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15 May 2026 Vol 19

RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more

RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more

Investors can’t seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. In less than a decade, the serial entrepreneur…
Tesla Reveals New Details About Robotaxi Crashes—and the Humans Involved

Tesla Reveals New Details About Robotaxi Crashes—and the Humans Involved

For more than a year, Tesla has shielded details about its robotaxi crashes from public view. Now, the company has…
The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets

The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in…
A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

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

A hotel check-in system left more than one million customer passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos to the open…
Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up

Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up

It’s no secret that AI data centers have been straining the grid. But Silicon Valley has been relatively insulated from…
Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real

Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real

Zagorski says this is likely contributing to an uptick in meth use, but that it’s a “relatively minor” factor overall,…
Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators

Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators

Tesla Robotaxis have crashed at least twice since July 2025 while a teleoperator was remotely driving the vehicles, according to…
The Chinese App That Puts Instagram to Shame

The Chinese App That Puts Instagram to Shame

I’m writing to you from Dali, a city in China’s Yunnan province nicknamed “Dalifornia” because of its reputation as a…
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts

On Friday, OpenAI launched a new set of personal finance tools in preview for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the U.S.,…
Power prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers

Power prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers

The largest electrical grid in the U.S., the PJM Interconnection, saw prices nearly double over the last year, according to…