The iPhone That Never Was
Picture the three founders, all former Apple employees, two of whom—software engineers Andy Hertzfeld and Bill Atkinson—were already Silicon Valley legends for their work creating the Apple Macintosh. Atkinson’s…
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Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain
…We always start these conversations with a few quick questions, like a warmup for your brain. Are you ready? Sure. What’s the language you’d desperately love to learn, but haven…
A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
…questioned the mislabeling of certain records related to surveillance technologies and other tech in ways that would prevent their release to the public. Experts called the mislabeling “illegal.” And a new bill…
Apple's Iconic Over-Ears Headphones Have a Ton of Software Upgrades
…I can shake my head yes or no to respond to Siri’s questions or use the button as a camera remote to take selfies (as I did here!). Personalized spatial audio…
How Shivon Zilis Operated as Elon Musk’s OpenAI Insider
…On October 23, 2022, Altman received an angry text from Musk after he found out that OpenAI was raising new funding from Microsoft at a $20 billion valuation. Altman sent a screenshot…
Rivian R2 First Drive: The Rivian for the Masses
…In the past eight years, Rivian has burned through nearly $25 billion in cash. Its historic free cash flow compared to other automakers is “bracing,” shall we say, as it has essentially…
The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
…I mean, a lot of these people like you insinuated are on paper millionaires or even billionaires, but once the IPOs happen, there'll be actual millionaires, if not billionaires. It's…
Qobuz Is the Anti-Spotify Music Streamer You’ve Been Waiting For
…Spotify paid $11 billion last year. That is a record payment and the number that matters.” Music First When you’re listening to Qobuz, it really is just music. No free tier…
Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
…His stake is worth, I'm assuming in the billions, right? Zoë Schiffer: Correct. Leah Feiger: $3 billion, 4 billion. Brian Barrett: $7 billion. Leah Feiger: Wait, is he with them anymore…
The Fight to Hold AI Companies Accountable for Children’s Deaths
…These lawsuits, some experts say, represent not only individual tragedies, but they allege systemic product design failures, raising questions about who should be held accountable. “AI is a product. Just like every…