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The CEO of Ciena on how AI is fueling a global subsea cable boom
Under the ocean’s surface lies the true backbone of the internet: an estimated 870,000 miles of submarine cables that ferry over 95% of global intercontinental data traffic across every...
Taco Bell’s latest launch isn’t food . . . and it’s kind of genius
Taco Bell, best known for Mexican-inspired grub like nachos and chalupas, is expanding its beverage offerings. The move, which seeks to cater to Gen Z’s insatiable thirst for both...
What is ‘Crypto Week’—and how will it affect Bitcoin, XRP, and other cryptocurrency prices?
Welcome to Crypto Week: No, contrary to what it sounds like, that’s not a period coined by some crypto bro investor. Instead, it’s the name members of the U.S....
Cuomo’s revamped campaign launch proves Mamdani-style videos don’t work without Mamdani
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Zohran Mamdani should feel extremely flattered. Andrew Cuomo, who lost to Mamdani in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary last month, just...
What is MP Materials and why is Apple causing its stock price to soar today?
Shares in MP Materials Corp., a rare earth materials company, are surging in premarket trading on Tuesday for the second time in recent days. Last week, the stock price...
Former Disney and Pandora Media execs created an AI-powered adventure game that you need to play to believe
Every journey begins with a single step. But in the budding era of interactive gaming, it can start with a single text message. That’s precisely how my playthrough of...
What happens when your AI doesn’t share your values
If you ask a calculator to multiply two numbers, it multiplies two numbers: end of story. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing the multiplication to work out unit costs,...
This viral travel ad for Canada is trying to woo American tourists
To help American visitors feel more welcome in Canada at time when relations are strained, one local tourism office is playing Canada nice. In a 30-second spot, a tourist...
Laid off? Here’s how to level up your LinkedIn profile
When I was laid off from my position at Forbes, I felt completely blindsided. I had spent years associating myself with my title of marketing director at such a...
Investors bet $10M that Laka’s ‘collective insurance’ can fix bike coverage
London-based insurtech startup Laka has raised $10.4mn in Series B funding as it eyes profitability at the end of next year. Laka offers “collective” insurance for bikes and e-scooters,...
This IBM ThinkPad was astounding in 1995—and still is
Closed, it looks pretty much like any other laptop manufactured in 1995. To be sure, it’s more compact than most—making it, in the parlance of the day, a subnotebook....
Housing market watch: Would taking Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae public drive up mortgage rates in 2026?
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed his party’s reconciliation/tax overhaul bill. With reconciliation/taxes now in the rearview...