When iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Sunday, it marked the end of an era for one of America’s most beloved robotics companies. The…
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Stanford's star reporter takes on Silicon Valley's 'money-soaked' startup culture |
4:52 PM PST · December 11, 2025 Theo Baker is truly an outlier. While journalism as a major has seen shrinking enrollment for years and…
Digital artist Beeple put his face on a $100K robot dog next to Elon Musk and Picasso – it sold first |
In Brief Posted: 4:35 PM PST · December 5, 2025 Mike Winkelmann, the digital artist known as Beeple, has placed himself at the center of…
What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out |
The Trump administration has agreed to inject up to $150 million into xLight, a semiconductor startup developing advanced chip-making technology, marking the third time the…
Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down |
In a carefully worded announcement on Monday, Apple said John Giannandrea, who has been the company’s AI chief since 2018, is “stepping down” to, well,…
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom |
In Brief Posted: 11:13 AM PST · December 1, 2025 The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive…
VC Kara Nortman bet early on women's sports, and now she's creating the market |
When its season ended early this month, Angel City FC finished 11th out of 13 teams, a disappointing result for the Los Angeles soccer franchise…
Anduril's autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports |
Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ. The problems…
The future will be explained to you in Palo Alto |
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming.…
This Thanksgiving's real drama may be Michael Burry versus Nvidia |
While you’ve been sweating the details over Thanksgiving, famed investor Michael Burry – the one portrayed by Christian Bale played in “The Big Short” –…