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When Americans choose Chinese AI

2026-06-17 18:00:00

Stu Clott, an operations manager and part-time developer in San Diego, used to code with Claude. But he recently found a cheaper alternative: DeepSeek.  While an hourlong coding session would...

Spotify’s post-English AI future

2026-06-16 18:00:00

At the end of every year, Spotify Wrapped takes over social media feeds, with users showing off the annual recap of their top music choices. Lately, these reviews have taken...

Can open-source beat OpenAI?

2026-06-15 18:00:00

As the U.S. and China battle for artificial intelligence supremacy, a fundamental divide in engineering philosophy could determine the winner. While American pioneers like OpenAI and Anthropic favor a closed-source...

What the SpaceX IPO reveals about Gulf money in AI

2026-06-12 21:00:00

Poring over the SpaceX IPO prospectus, a recurring theme surfaces: the massive, quiet influence of Middle Eastern finance in the most ambitious IPO in history. Sovereign wealth funds of Saudi...

China builds a rival satellite constellation as SpaceX goes public

2026-06-11 18:00:00

Chinese upstart Spacesail is trying to steal SpaceX’s thunder.  State-backed Spacesail launched two satellites on a reusable rocket on June 1, just days before SpaceX’s $1.8 trillion listing on June...

Big Tech, big cons: Scammers are hiding in the apps that make your life easy

2026-06-10 18:00:00

Take a moment to think about your day: How many things did you do online? Perhaps you made a call or two via WhatsApp. You sent at least one WhatsApp...