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SpaceX and xAI: A merger of ambition, optics, and unanswered questions
If you look at the press releases and breathless commentary around the recent acquisition of xAI by SpaceX, you might think we’re…
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OpenAI’s Codex app: When your IDE gets a brain
OpenAI has given software developers a new desktop toy, and judging by the early reactions, it might feel like someone finally handed…
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This 3-part framework can help you land your dream job
For two decades, I’ve mentored professionals at every career stage: first as a high school teacher and administrator, and presently as a…
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Can PR help solve the women’s health crisis?
Women in all parts of my life are encountering similar obstacles in their health journeys. The common thread is that when we don’t…
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Only 9 states beat inflation from 2020 to 2024. Is yours on the list?
Americans lived through the worst bout of inflation in about 40 years at the start of this decade, but the sting of higher prices differed…
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Europe’s not-so-dry January: Unicorns and a new tech identity
Every January, millions take on Dry January, a ritual of restraint and resetting after the holiday season. If that’s the benchmark for…
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Higher education needs to change in order to survive the AI economy
A college degree is usually thought of as a ticket to a great job and a secure future. Yet, the job market over the past few years has not…
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Every dating app has AI now. Can it help make better matches?
A new dating app called Known, which went live earlier today in San Francisco, wants to offer users a dating experience that is far less…
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Is G2 becoming too powerful for the software market?
The software industry is increasingly questioning the growing influence of G2 following its agreement to acquire Capterra, Software…
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These 3 ‘addictive’ social media UX features are on trial
The world’s biggest tech companies are facing a legal showdown that could fundamentally change the way that social media is designed. The…
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Want your team to come up with better ideas? Try this
Have you ever watched someone try to come up with a creative idea: Post‑it notes, coffee, laptop, a determined glint in their eye and a…
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The rise of the always-on economy: subscriptions beyond streaming
We are all familiar with the subscription economy, and it certainly works as a reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were all hooked…
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Why a Tennessee proposal to ban sports betting on campus is too little, too late
In the months after a 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the door for states to legalize sports betting within their borders, giddy…
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Buyer’s or seller’s housing market? Zillow’s updated regional ratings for over 400 markets
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Zillow economists use…
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How to design a sabbatical that actually changes you
For many people, the word sabbatical conjures a very specific image: a long break from work, perhaps time spent on a beautiful beach,…
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Clawdbot/Moltbot/OpenClaw is cool, but it gets pricey fast
Rarely have I more appreciated the chasm between me and Silicon Valley than I have while using OpenClaw. This new AI program, which…
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Apple buys “Silent Speech” AI startup for $2B, because talking is so 2025
Apple confirmed this week that it has acquired Israeli AI startup Q.ai in a deal valued at close to $2 billion, making it one of the…
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G2 bold move to reshape software discovery with major acquisition from Gartner
G2, the Chicago-based software insights platform, agreed today to acquire three prominent software review and discovery properties from…
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AI isn’t coming for your job, it’s coming for your justification
AI adoption is creating a clear divide among employees. Some see AI as a tool to increase their impact, while others see it as a threat to…
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TNW Moves Its Flagship Conference to London
The Next Web (TNW) is making a bold move: its flagship conference is relocating to London, placing TNW’s main annual event at the centre…
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Beyond the click: How brands can influence visibility in AI-generated answers
The way people discover information online is quietly but fundamentally changing. Instead of scrolling through links and choosing which…
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Cold and flu season is disproportionately impacting this group of employees
It was mid-morning when Nadine Jones got the daycare call every working mother dreads—her son spiked a fever and needed to be picked up.…
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Big Tech CEOs’ tortured statements on ICE in Minnesota show an industry captured by Trump
On the morning of January 24 in downtown Minneapolis, an ICE agent shot and killed protester Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at a local Veterans…
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Tim Cook calls for deescalation but avoids criticizing Trump after Minneapolis death
Trump is facing a rare bipartisan backlash after a group of federal agents shot and killed protester Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on…