Meta’s new “AI-built apps” strategy sounds revolutionary. But it’s the same playbook that killed Slingshot, Lasso, and a dozen others—with one dangerous twist. The Déjà Vu Nobody’s Talking About Mark Zuckerberg stood before investors this week and promised something extraordinary: Meta will use AI to build and ship consumer apps at a pace “previously impossible.” … Read more
As tech giants push always-on AI devices, the real battle isn’t privacy—it’s the slow death of human parity The Question Nobody’s Asking Every headline this week is screaming about privacy. CNN, ABC, every tech blog—you name it. “Always-on AI wearables spark privacy warnings.” “Consent is disintegrating.” “Regulation lags behind.” They’re not wrong. But they’re missing … Read more
Elon Musk just predicted money will die by 2036. But his own companies are betting $50 billion that he’s wrong—and that’s the real story. The Prediction That Broke the Internet On Thursday, Elon Musk sat down with The Economist‘s Zanny Minton Beddoes and dropped a series of bombshells that instantly dominated every tech headline: The … Read more
Meta’s feel-good AI messaging masks a company that’s burning cash, bleeding talent, and losing the race it started The Campaign Nobody Asked For Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he’s an optimist. In a glossy new campaign video released Tuesday—taglined “We’re betting on people”—the Meta CEO stands against a backdrop of warm lighting and soft … Read more
A contrarian look at Google’s 15M-chat study reveals the real story isn’t about white-collar automation—it’s about the blue-collar AI awakening The Headline Everyone Missed When Google released its ATLAS study this week—analyzing 15 million de-identified AI interactions across 150 countries, 140 languages, and 800 occupations—the tech press zeroed in on one number: AI touches 68% … Read more
Hugging Face revealed an autonomous AI-driven cyberattack that breached its production infrastructure. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and what it means for AI security, developers, and businesses. The Day AI Started Attacking AI For years, cybersecurity experts have warned about a future where artificial intelligence wouldn’t just defend computer systems—it would actively attack them. … Read more
For years, the global AI race has been measured by who builds the most powerful models, the fastest chips, or the smartest AI assistants. That competition has now entered a new phase. Instead of competing only in technology, countries are beginning to compete over who writes the rules of AI. This week, China took one … Read more
Artificial intelligence has reached another turning point—and this time, the warning isn’t coming from an AI researcher. It’s coming from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, one of the most influential voices in global finance. During JPMorgan’s latest earnings discussion, Dimon described the risks surrounding Anthropic’s Mythos AI as a “real issue” and suggested that the … Read more
For nearly eighteen months, Thinking Machines Lab became one of Silicon Valley’s most talked-about AI startups without releasing a foundation model. The company raised billions of dollars, hired elite AI researchers, partnered with Google Cloud, and attracted enormous attention simply because it was founded by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati. Now the wait … Read more
For years, experts have warned that artificial intelligence would make it nearly impossible to distinguish real images from fake ones. That future may already be here. This week, a widely shared image claiming to show Senator Mitch McConnell seriously ill in a hospital spread rapidly across social media before fact-checkers revealed it wasn’t real. The … Read more