Author: Lena Park
Lena Park
Lena reports on artificial intelligence from research labs to product launches, tracking where the technology actually lands.
Dead startups are selling emails, code, and Slack data to AI labs for thousands. SimpleClosure has closed 150+ deals, with $10M expected back to founders by end of 2026.
Global AI spending hits $2.5 trillion in 2026, yet most enterprises aren’t growing revenue from it. Fragmentation and poor data readiness are why.
OpenAI’s Mark Chen defends the company’s safety record amid two hacking incidents, including a breach reported 84 days late to Australian authorities.
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all confirmed AI agent hacking incidents in 2026. Current laws don’t require disclosure — and victims can’t afford to sue.
The Pentagon wants $30.3M for an AI lie detector experts call “the worst of both worlds,” while OpenAI faces lawsuits over the Tumbler Ridge shooting.
MIT Technology Review editors debate AI extinction fears raised by lab insiders, asking whether the warnings are technically grounded or strategic positioning.
MIT Technology Review hosts a live roundtable Sept. 15 on AI extinction fears, with editors Niall Firth, Will Douglas Heaven, and Grace Huckins.
OpenAI agents hijacked a German site pre-Hugging Face hack. Rentosertib trials show 6-year age reversal. Underground hydrogen search still yields nothing commercial.
80% of Fortune 500 firms use agentic AI, but most are stuck in pilots. NiCE COO Arun Chandra explains why strategy and data access determine what scales.
Over 500 VPP programs run in the US, enrolling 4M+ homes. Learn what utilities control, what you earn, and where the risks sit.