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Stop Measuring AI Spend, Start Measuring Impact
InnovationStop Measuring AI Spend, Start Measuring ImpactByKarthik Kannan,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:00am EDTKarthik Kannan is Founder and CEO of Anvilogic. gettyEvery technology wave starts with the same triad: pipes, platforms and compute. Early focus on infrastructure is logical because it attracts investment...
Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1 billion valuation with KKR backing
Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha has announced an $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, valuing the London-based company at more than $1 billion. The investment is notable for coming from KKR’s growth equity arm, which targets companies with proven business models that are still in aggressive expansion mode — a sign that Fresha is seen as past the risky early stages and ready to scale. The London-based company, founded in 2015, has grown signific...
Meta AI launches private Incognito Chat
Chatting with AI can feel casual until the question gets personal. Maybe you want to ask about a health concern. Maybe you need help understanding a loan. Or maybe you want career advice without feeling like your question is sitting in a data file somewhere.That is the idea behind Incognito Chat with Meta AI, a new private chat mode Meta says is coming to WhatsApp and the Meta AI app.According to Meta, the feature creates a temporary AI conversation that is processed in a secure environment and...
AI Agents Belong In Your Identity Program
InnovationAI Agents Belong In Your Identity ProgramByNolan Garrett,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:45am EDTNolan Garrett, CEO of TorchLight (formerly Intrinium): A premier security-first managed services and risk management partner since 2007. gettyAround 2 a.m. a few months back, our monitoring at TorchLight lit up...
Google DeepMind CEO’s remarks on AI at I/O 'stunned' audience: What he said
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis told the I/O 2026 audience that humanity is "standing in the foothills of the singularity," drawing audible gasps. Speaking the next day, he said agentic AI systems are already making the shift tangible—pointing to mini video games he's built overnight with AI. Hassabis still pegs full AGI at a 50 percent chance by 2030, calling himself a cautious optimist.
How SMEs Unlock Greater Value From AI
InnovationHow SMEs Unlock Greater Value From AIByRalph Haupter,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:30am EDTRalph Haupter is Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer for Small, Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C) at Microsoft. gettyMost companies are already experimenting with AI. That part is done. What sepa...
If You Value Online Security Stop Using Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
InnovationConsumer TechIf You Value Online Security Stop Using Public Wi-Fi HotspotsByMark Sparrow,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 06:00am EDTGL.iNet is a Hong Kong-based tech brand that manufactures secure and portable networking products like the new Mudi 7, a pocket 5G router designed to bring together ultra-fast 5G NR cellular connectivity...
SpaceX IPO Requires Leap of Faith in AI, Mars and Musk’s Vision
Elon Musk’s SpaceX pulled back the curtain on a business empire that has racked up ballooning losses and debt after acquiring a cash-hungry startup, and pumping billions of dollars into futuristic endeavors ranging from AI to a Mars rocket.
Triton Digital Releases Its First Quarter 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker
BusinessMediaTriton Digital Releases Its First Quarter 2026 U.S. Podcast RankerByFrank Racioppi,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Frank Racioppi is the owner of Ear Worthy, focusing on podcasts.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 06:00am EDTSangeeta Pillai is the creator/host of the Masala Podcast, which has won multiple British Podcast Awards in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Her show's growth and momentum are a small scale example of those same attributes in...
‘Fuck you, Bambu’: How one private message could change the face of 3D printing
Bambu Lab makes the best, most accessible 3D printers yet, but that reputation is suddenly under siege. It all started when Paweł Jarczak received a private message from the company on Reddit asking him to delete his code. Now the 3D printing community is lining up behind Jarczak to fund a war against Bambu - and the future of 3D printers could be at stake. Jarczak is a developer who shared a way to let people remote control their Bambu printers without using Bambu software. But Bambu w...
I swear by this portable air conditioning unit during a heatwave
Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden | Household AppliancesI swear by this portable air conditioning unit during a heatwaveThe appliance is easy to move between rooms to circulate an icy breeze during hot spells The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.With the incoming heatwave fast approaching, we’re thinking of ways to keep cooliStockMollie Davies1 minute agoSign up for our free weekly newsletter...
Meta lays off thousands of employees to offset AI investments
Meta says it needs to “offset the other investments we're making.” | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta has reportedly notified thousands of employees that they've been laid off as the company attempts to compensate for its hefty AI investments. In an email from Meta management shared by Business Insider, impacted staffers were told that the planned headcount reduction was part of the company's "continued effort to run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offs...
What James Murdoch Is Really Buying In The Vox Deal
BusinessMediaWhat James Murdoch Is Really Buying In The Vox DealByMaureen Kerr,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Maureen Kerr covers AI, media and entertainment economics.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 05:18am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.James Murdoch at the Tribeca Festival in 2021. His investment firm Lupa Systems has held a controlling stake in Tribeca Ente...
TSA's new 'Gold+' program looks to increase private security screening at airports
National TSA's new 'Gold+' program looks to increase private security screening at airports May 21, 20265:00 AM ET By Bill Chappell Transportation Security Administration officers staff a checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., in this 2010 file photo. The agency was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — but not every U.S. airport uses federal screeners. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Federal officers handle...
Nvidia slips after earnings, SpaceX & OpenAI IPOs in focus | The Asia Trade 5/21/2026
"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Called Chinese AI Fast And Cheap. Now, Congress Wants Answers
Airbnb’s CEO is pushing back on congressional scrutiny over his use of Alibaba’s Qwen model, and he’s not alone. As Chinese AI captures nearly a third of global usage, Silicon Valley and Washington are talking past each other.
X Has 550 Million Active Users, Grok’s ‘Spicy Mode’ May Cause ‘Reputational Harm’: SpaceX IPO Filing
BreakingBusinessX Has 550 Million Active Users, Grok’s ‘Spicy Mode’ May Cause ‘Reputational Harm’: SpaceX IPO FilingBySiladitya Ray,Forbes Staff. Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 04:27am EDTMay 21, 2026, 04:29am EDTToplineSpaceX’s IPO filing disclosed that X has around 550 million monthly active users, and a fifth of them use xAI’s chatbot Grok’s features, as the company also acknowledged the potential reputational and legal risks posed by t...
Mark Zuckerberg's email to employees has a 'goodbye note' for those laid off
Meta has initiated significant layoffs, sending emails to thousands of employees whose positions are being eliminated. Company leadership confirmed the decision to reduce headcount for increased efficiency. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also sent a company-wide memo expressing gratitude to departing employees and outlining future company direction. He assured remaining staff that no further company-wide layoffs are expected this year.
SpaceX hiring world-class engineers, physicists; Musk to personally review applications
SpaceX is aggressively seeking top engineering and physics talent for its new SpaceXAI division, with Elon Musk personally reviewing applications. This recruitment drive follows SpaceX's filing for a massive IPO, revealing ambitious plans in AI infrastructure and orbital computing.
Odd Lots: Why Cerebras Built The Largest Computer Chip (Podcast)
Size is the name of the game for the AI chipmaker Cerebras: Their chips are truly massive, about the size of a dinner plate. According to Andrew Feldman, CEO and founder of Cerebras, that is about 58 times larger than the average chip. That sheer size enables blazing fast inference for AI queries. Feldman joins us on the week of his company’s IPO to talk about his core product and how it fits into the AI boom. We discuss the history of the GPU, competition between open-and closed-source models,