Techie Gamers News Updates

Andrew Tulloch has once again reminded Silicon Valley that purpose can trump pay. According to the Wall Street Journal, Meta dangled a package worth up to $1.5 billion over six years. Tulloch, a former Facebook engineer who now co-leads Mira Murati’s startup Thinking Machines Lab, politely declined. Rival Labs Push… Read more »

As venture capital floods into artificial intelligence, a controversial trend is re-emerging in Silicon Valley: the glorification of overwork. Multiple U.S.-based AI startups are now adopting working hours reminiscent of China’s notorious “996” culture: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. Some are pushing it even further. Rilla,… Read more »

Texas has long been defined by oil, heat, and huge infrastructure projects. Now, it’s also at the center of a growing environmental debate. Microsoft’s Stargate campus in Abilene is leading a data center boom that is drawing concern over water use, right in the middle of a prolonged drought. According… Read more »

Senegal has pulled the plug on Akon City, reclaiming almost all of the 55-hectare seaside concession after seven years of missed deadlines, fading crypto fortunes and a single half-finished welcome centre that now shares its lot with grazing goats. The $6 billion “real-life Wakanda” once promised luxury towers and flying-car… Read more »

Urinary problems in cats can be difficult to detect. Sometimes, we don’t find out until it’s too late. Genius Litter can prevent this with its litter solution that changes colors when it catches urine irregularities. Ramon van Meer pitched his product dressed as Albert Einstein and secured a deal with… Read more »

When people hear Michael Saylor’s name today, they picture Bitcoin debates, massive balance‐sheet BTC acquisitions, and fiery social-media rants. What most don’t realize is that, long before he became a Bitcoin evangelist, Saylor was quietly scooping up domain names. The Early Days of Domain Hunting In the mid-to-late 1990s, as… Read more »

Nikita Bier has twice turned a simple, feel-good polling idea into chart-topping apps that sold to giant buyers. His playbook relied on hyper-targeted launches, guerrilla social tactics, ruthless iteration, and a “no-budget” marketing philosophy that let the product itself do the work. Below is a closer look at the exact… Read more »

The world of expat investing, structuring and passing down assets to loved ones isn’t a simple issue. It involves multiple jurisdictions and complexities that few people consider. That is where the likes of Adam Fayed’s entities come in. Early Life Born and raised in Scotland, Fayed left the UK soon… Read more »

Elon Musk’s companies are known for shaking up industries, from electric cars to space travel. But behind the flashy headlines is a workplace that divides opinion. For some, it’s a chance to make history. For others, it’s an intense grind where only the toughest stick it out. A Culture of… Read more »

It starts innocently. You’re stuck on a work problem, desperate for help, and that blinking ChatGPT cursor feels like a lifeline. Before you know it, you’ve copied and pasted your company’s super-secret project plan into the chat box. Boom – your company’s secrets are now hanging out on a server… Read more »