Tesla’s Semi Is Finally Hitting The Road. The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse

Elon Musk’s “beast” arrives as federal support for EVs withers and rising power costs complicate his claim that it will be cheaper to run than diesel rigs.

How Jeffrey Epstein Helped His Publicist Become A Big-Time Venture Capitalist

Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley. New emails released from the Department of Justice reveal a deep, years long relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Why Some Of The Largest Book Publishers Are Hiring AI Engineers

Publishing giants like Penguin Random House and Macmillan are eager to use AI internally—but not for writing or editing. Their authors still might revolt.

Sam Altman Explains The Future

Sam Altman founded his first tech company as a teenager and was running Y combinator, the world’s leading startup accelerator, by 28. As CEO of OpenAI, the 40-year-old billionaire unleashed ChatGPT, creating a $500 billion behemoth. As a new father, he…

Reed Jobs Lost His Father Steve To Cancer. Now His Cancer VC Firm Has Raised $200 Million.

Yosemite, which funds startups and researchers focused on the disease, is targeting a total of $350 million for its second fund from high-powered investors like pharma giant Amgen and hospital Memorial Sloan Kettering.

OpenAI Wants To Create Biometric Social Network To Kill X’s Bot Problem

OpenAI is quietly building a social network and considering using biometric verification like World’s eyeball scanning orb or Apple’s Face ID to ensure its users are people, not bots.

The Men Making Millions Selling Pepper Spray To ICE

Safariland, owned by billionaire Warren Kanders, remains the number one supplier of pepper spray and tear gas to ICE and CBP, via a large federal distributor run by a MAGA-aligned former Marine.

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.

AI Fraud Has Exploded. This Background-Check Startup Is Cashing In.

San Francisco-based Checkr has seen its revenues jump 14% to $800 million as companies try to spot a flood of AI-generated CVs and faked financial documents.

A ‘Holy Grail’ Sleep Apnea Pill Could Be On The Market Next Year

Sleep apnea affects as many as 80 million in the U.S. Now Apnimed, the $400 million company behind the first ever pill to treat it, is preparing to file for FDA approval.