Moonshot AI’s latest release of its Kimi model has landed with the kind of timing that almost guarantees controversy. In a market where every incremental improvement is treated like a strategic signal, a new version from a high-profile Chinese lab…
Hi friends—welcome to Installer No. 136, a fresh batch of the apps, gadgets, and tools that make everyday tech feel less like chores and more like momentum. This edition is built around a simple idea: the best “reader tools” aren’t…
SpaceX’s IPO moment—often treated by markets as a clean starting line for valuation—has already developed a wrinkle. Just weeks after the company began trading, its shares have slipped below the IPO listing price for the first time, a move that…
Retirement planning is often treated like a spreadsheet exercise: estimate your expenses, project investment returns, decide how much to save, and then adjust the knobs until the numbers line up. But for many people—especially those in Gen X—the most important…
Asia’s artificial-intelligence boom is no longer confined to the usual suspects—chipmakers, data-centre operators and the handful of technology platforms that have dominated market narratives for the past year. Instead, it has started to behave like a broader macro force: lifting…
Neil Rimer has a blunt way of describing what’s happening as AI moves from demos to deployments: the wealth being created in Silicon Valley won’t stay put. In a conversation that frames AI less as a job-displacement story and more…
Vertu has never been shy about pricing. For years, the company’s pitch has been simple: you’re not buying a phone so much as you’re buying a lifestyle object—materials, craftsmanship, and a certain kind of discretion. But this time, Vertu is…
Databricks has crossed another valuation milestone, reportedly reaching $188 billion, a figure that underscores how thoroughly the company has repositioned itself in the AI era. For years, Databricks was primarily associated with data engineering and analytics—an enterprise platform that helped…
Zoom is facing a fresh wave of privacy anxiety after new reports circulated about a so-called “Don’t record me” hack—an issue that, at first glance, sounds like a familiar story about meeting controls. But the deeper concern isn’t simply whether…
US chip stocks have just logged their worst week in more than a year, a sharp reminder that the market’s most crowded trades can reverse with startling speed. For much of the rally, semiconductors were treated less like cyclical industrial…
Apple has briefly reclaimed the title of the world’s most valuable company, leapfrogging Nvidia at a moment when markets are still digesting the latest wave of AI-related selling pressure. The move is notable not just because it changes the ranking…
Agility Robotics is expanding its footprint in the Bay Area with the opening of a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California. The move is being framed as a practical step toward scaling what has always been…