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Your SaaS Metrics Are A Result, Not A Strategy
SaaS metrics like LTV/CAC, NRR, GRR, ARR growth, and the Rule of 40 are valuable indicators of business performance, writes guest author Itay Sagie, but leaders and boards should look beyond the numbers to understand the underlying drivers to assess the company's long-term health…
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What Is Actually Going On With Mitch McConnell?
McConnell's staff has so far provided no details on why he was hospitalized three weeks ago, nor specifics about his current status.
gizmodo.com
‘Evil Dead Burn’ Is So Brutal You’ll Almost Feel It in the Theater
The iconic Sam Raimi franchise returns with this follow up to 2023's 'Evil Dead Rise.'
gizmodo.com
These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates
There are a lot of fast-growing AI startups, but some are growing even faster, they say.
techcrunch.com
EmTech AI 2026: The Rise of the AI Platform
MIT Technology Review
AI has collapsed the cyber response window — resilience now starts before the attack
Presented by Rubrik Enterprise cybersecurity is facing a fundamental speed problem. Frontier AI models are now enabling autonomous attacks that can move from initial access to full system breakout in as little as 27 seconds. That’s faster than any human-operated security workflo…
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International tech
The hidden ‘interchange’ fee tucked into every card swipe now costs U.S. merchants around $111 billion a year — roughly four times what it drained just 15 years ago
Interchange fees — the invisible cut card issuers take from every U.S. card swipe — have quadrupled since 2009 to roughly $119 billion a year, quietly baked into the price of almost everything sold with plastic.
siliconcanals.com
China’s AI boom isn’t producing the next Jack Ma — it’s producing a generation of one-person businesses running on generative agents, and Silicon Valley is misreading what that actually means
In one example from Shenzhen, a former product manager laid off from a major platform company is now running what she calls a business of one, using generative AI to write ad copy, design storefronts, and produce short-form video dramas from a repurposed industrial park where the…
siliconcanals.com
Blue Origin could raise $10Bn at a $130Bn valuation in its first-ever external funding round
Blue Origin is reportedly preparing to raise $10 billion in its first-ever… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
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People who keep the thermostat lower than everyone else in the house finds comfortable aren’t being cheap or stubborn, they came of age when comfort was something you earned by tolerating a little discomfort first
The person who keeps the house two degrees cooler than anyone else finds comfortable isn't being cheap — they came of age when comfort was earned by tolerating a little discomfort first, and their nervous system never quite unlearned the equation.
siliconcanals.com
Xiaomi announces new vehicle brand SkyNomad
Xiaomi EV today unveiled SkyNomad, a new vehicle series that the company said represents “the sky, the nomad — a new name for space and lifestyle.” The first model in the lineup will be Xiaomi’s first range-extended full-size SUV, targeting families and outdoor travel scenarios. …
technode.com
Microsoft begins replacing OpenAI, Anthropic models with in-house MAI AI across key products: Report
Microsoft has reportedly begun deploying its own AI models across some of… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
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ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude: How They Differ
In this article, we will look at the various architectural forks the teams building these models encountered and the decisions they took.
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Decoding the obfuscated bash script on a Uniqlo t-shirt
Article URL: https://tris.sherliker.net/blog/obfuscated-self-evaluating-bash-script-by-cdn-akamai-being-supplied-to-consumers-via-retail-stores/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48829312 Points: 1024 # Comments: 176
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GitLost: We Tricked GitHub's AI Agent into Leaking Private Repos
Article URL: https://noma.security/blog/gitlost-how-we-tricked-githubs-ai-agent-into-leaking-private-repos/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827858 Points: 424 # Comments: 166
noma.security
ESP32 Keeps Tabs on Your Local Airspace
We know, we know. Despite being called ESP32-Plane-Radar, this project from [Mateusz Juszczyk] isn’t actually using radar. But thanks to the round LCD this desktop gadget does a fantastic job …read more
hackaday.com
Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips
Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/07/apple-to-increase-spend-with-broadcom-to-produce-billions-more-us-chips/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830565 Points: 220 # Comments: 166
apple.com
Mistral's Robostral Navigate: a state of the art robotics navigation model
Article URL: https://mistral.ai/news/robostral-navigate/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48832212 Points: 222 # Comments: 54
mistral.ai
Good Judgment Beats Good Prompts
2026.04 - "Judgement is the last human skill AI can't replace". Everyone is saying it. I am trying to understand it. I want you to get good at it. Let's get philosophical and practical.
artoftpm on Substack
LAST CALL FOR ENROLLMENT: Become an AI Engineer - Cohort 7
Our 7th cohort of Becoming an AI Engineer starts in less than a week. This is a live, cohort-based course created in collaboration with best-selling author Ali Aminian and published by ByteByteGo.
bytebytego.com
The Atari Jaguar Runs Linux
Among the many forgotten might-have-beens of the games console world, the Atari Jaguar occupies a special place. It was the final gasp of Atari Corporation, the Jack Tramiel-era incarnation of …read more
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