SpaceX Scrubs Starship Launch As $2 Trillion IPO Nears

SpaceX has scrubbed a launch attempt for the latest version of its Starship launch system and will now target Friday evening for a launch from the company’s Starbase.

The Gulf’s AI Boom Has an Undersea Cable Problem

Hyperscalers are pushing the Gulf to rethink internet infrastructure as AI raises the stakes of cable disruptions.

If Majoring In Computer Science Is Doomed Due To AI, The Latest Claim Is That Majoring In Philosophy Is The Next Best Choice

Some say computer science as a major in college is doomed due to AI. The claim is that majoring in philosophy is better. I tackle this. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

MVP’s Nakisa Bidarian On Rousey-Carano Viewership, Shields’ Ban And PFL Co-Promotion

MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian broke down the record Rousey-Carano Netflix viewership, Claressa Shields’ ban, and the real possibility of PFL co-promotion.

Can OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Fix AI’s Reputation Crisis?

Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.

Today’s Wordle #1798 Hints And Answer For Friday, May 22

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Wordle? Here are some expert hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today’s Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.

NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Friday, May 22

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Pips? We’ll walk you through today’s puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.

ClickUp cuts 22 per cent of staff and introduces $1 million salary bands for those who remain
ClickUp cuts 22 per cent of staff and introduces $1 million salary bands for those who remain

ClickUp, the $4 billion productivity platform, has cut 22 per cent of its workforce. CEO Zeb Evans announced the layoffs in a post on X, framing them not as a cost-cutting exercise but as a structural bet on AI. The savings, he said, will flow back to …

Meta Is in Crisis, Google Search’s Makeover, and AI Gets Booed by Graduates

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack the mass layoffs at Meta, big announcements at Google I/O, and the latest backlash against AI.

Oura files confidentially for US IPO as ring sales accelerate
Oura files confidentially for US IPO as ring sales accelerate

Oura, the Finnish company that turned a piece of finger jewellery into a serious health-tracking franchise, has filed confidentially for a US initial public offering. The filing comes less than a year after the company closed a $900m Series E that valu…