Wearable health devices could generate a million tons of e-waste by 2050
The most surprising part is that the plastic isn’t the biggest problem.
Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025 as stocks soared
Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice.
European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold
The bloodletting will hit hardest in back-office operations, risk management, and compliance.
OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
The form factors may differ, but the thesis is the same: audio is the interface of the future. Every space — your home, your car, even your face — is becoming an interface.
The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?
“We’re not going to be using iPhones in 10 years,” Callaghan says flatly. “I kind of don’t think we’ll be using them in five years.”
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
Meta says it’ll keep Manus running independently while weaving its agents into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, where Meta’s own chatbot, Meta AI, is already available to users.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for “super premium” customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
This founder just landed funding for a second go at the same problem: Affordable custom home design
Drafted is now nearly five months old, and it’s everything Atmos wasn’t.
‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was
The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker — and what it means for American innovation.
Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership
The newest episode raises questions about whether Sequoia’s new leadership — managing partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over last month — can or will rein in Maguire’s social media activity.