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The AI warnings are getting louder

How Utah locals fought Kevin O'Leary's AI data center

The proposed "Stratos" data center project in Utah, championed by Kevin O'Leary, highlights the growing friction between the AI industry’s rapid infrastructure expansion and local democratic governance. Although developers sought to bypass local oversight through state-level military development agencies, the project f...

The SaaSpocalypse that wasn't, with Atlassian's CEO

Atlassian co-founder and CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes examines the integration of AI into enterprise software, positioning Atlassian as a highly connected platform that facilitates collaboration rather than a monolithic control tower. As AI automates routine processes, the competitive landscape shifts from information asymm...

Can Cloudflare save the web from AI?

The internet’s traditional advertising-based business model is failing as automated traffic now surpasses human activity, creating an urgent need for new economic frameworks. AI agents, which generate massive demand for data, must transition from free scraping to payment-based access to sustain the web as a viable info...

I have some questions for Mark Zuckerberg

Can CEO John Ternus find Apple's next big thing?

Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn't kill everyone????

Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse

The current AI safety debate centers on transitioning from abstract alignment theories to concrete, enforceable containment strategies. As AI capabilities rapidly advance, systems must remain subordinate, controllable tools rather than autonomous entities with perceived rights or personhood. Key safety imperatives incl...

Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything

Why the current tech backlash feels different

How Sonos rebooted itself

New York governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be “less evil"

OpenAI's executive exodus has one big winner

OpenAI is undergoing a significant organizational transformation as co-founder Greg Brockman emerges as the company's primary operational leader. Following a rapid succession of high-profile executive departures, Brockman has consolidated authority over consumer, enterprise, and infrastructure product teams. This restr...

How GoFundMe became America's backup plan

Welcome to the AI crisis in math

It's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith

Does Google even want to win in AI?

Google’s recent reorganization of its AI division, DeepMind, signals a pivotal shift in the company’s strategy as it struggles to maintain its position at the frontier of artificial intelligence. The departure of key figures like Jeff Dean and the transition of Demis Hassabis to long-term research roles highlight deep-...

Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio

Bose is undergoing a significant structural transformation, evolving from a traditional consumer hardware manufacturer into a multi-brand, B2B-integrated technology company. Under CEO Lila Snyder, the firm has expanded its portfolio by acquiring luxury audio brands like McIntosh and Sonus Faber, while simultaneously la...

The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers

Growing public opposition to AI data center construction is scrambling traditional political alignments, turning local communities into hubs of bipartisan resistance. These facilities, often perceived as symbols of unchecked tech expansion, face scrutiny for their environmental impact, including groundwater usage and n...

Bluesky’s new CEO wants a big tent, not a bubble

Bluesky operates as both a consumer-facing social application and a foundational open-source standard known as the AT Protocol, designed to foster an interoperable social ecosystem. The platform prioritizes long-term, decentralized growth over rapid, ad-driven scaling, aiming to empower users through portable identitie...