A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers’ data without a password.

Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.

AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability.

Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup

Sadi Thermal Machines is Drew Baglino’s second startup since leaving Tesla in 2024.

Indigo brings the open social web to one app

Indigo’s new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified timeline.

Potholes cost cities millions: This company is using AI and trucks to fix them

Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they’re deteriorating.

AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals

Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents.

Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no. 

Some found out they didn’t qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote workers.

Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Auto’s board

Melinda Lewison’s departure raises questions about Bezos’ support and involvement with the startup at a time when the Amazon founder is now apparently focused on robotics at his new startup, Project Prometheus.

Here’s what Microsoft is offering long-serving employees to voluntarily retire
Here’s what Microsoft is offering long-serving employees to voluntarily retire

Microsoft revealed last month that it’s planning to offer long-serving employees in the US the ability to voluntarily retire. While the terms of the buyout were supposed to be announced to employees tomorrow, sources at Microsoft tell me the company has posted them on its internal HR website a little earlier than expected. US employees […]

Microsoft’s Office and LinkedIn chief now runs Teams in latest reshuffle
Microsoft’s Office and LinkedIn chief now runs Teams in latest reshuffle

Microsoft’s LinkedIn chief, Ryan Roslansky, took on an expanded role at the company as head of Office last year, and he’s now getting more responsibilities as part of the latest leadership reshuffle inside Microsoft. Sources tell me that the Microsoft Teams organization is moving to report to Roslansky, who will now lead a new Work […]