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A 20-year-old bug nearly broke the internet

A decades-old PHP vulnerability forced major websites offline and exposed the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks

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AI is helping decide what you pay, and you can’t see the math

From McDonald’s and Walmart to Instacart and Uber, here’s how A.I. pricing works and why consumers are pushing back

26.10.2026 20

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Math has a new problem

Mathematicians are weighing the breakthroughs against errors, verification concerns, and the future of mathematical research

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America's offshore wind detour

The Trump administration is paying offshore wind developers billions to abandon projects, raising questions about energy costs and taxpayer money

19.10.2026 20

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Environmentalists' new battle is AI

Environmental groups are gaining momentum as concerns over rising electricity bills, pollution and AI fuel bipartisan opposition across the U.S.

14.10.2026 20

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The year of the agent showed up late

AI agents were supposed to transform work in 2025. Now easier-to-use tools are bringing them to millions of people, raising new questions about trust

12.10.2026 30

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Everything's an AI company now

From Napster cloning teachers to restaurants servicing data centers, struggling companies are betting on AI to reinvent their businesses and stocks

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What happened to the nice clothes?

Shein helped reset fashion around ultra-low prices. Now rising costs, competition, and quality concerns are squeezing the brands caught in the middle

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The new price of a data center moving in

Data centers are facing growing opposition, but new community deals could give residents a bigger share of the economic benefits

30.09.2026 10

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America is racing to build power plants for AI. There's another way to do this

What if the answer isn't building more? What if utilities just need to use what already exists more intelligently?

29.09.2026 10

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How would AI actually kill us all?

AI researchers warn that artificial intelligence could someday threaten humanity. Here are the real-world scenarios behind the AI apocalypse fears

23.09.2026 40

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El Niño is coming for the economy

A powerful El Niño is reshaping weather patterns, pushing up food prices and creating winners and losers across markets

21.09.2026 40

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Everyone wants a piece of the AI doom cycle

AI safety fears colliding with 2026 midterms as politicians debate data centers, jobs, China, energy costs, and risks

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The AI doom cycle swallowed Astra

OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra can take on more with less human guidance, but warnings from AI researchers have shifted attention to the risks

16.09.2026 40

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AI data centers are breaking an electric grid built for a different era

An electric grid that utilities optimized for stability is colliding with an industry that needs gigawatts delivered fast

15.09.2026 60

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AI data centers are devouring America's electric grid. It's all based on guesswork

The race to build artificial general intelligence has turned electricity into the most contested resource in tech

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Pandemic tech grows up

Six years after COVID-19 emerged, technologies built for the pandemic are being repurposed for cancer treatment, home testing, and more

14.09.2026 30

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The first AI election

More than 30 candidates have signed an AI pledge as concerns over data centers, jobs and corporate accountability enter the 2026 midterm elections

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Amazon taught us not to wait

Retailers are turning stores into local delivery hubs, making waiting for an order feel increasingly outdated

07.09.2026 30

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AI is learning from social media’s mistakes

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT safeguards for teens echo the changes Meta agreed to make, but chatbots pose a harder problem

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The surveillance network is already here

Flock Safety’s license plate reader network has grown to more than 120,000 cameras across 6,000 communities

31.08.2026 50

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Time to pick an AI side

The Trump administration is pressing 35 countries to choose between Washington’s Pax Silica AI coalition and China’s rival bloc

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Everything's a subscription now

From Apple devices and Tesla features to car washes and HVAC plans, businesses are turning one-time purchases into recurring monthly payments

24.08.2026 40

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Did AI write this newsletter?

As AI detectors flag human prose, the real question may be less about who wrote it and more about whether the writing is any good

19.08.2026 40

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Every business can see from space now

Businesses are using Earth observation data to monitor supply chains, assess disasters, track crops and gain real-time competitive insights

17.08.2026 60

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The data center backlash reaches Texas

Texas is auditing hundreds of proposed data centers as communities across the U.S. push back against rising costs of the AI boom

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Rail's quiet win streak

Despite Trump administration efforts to cut passenger rail funding, major U.S. train and transit projects are moving forward

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What do you actually do about a rogue AI?

