Tech Rundown

🔥💰Perplexity's $20 Billion Secret: The Real Reason They're Building a Browser

Burning Cash on Pipe Dreams: Why Their AI Travel Agent is Going to Fail

Klarna's Desperate Diet: Klarna's Unusual Pre-IPO Strategy Signals Trouble

After boasting about replacing 700 jobs, Siemiatkowski now says humans were always needed

Your DNA Is on the Auction Block: 23&Me to be Sold From Bankruptcy

23andMe’s Bankruptcy Puts Millions of Genetic Profiles Up for Grabs

Fraud Charges Surface: 11x Accused of Overstating Revenue and Misusing Logos

Former staff allege inflated metrics, toxic culture, and massive customer turnover

xAI Acquires Hotshot, Expanding into AI Video Generation Amid Industry Commoditization

Why OpenAI is Winning the Battle

Rippling Sue Deel for Corporate Espionage

How Rippling's fake Slack channel exposed alleged Deel espionage operation

Mercor Under Scrutiny: Job Postings Called Into Question

Investigation finds limitations in startup's ability to place high-skilled talent

Sequoia Bets $300M on Harvey’s Unorthodox Playbook

Why PwC and Allen & Overy are white-labeling a startup’s tools—and paying premiums to keep rivals locked out

The Hidden Cost of Reddit's AI Pivot: Inside the 15% Stock Drop

Algorithm shifts trigger 15% stock plunge, forcing accelerated bets on AI search, premium subreddits, and first-party commerce tools

Spotify Launches New Premium Tier w/ AI Features

Perplexity Attacks OpenAI, Launching Free Version of Deep Research

What OpenAI Won't Tell You About Its $200/Month Subscription

Elon Musk Tries to Buy OpenAI for $97 Billion

Why it's just a hiring ploy