I’ve struggled with insomnia since I was very young. Like many chronic overthinkers, I tend to fall asleep best when my mind is occupied by something else, such as podcasts, YouTube compilations, or my personal favorite: rain sounds. But earbuds can be uncomfortable, and playing audio out loud isn’t exactly considerate when I’m staying at […]
The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks
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Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living
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Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it
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SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell just gave another hint at a Tesla merger
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Mistral is rumored to be raising €3B at €20 valuation
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Google sues alleged Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to send scam texts
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Robinhood sees ‘record-breaking’ traffic after SpaceX stock debuts
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SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s hot IPO summer
The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it’s a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for […]