Author: Nadia Fox
Nadia Fox
Nadia reports on the tech industry with a focus on policy, business strategy, and the people building it.
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposes an independent AI standards body modeled after FINRA to test frontier models before release.
Meta’s custom AI chips enter production in September, built with a modular design to adapt as AI workloads evolve rapidly.
Netflix’s binge-watching model faces a new problem — viewers aren’t returning for Season 2, signaling a deeper retention crisis beyond format competition.
Bending Spoons went public at an $18B valuation. Its co-founders built the company’s acquisition playbook from the lessons of their own startup’s failure.
Corgi, a Y Combinator-backed insurtech startup, denies stealing Papermark’s open source software, raising questions about AI vibe coding accountability.
Polymarket reportedly paid creators to film fake betting wins on near-perfect replica websites, staging trades and profits that never occurred on the real platform.
Apple’s WWDC 2026 focused heavily on AI, with Siri upgrades and iOS 27 carrying Apple Intelligence features throughout the OS.
OpenAI launched Lockdown Mode to limit sensitive data exposure from prompt injection attacks, while acknowledging ChatGPT remains potentially vulnerable.
Top VCs openly question the AI funding frenzy, where 19-year-olds in San Francisco can reportedly land Series A offers based largely on age and geography.
Vertu’s new AI foldable starts at $6,880, built on open-source Hermes with AI-agent workflows and enterprise integrations aimed at C-suite buyers.