Working away on his PhD in Munich only a few years ago, Stephan Herrmann (now a doctor) couldn’t have conceived of a time when his idea for a carbon-negative power plant would attract millions in funding. But now, together with Reverion co-founder Felix Fischer, he has a $ 100 million backlog of orders for his […]
The real power of Apple Intelligence will show up in third-party apps
Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s new set of AI capabilities arriving in iOS 18, is laying the groundwork for a new way to use apps. Today, the dated App Store model is under constant regulatory attack. Meanwhile, users can accomplish a lot of tasks with fairly simple questions to an AI assistant like ChatGPT. Proponents […]
'Bam!' Philadelphia Eagles soar in Stephen A’s Week 1 NFL power rankings
How much did we learn from the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 1 win over the Green Bay Packers in Brazil? They’re for real, at least in the eyes of ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith. Smith announced his Week 1 NFL power rankings during Tuesday’s episode of First Take, and he had a hot take on the Eagles […]
NFL power rankings: Seattle Seahawks rise 7 spots after Week 1 win over the Denver Broncos
The Seattle Seahawks are going to be much better than most analysts expected this season. Yesterday’s results indicate that we’re right on that take, as Seattle defeated the visiting Denver Broncos in convincing fashion, 26-20 at home. That final score does nothing to indicate how well Seattle played in the second half or how close […]
Verizon bets on fiber’s staying power as it acquires Frontier for $20B
Some major consolidation is afoot in the world of internet communications — and it will have implications for competition and consumer internet access in U.S. On Thursday, Verizon announced that it would gobble up Frontier Communications for $ 20 billion — more than double Frontier’s market cap at the close of trading the night before. […]