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Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica

Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team.

OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale, benchmarks show

Tested on SemiAnalysis’ InferenceX benchmark, Jalapeño registered both more tokens per user and more throughput per kilowatt than the currently available state-of-the art.

AI's land problem is pushing data centers into the ocean

The artificial intelligence boom is driving unprecedented demand for data centers, raising concerns about their growing energy consumption, water use and carbon footprint. These challenges are making companies look beyond traditional land-based data centers.

Alcoholic lab mice are helping scientists unlock which part of the brain makes us want to drink

For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a particular brain region, pointing to potential new screening opportunities to identify and help those most vulnerable to relapse.

Current price of gold: August 25, 2026

Gold was trading at $4,630 per ounce at 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time today. This is a $44 fall from yesterday at the same hour and over $1,266 higher than a year ago.

The Next 5 Years

Deep societal transformations are on the way | Edition #316

Newsom Pitches Faster Wildfire Payouts, But You'd Lose Your Right to Sue

The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nearly eight years in office have been defined by a crucial question: Who should cover the cost of damage from wildfires caused by utility equipment?

Apple's new desktop computers are designed specifically for local AI development

Folks have been daisy-chaining Macs for AI—this refresh keeps that in mind.

Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents

Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.

Jeff Bezos ordered to reinstate fired Black opinion writer at Washington Post over Charlie Kirk reaction

An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate a Black opinion writer fired over social media posts about violent white men following last year’s killing of Charlie Kirk.

An extra $100 per month for Obamacare is too much for nearly half a million Floridians

Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone.

Secret Service reviews apparent Iranian state media threat against life of Barron Trump

The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s youngest son.