People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center
As data centers have grown and proliferated, so too has the backlash. A new Harvard/MIT poll found 40% of people supported the building of a data center in their area, with 32% opposed when asked about the building of different industrial facilities in their neighborhoods. One fun tidbit from the su
Lucid blames dip in Q1 sales on seat supplier issue
Lucid Group finished 2025 on an upswing — building twice as many EVs as the previous year and reporting a 55% uptick in sales. Then the first quarter of 2026 arrived. The company, which makes the Air sedan and Gravity SUV, reported Friday that it sold 3,093 vehicles in the first quarter, a 42% drop
Human API Launches App Where AI Agents Hire People for Paid Tasks
A $65M-funded startup lets AI agents assign work directly to humans — from reading lines aloud to completing real-world tasks. The gig economy just got a new boss, and it's software.
After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones
Mikko Hyppönen is pacing back and forth on the stage, with his trademark dark blonde ponytail resting on an impeccable teal suit. A seasoned speaker, he is trying to make an important point to a room full of fellow hackers and security researchers at one of the industry’s global annual meet-up
Embattled startup Delve has ‘parted ways’ with Y Combinator
The controversy around Delve appears to have cost the compliance startup its relationship with accelerator Y Combinator. Delve is no longer listed among YC’s directory of portfolio companies, and the Delve page seems to have been removed from the YC website. In addition, the startup’s COO Selin Koca
AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?
Who doesn’t love a good round of FOMO? From dot-com to Web 2.0, virtual reality to blockchain, the tech industry has had its share of being too afraid to miss out on a trend. The AI bubble is the big daddy of them all. Its first offspring — the rush to lock down power for data centers — is now beget
Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier
Apple’s iPads come with built-in productivity tools like Notes, Calendar, and Reminders, but if you’d like to explore new ways to maximize productivity and organize your life, there are many apps out there to help you. Although the iPad started off as a device that could be used to strea
Anthropic Acquires Coefficient Bio for $400M as AI Enters Drug Discovery
Anthropic's $400M acquisition of AI biotech startup Coefficient Bio signals a major shift - AI labs are no longer just building models, they're targeting entire industries. Here's what it means for the future of life sciences.
The anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia
When Fizz quietly debuted in Saudi Arabia in the middle of March, founder and CEO Teddy Solomon wasn’t expecting the app to catch on like it did. Within 48 hours, the app hit No. 1 overall on the App Store charts, and users in the country have since sent more than 1 million messages. For an anonymou
The Race to Create a Universal AI-Free Label for Human-Made Content
Eight organizations worldwide are competing to build the Fair Trade logo of the AI age — a trusted label that certifies content was created by humans, not machines.