16 Jun 2026
RiskIQ founders launch Ent Security with $100M to rethink endpoint defense
RiskIQ founders launch Ent Security with $100M to rethink endpoint defense
16 Jun 2026
Q&A: A look at forward-deployed engineers, AWS style
So, what exactly are FDEs — are they techy lone rangers like the ones OpenAI, Google and Microsoft are hiring? Turns out it’s not so much about individual engineers who swoop in to design and roll out AI deployments; it’s more about a team of engineers working together at customer sites. At least, that’s the view at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In fact, according to Taimur Rashid, managing director…
16 Jun 2026
Microsoft is resorting to its biggest cloud rival to deal with GitHub AI capacity issues
Microsoft is turning to its biggest cloud rival, Amazon, to help address capacity issues on its GitHub coding platform following a series of AI-driven outages, according to two people familiar with the plans.
16 Jun 2026
AI Wars Why Microsoft, Google and Amazon Are All Fighting Over Power
In March, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, and Elon Musk’s xAI joined President Trump at the White House. Together, they signed a document that will reshape how AI’s biggest companies operate for years to come.
15 Jun 2026
Four big takeaways from The Standard’s billionaire tax investigation
The elites of Silicon Valley are not taking the proposed billionaire tax lying down. The Standard reported over the weekend on a loosely coordinated effort by dozens of wealthy Californians to defeat an initiative that would level a one-time 5% tax on their entire net worth. The effort has included secret Signal chats, splinter groups, and plenty of infighting.
15 Jun 2026
A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here’s what that means
For the first time, an Earth observation satellite has found what it was looking for — on its own, without human analysts on the ground. The milestone, which occurred in April, marks the first reported use of a vision-language model in orbit, and offers a glimpse of how AI could fundamentally change what space-based sensors are capable of — and how much they’re worth.
15 Jun 2026
I spent months testing the Honor Magic V6, and I'm not sure how foldables can get much better than this
The Honor Magic V6 represents the best in foldable phones. It sports an incredibly durable IP69-rated ultra-thin build, a substantially smaller camera island than the Magic V5, legit flagship-grade cameras with epic zoom detail, the highest-capacity battery on any foldable, ultra-fast charging, and displays that look good and feature many eye-health accessibility options. Honor even promises a…
15 Jun 2026
AI: Meta steps back from AI 'tokenmaxxing'. AI-RTZ #1118
The pendulum on big tech ‘Tokenmaxxing’ is swinging back. A trend that saw its boomlet both among tech execs and their corporate customers this AI Tech Wave. In particular, the waves are receding at Meta, where the first tokenmaxxing leaderboard stories get their start in silicon valley earlier this year.
14 Jun 2026
As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?
SpaceX went public this week in the largest IPO ever , making CEO Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire . Despite its name, SpaceX has been emphasizing the potential of its costly AI business , and competitors OpenAI and Anthropic may soon follow with their own public market debuts.
