Take a closer look at Starbucks CEO's contract, which covers his commute by jet(abc.net.au)

73 points by puffl 2 years ago | 33 comments

Insecure Deebot robot vacuums collect photos and audio to train AI(abc.net.au)

63 points by testrun 2 years ago | 22 comments

It's now official, tech is the new tobacco(cailinoconnor.substack.com)

64 points by aanet 16 days ago | 28 comments

Substack post by philosopher Cailin O'Connor arguing that newly released Meta court documents show the company tried to shape science on social media harms, like tobacco did.

Minnesota guitarist's "palmfrets" invention strikes a new chord(echopress.com)

133 points by bookofjoe 10 hours ago | 83 comments

Echo Press article about Minnesota musician Ben Ranson's "palmfrets" guitar invention, which adds more notes and possibilities to the guitar.

Apple introduces a universal design across platforms(apple.com)

659 points by meetpateltech 1 year ago | 1049 comments

Apple Newsroom press release from June 9, 2025 announcing a new universal software design language across its platforms.

Plastic industry knew recycling was a farce for decades(euronews.com)

305 points by wooptoo 2 years ago | 142 comments

People hooked on vapes try a new way to quit: cigarettes(bloomberg.com)

226 points by alephnerd 1 month ago | 302 comments

Bloomberg Businessweek article reporting that some people addicted to vaping are switching to cigarettes as a way to quit vapes.

TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues(cnn.com)

1304 points by kotaKat 9 months ago | 853 comments

CNN Business article reporting that TikTok users say they cannot upload anti-ICE videos, which the company attributes to technical issues.

The ‘white-collar bloodbath’ is all part of the AI hype machine(cnn.com)

638 points by lwo32k 1 year ago | 1120 comments

CNN Business analysis piece arguing that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's warning of a 'white-collar bloodbath' from AI is part of the AI hype machine.

Amazon to invest another $4B in Anthropic(cnbc.com)

624 points by swyx 2 years ago | 350 comments

CNBC news article reporting that Amazon will invest another $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, a major rival to OpenAI.

The question we should all be asking about AI(cnn.com)

9 points by heresie-dabord 12 days ago | 2 comments

CNN Business analysis arguing the key AI question is how long the bond market will keep financing Big Tech's massive AI infrastructure spending amid a stock selloff.

Alexa is in millions of households and Amazon is losing billions(wsj.com)

428 points by marban 2 years ago | 770 comments

WSJ article on Amazon's Alexa and Echo devices losing billions despite being in millions of homes; the page loaded a captcha bot check instead.