Starbucks Is Counting Milk by Hand Again. Is AI Just Vogue?
Starbucks retired its AI inventory tool after nine months. Klarna rehired the staff it replaced. Here is what the pattern reveals about how enterprises are buying AI right now.
Artificial Intelligence
How AI is changing the way ordinary people relate to money, work, and financial decisions. The human side of the machine.
Anthropic's $65 Billion Round: What the Money Is, Where It Goes, and Who Pays If It Doesn't Come Back
Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuation. What that money actually is, what it costs to run an AI company, and who absorbs the gap when the math gets hard.
Italy's Internet Outage Today: The Risk of Building on Too Few, in Networks and in AI
Italy's internet went down on May 29, 2026. TIM's infrastructure failure took millions offline. Here is what it has in common with AI concentration.
GPs aren't behind on AI tools; they're behind on AI thinking
Private markets firms focus on AI tools. The harder problem is the operating model. Juniper Square's Brandon Rembe on what rebuilding around AI looks like.
SpaceX IPO: The Dinosaur Warning, Solar Energy From Space, and the Planet Left Behind
SpaceX filed its S-1 on May 20, 2026. The extinction argument, the $45 billion Anthropic deal, and what the filing reveals about AI's real energy problem.
Meta Layoffs May 20, 2026: The Teams Cut Today and What Research Shows About Automating Their Work
Meta cut 8,000 jobs today. The specific teams affected, what they have in common, and what the research says about replacing them with AI.
Intuit AI Layoffs 2026: 3,000 Jobs Cut on Earnings Day, Three Months After the AI Deals That Explain the Decision
Intuit announced 3,000 layoffs today on earnings day. The AI deals with Anthropic and OpenAI signed in February explain the sequence.