A new AI Kill Switch Act would let the U.S. government order AI systems shut down after dangerous incidents, following an OpenAI security breach

05.08.2026 60

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Your AC might have a battery in it soon

Battery storage is expanding faster than ever, helping to meet soaring electricity demand while reshaping the future of the power grid

03.08.2026 50

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The AI race to the bottom is here

A little-known Chinese AI startup shook Wall Street after its Kimi K3 model challenged OpenAI and Anthropic

29.07.2026 50

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How regular rich people are buying into SpaceX

Private-market platforms are giving accredited investors new ways to buy pre-IPO companies like SpaceX

27.07.2026 60

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Who's afraid of the jobs apocalypse now?

Tech CEOs are softening their predictions about AI replacing workers, but economists are growing more concerned

22.07.2026 40

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The green jet fuel that never showed up

The recent Iran oil shock briefly sent jet fuel prices soaring, revealing how little sustainable aviation fuel is actually available

20.07.2026 60

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The chatbot will see you now

As therapist shortages grow, more people are relying on AI chatbots for mental health support. Experts say the trend raises serious concerns

15.07.2026 40

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Gotta catch them all (for the military)

Pokémon Go's millions of players built one of the world's richest visual datasets now powering AI, delivery robots and even military drone technology

13.07.2026 50

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The new Luddites

A growing anti-tech movement is challenging Big Tech's influence as concerns about AI, privacy and digital dependence continue to rise

08.07.2026 40

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Money, mansions, and the IPO ripple effect

From soaring home prices to philanthropy and unexpected industries, the AI wealth wave is already transforming the city

06.07.2026 50

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The only moat left in AI

Nvidia dominates the AI chip market, but others are investing billions to build alternatives and compete for the future of AI hardware

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AI is great if you're an electrician

The AI data center boom is creating an unprecedented demand for electricians and skilled trades, pushing wages higher and reshaping career paths

28.06.2026 70

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Don't panic about Moltbook

The rise of a social network for AI agents exposes how far autonomous AI has come — and how far it still has to go

23.06.2026 40

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The AI race, interrupted

Anthropic’s top AI models were pulled offline after a Trump administration export control order. Here’s what happened

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The hidden cost of your points

Credit card swipe fees hit a record $198 billion in 2025, intensifying debate over who really pays for rewards programs

22.06.2026 70

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The government wants a piece of the AI book

The Trump administration is weighing AI equity stakes and a public wealth fund that could send returns to Americans, and critics see potential bailout

17.06.2026 70

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The future of AI has nothing to do with chatbots

AI researchers believe the industry's fixation on large language models has created a kind of tunnel vision obscuring the path to truly intelligent...

11.02.2026 50

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Lab meat fights back

Seven states have banned a product most people couldn't buy if they tried. Now the industry is fighting back

09.02.2026 50

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The NFL has a playbook for AI

As the Super Bowl kicks off, the NFL’s AI-powered digital athlete program is quietly saving teams hundreds of millions by helping keep players on...

08.02.2026 60

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AI meets ICE

Agencies at every level of government are buying AI-powered surveillance tools. These tools increasingly watch everyone, and not always accurately

04.02.2026 70

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Mortgages won't fix what ails housing

Economists keep repeating a message that nobody seems to want to hear: Financing gimmicks can't solve a problem that's fundamentally about math

02.02.2026 60

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Can we just be normal about AI?

New research challenges the idea that AI will either save or destroy humanity, arguing that artificial intelligence will reshape society gradually

28.01.2026 60

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America builds trucks

The affordable small vehicles that once filled American driveways have been replaced by a parade of increasingly enormous trucks and compact SUVs

26.01.2026 60

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