Amazon CTO’s 2026 tech predictions include the dawn of the ‘renaissance developer’: ‘You need polymaths like Da Vinci’
Several years ago, Amazon chief technology officer Werner Vogels began sharing predictions on how technology would likely impact our lives the following year. In the past, he has foreseen the impact…
Gramma, Galapagos tortoise and oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at (probably) 141 years old
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has…
29-year-old founder spammed Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff 53 times—it worked and now he spends 30 minutes a week ‘hustling’ and shooting cold emails
Harry Stebbings has a simple piece of advice for getting the attention of the world’s top leaders: learn to be “a stalker” when it comes to cold emailing.“I’m pretty sure…
Deloitte just got caught again citing fabricated and AI-generated research—this time in a million-dollar report for a Canadian provincial government
The report advised the then Liberal-led government’s Department of Health and Community Services on topics including virtual care, retention incentives, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care…
Retired professor’s legal campaign to block Trump presidential library set for August 2026 trial
Last month, Ruiz sided with Dunn and granted a temporary injunction that bars the transfer of the property, at least for now.The property is a developer’s dream and is valued…
Nvidia’s CEO says it’s ‘insane’ to not use AI for every task possible: ‘I promise you, you will have work to do’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is telling employees to lean into artificial intelligence as much as possible—and to stop worrying that doing so will automate them out of a job.“My understanding is…
The new battlefield: where capital, regulation and technology collide
Over the past decade, private capital inflows into the defense sector have risen more than eighteen-fold—reflecting a shift driven by geopolitical instability, digitization of the battlefield, and the recognition that…
Stablecoin issuer Paxos to acquire wallet startup Fordefi for more than $100 million
Paxos, the veteran stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure firm, is leaning further into DeFi. On Tuesday, the company announced that it had acquired Fordefi, a New York-based startup that helps customers…
Bitcoin plunges while gold rises, destroying the crypto ‘safe haven’ narrative
After a brief five-day rally, Bitcoin once again continued its downward plunge, losing another 1% between 7 p.m. ET last night and 6 a.m. this morning. It is at $87K…
Companies and countries can stay nimble even as they navigate the ‘unexploded ordinance’ of U.S.-China competition, experts say
Fortune 500 companies are facing a reckoning, as the traditional playbook of scale, efficiency, and seamless global integration falters as the world drifts away from globalization. There’s “incredibly high stakes” on…
