Automattic acquires relationship manager Clay to add an identity layer to online tools

WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another communication-focused startup to its lineup: relationship-management app Clay.

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How Warp is introducing robots to automate its network of warehouses

Warp can’t automate long-haul trucking or short-range delivery, so it’s working on what it can potentially change: the workflows inside its warehouses.

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Why uranium mining is having a resurgence in the United States

As demand for energy skyrockets amid an AI push, uranium miners are ramping up domestic production of the mineral used to fuel nuclear reactors.

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Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes

Leading artists said the bill needed to be changed to protect them from having their work copied by AI.

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How AI sales startup Landbase nabbed Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures to lead its $30M Series A

A concept Landbase’s CEO calls “digital trust” led nearly 130 VCs to pursue the “vibe GTM” startup.

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Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware

The confirmation of two hacked victims further deepens an ongoing spyware scandal that, for now, appears largely focused on the Italian government.

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AI Agents Are Too Cheap for Our Own Good

AI tools cost a fraction of human labor—and may undermine the jobs needed to build careers.

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Meta sues app-maker as it cracks down on ‘nudifying’

The apps use artificial intelligence to create fake nude images of people without their consent.

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Vibe Coding Is Coming for Engineering Jobs

Engineering was once the most stable and lucrative job in tech. Then AI learned to code.

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How Steve Jobs Wrote the Greatest Commencement Speech Ever

Back in 2005, Jobs spent months trying to figure out what to say to Stanford’s graduates. Newly released materials show how he went from hopelessly flailing to delivering a talk for the ages.

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