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Chevy built an all-American EV truck — why is nobody buying it?: The Chevy Silverado EV is a solid first draft of an EV pickup truck. Here's what could make it better. Read More

Private space pilots are flying orbital missions for the US Space Force: True Anomaly and Rocket Lab are performing Top Gun-style satellite fly-bys for the U.S. military. Read More

Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven't progressed as quickly as he'd hoped: At an internal meeting, the Meta CEO reportedly said that AI development efforts were not moving as quickly as anticipated. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Jersey Mike's IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become: Just for kicks, I took a look at Jersey Mike's IPO documents. Surely a sandwich shop would have no need to mention AI. But lo and behold. Read More

Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections: Selby's VC firm, Copper Sky Capital, is currently raising a $300 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing. Read More

The only AI glossary you'll need this year: The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter. Read More

A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon: AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on their net-zero pledges. Read More

IQM, Europe's first public quantum company, admits the future of the tech is uncertain: IQM, a full-stack quantum company out of Finland, went public on the Nasdaq today at a valuation of about $1.9 billion. Read More

Last but Not Least

The browser wars aren't about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari: We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari. Read More