The Marriott-Sonder partnership collapse turned into a textbook case of poor crisis management. Guests were given last-minute eviction notices while communication broke down completely, according to PR experts who spoke with Business Insider.
Anthropic announced a massive $50 billion investment to build its own custom data centers across Texas, New York, and other US locations. The move comes as the company reports explosive growth, with large enterprise customers increasing sevenfold in the past year. This could signal a major shift tow
Opera’s iOS browser has exploded in Europe since the Digital Markets Act took effect. The company reports a 5-fold increase in active users in key markets like France, directly attributing growth to Apple’s new browser choice requirements.
A retired Microsoft engineer who created Task Manager has released a scathing critique of modern Windows. Dave Plummer argues the OS “sucks” for experienced users who need more control and fewer distractions.
Autonomous freight company Bot Auto has secured a comprehensive insurance program through Marsh, enabling daily driverless operations between Houston and San Antonio. This represents a significant step toward commercial viability for autonomous trucking. The insurance covers everything from auto lia
Spotify is addressing two of users’ biggest complaints by launching music videos in the US and Canada after a beta in 11 countries. The streaming giant is also finally fixing its notoriously unreliable shuffle feature with a new “Fewer Repeats” mode that considers your recent listening history.
Google is supercharging NotebookLM with a new Deep Research feature that acts like a personal research assistant. The tool can automatically browse websites and generate detailed reports while you continue working. Support for additional file types like Google Sheets and Microsoft Word documents is
Google has rolled out its Nano Banana AI model to Google Photos, enabling conversational photo editing through natural language prompts. The update includes Help me edit, AI templates, and an Ask button for both Android and iOS users in the US and India initially.
Google has launched Private AI Compute, its answer to concerns about AI data privacy. The system uses secure enclaves and hardened TPUs to isolate sensitive data. But security researchers point out vulnerabilities in the underlying technology.
Microsoft has released a fix for Windows 10 PCs that couldn’t enroll in Extended Security Updates. The KB5071959 update resolves enrollment wizard failures that blocked security patches. Individual users can get free updates until October 2026.
