Why open-source AI became an American national priority
News August 1, 2025
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now When President Trump released the U.S. AI Action Plan last week, many were surprised to see “encourage open-source and open-weight AI,” as one... Read more
Nintendo Increases Original Switch Prices by Up to 15%
News August 1, 2025
Nintendo says it’s raising prices for the original Switch hardware lineup and select accessories. The company didn’t provide details of how much the price will increase or give a reason why other than saying the increase was “based on market conditions,” which is likely a reference to the tariffs... Read more
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Forgotten AI Summit
News August 1, 2025
In 2002, artificial intelligence was still in winter. Despite decades of effort, dreams of bestowing computers with human-like cognition and real-world understanding had not materialized. To look for a way forward, a small group of scientists gathered for “The St. Thomas Common Sense Symposium.” AI pioneer Marvin Minsky was... Read more
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now The database industry has undergone a quiet revolution over the past decade. Traditional databases required administrators to provision fixed capacity, including both compute... Read more
Massachusetts hits DraftKings with record $450K fine for accepting credit card bets
News August 1, 2025
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has just handed down its biggest sports betting penalty yet, hitting DraftKings with a $450,000 fine for letting customers fund bets with credit cards, which is against state law. According to the body, DraftKings failed to stop this kind of funding between March 10, 2023,... Read more
Google’s Powerful New AI Model Can Solve Your Most Complex Problems. If You Can Afford It
News August 1, 2025
A supercharged version of Google’s Gemini 2.5 large language model recently reached gold medal status at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Now you can ask a version of it (only a bronze medalist) to answer your toughest math questions. Like, how am I going to pay $250 a month for... Read more
Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further Into Government
News August 1, 2025
“We are teaming up with Accenture Federal Services to accelerate AI across the U.S. Government, working to address federal agencies’ highest-priority operational challenges,” Palantir posted to X last month. “What makes this partnership so uniquely powerful is Accenture’s expertise working with the federal government and our ability to bring... Read more
Hard-won vibe coding insights: Mailchimp’s 40% speed gain came with governance price
News August 1, 2025
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Like many enterprises over the past year, Intuit Mailchimp has been experimenting with vibe coding. Intuit Mailchimp provides email marketing and automation capabilities.... Read more
WWE Summerslam 2025 odds & analysis
News August 1, 2025
With the wrestling world hit with the loss of the divisive Hulk Hogan, it’s time to move on already. Summerslam is one of WWE’s big four shows throughout the year, acting like a round-up of the events after WrestleMania. This time, it’s the first Summerslam that’s happening over two... Read more
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Aug. 1
News August 1, 2025
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. I love it when the Mini Crossword is playful. The 4-Across and 5-Across clues are a... Read more










