How To Modernize Your Legacy Platform And Build An AI-Ready Software Company

Many software companies still think the best plan of action is to move at a breakneck speed and bolt AI onto whatever they already have.

Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings

The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that’s capable of helping users complete real-world tasks.

X’s head of product Nikita Bier is stepping down after a year
X’s head of product Nikita Bier is stepping down after a year

One of X’s most visible executives is heading for the door. Nikita Bier is stepping down as the platform’s head of product after roughly 13 months in the job. He arrived with a specific reputation. Bier is a serial entrepreneur known for building viral…

Pubs and restaurants are treating Meta’s smart glasses like hidden cameras, and I’m completely on board

Restaurants, pubs, private clubs, and theatres are restricting Meta’s camera-equipped glasses, reviving the privacy backlash that helped make Google Glass socially radioactive.

WindBorne’s AI beats the government’s weather forecasts. Making money from them is the harder problem
WindBorne’s AI beats the government’s weather forecasts. Making money from them is the harder problem

WindBorne Systems has raised $37 million to sell something it has already proven it can build: weather forecasts that beat the government’s. The Series B, reported by TechCrunch, was co-led by Khosla Ventures and Galvanize and values the company at $25…

GTA VI is getting an ‘extended look’ at the end of August
GTA VI is getting an ‘extended look’ at the end of August

We’ll be getting an in-depth preview of Grand Theft Auto VI very soon: Rockstar announced this morning that it will be airing an “extended look” at the game on August 27th. The preview will stream on YouTube at 9PM ET, as per usual, but will also be shown earlier for Netflix subscribers, premiering at 3PM […]

How To Turn AI Product Claims Into Measurable Business Results

As businesses scrutinize technology spending more closely, they want clear evidence an AI solution addresses a meaningful problem and produces results they can measure.

Your Cloud Migration Is Failing Right Now And Your Cloud Vendor Can’t Fix It Alone

Extract SAP correctly, untangle governance without politics, and data ceases to be an operational bottleneck—it becomes your competitive moat.

Garmin Fenix 9 Details May Have Been Revealed In Official Documents

Garmin has submitted a new device to the FCC for testing ahead of its release, and several details suggest this could be the upcoming Garmin Fenix 9.

The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model
The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google’s AI empire is being reshaped. Here’s what’s changed. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale,…