45% of Americans…
I raised $200K on Kickstarter for my sunrise alarm clock. The lessons I learned while preparing the campaign were just as valuable.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Emily Byrne, the founder of Rise Centered, a company that makes sunrise alarm clocks from natural materials. It has been edited for length and clarity. I launched a sunrise alarm clock made from natural materials on Kickstarter in 2023, raising…
One of AI’s most influential researchers is joining AMD in an $8 billion deal
One of modern AI’s most influential researchers is now at the center of AMD’s $8 billion bet on physical AI. AMD said Monday it had agreed to acquire World Labs, a San Francisco startup cofounded in 2024 by Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at roughly $8.2 billion. World…
I practiced attachment parenting and co-slept with my kids. Now they are independent young adults.
When my kids were little, I knew so many parents who used babysitters or went away for a few nights without their kids. I understood — many parents have to work and need time away from their kids for their own well-being. But that just never was me. In my kids’ first few years of
Disney wants staffers to use AI for their annual reviews and goal setting
Disney employees may have AI to thank for their next raise. The Mouse House encouraged employees to use AI ahead of their annual reviews, including by suggesting that they ask chatbots to generate their goals and ways they can improve in the year ahead. This is the latest instance of Disney’s…
OpenAI staffer says he missed his sister’s wedding to help with AI safety incidents
The past few months have apparently been “hell” for OpenAI’s security teams. On Sunday, an agent-security staffer at the AI lab, who posts anonymously on X as @joedaroo, wrote that he’s sacrificed time with his family as the models have become more capable and harder to contain. OpenAI confirmed…
Thieves stole an Nvidia-branded trailer filled with nothing but 20,000 pounds of sand
Thieves stole two trailers from an autonomous trucking company, including one emblazoned with Nvidia’s logo. Their haul? 40,000 pounds of sand. The trailers were reported stolen overnight on Thursday from PlusAI, which uses Nvidia chips in its self-driving systems. Rather than carrying Nvidia’s…
Nvidia says new AI security platform could have stopped Hugging Face hack
Nvidia on Monday announced the release of software safety tools for artificial intelligence (AI) agents that it said would’ve stopped the hack of Hugging Face by rogue OpenAI agents. The incident involving Hugging Face, which was acquired by Nvidia for $13 billion, involved OpenAI agents that broke…
The US Navy’s shipyard overhaul is going to cost billions more and take decades longer than planned, watchdog warns
The US Navy’s plan to repair its public shipyards is expected to cost billions more and take decades longer than originally planned, according to a new government watchdog report. The Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program is intended to fix poor conditions at the Navy’s four public…