Category Archives: Business

Kara Swisher Is Sick of Tech People, So She Wrote a Book About Them

Silicon Valley’s top pundit dishes on her memoir Burn Book, immature billionaires, and whether she’s actually mean.

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Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Upside Foods Just Paused a Major Expansion

Upside Foods is putting plans for its Illinois-based cultivated meat factory on hold and laying off staff to focus on its existing plant.

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The Puzzling Testimony of Craig Wright, Self-Styled Inventor of Bitcoin

In a lengthy cross-examination in the UK High Court, Craig Wright rejected all claims he had forged and manipulated evidence that indicate he is Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin.

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The World’s Most Important Industry Has a New Captain—and She’s Piloting It Into the 21st Century

Meet Marina Hadjipateras: Greek shipping heiress, successful venture capitalist, and the woman trying to transform the $14 trillion shipping industry.

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Apple Pulls Popular Movie Piracy App Kimi From the App Store

Before it disappeared on Tuesday, Kimi enabled iPhone owners to stream illegal bootlegs of popular movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer.

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OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Memory

ChatGPT is now like a first date who never forgets the details.

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Climate Finance Is Targeting the Wrong Industries

Roughly half of the world’s emissions currently can’t be reduced, yet green investment continues to avoid the sectors that need the most help—manufacturing, agriculture, and the built environment.

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Developers Are in Open Revolt Over Apple’s New App Store Rules

European app makers are seething, comparing Apple to “the Mafia” and piling pressure on lawmakers to act.

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Meet the Pranksters Behind Goody-2, the World’s ‘Most Responsible’ AI Chatbot

Self-righteous chatbot Goody-2 was built to take AI guardrails to an illogical extreme. The artists behind the project say there’s a serious point behind the gag.

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Here’s the Thing AI Just Can’t Do

Google says its powerful new chatbot Gemini can supercharge your creativity. But who is really providing the creative spark?

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