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Reformed cybercriminal Brett Johnson explains that generative AI tools now let attackers plan and execute fraud schemes far faster than before, compressing what once took days into hours. He describes AI's biggest value to threat actors as accelerating research, content creation, and social engineering rather than inventing new attack types.
An entrepreneur writing for Entrepreneur argues that after years building a company in the gold industry, the strongest competitive edge isn't a new feature, lower price or proprietary technology, but customer trust. That trust, they contend, is earned through everyday operational fairness and transparency rather than marketing.
IBM and University of Chicago researchers used a new error-correction technique to encode 70 logical qubits and complete a random circuit sampling task in roughly 15 minutes, a computation that would take leading classical supercomputers an impractical amount of time. The team also designed a more structured circuit approach to verify that the quantum output was actually correct, addressing a longstanding challenge in confirming quantum results once problems exceed classical checking ability. The circuits and data have been published via the Quantum Advantage Tracker.
San Francisco startup Mara raised $7 million in pre-seed funding to build Spike, a portable counter-drone system carried in a backpack. The system pairs a launcher holding up to 48 lightweight 250-gram Seeker interceptors with a Spotter sensor unit that fuses optical, acoustic and optional radar detection to track fiber-optic and autonomous drones that evade radio-frequency jammers. Mara says each Seeker costs roughly the same as the sub-$1,000 FPV quadcopters it's meant to destroy, undercutting rival interceptors by a claimed 20-fold margin.
Following its latest earnings report, Nvidia is showing investors that its competitive moat isn't limited to GPU chips, where rivals like Amazon and Google are building in-house alternatives. The company's Vera Rubin architecture bundles GPUs with CPUs, inference accelerators, storage and networking racks, positioning Nvidia as the orchestrator of entire gigawatt-scale AI data centers rather than just a chip supplier.
An entrepreneur behind more than 22 companies at DRC Ventures argues that corporate values only matter when tested by hard trade-offs, not when displayed as slogans. He describes turning mission statements into operational filters that guide daily decisions on suppliers, partnerships and deals, even when a less principled option would be easier or more profitable.
A new Entrepreneur commentary argues that most companies underinvest in training as a strategic tool, focusing instead on sales, tech and operations while overlooking the staff who directly shape customer experience. The author says businesses that link training to standards, coaching and culture—not just task completion—build stronger consistency and retention over time.
Leaks suggest Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro will retain several advantages over the more expensive iPhone Ultra, including a variable aperture main camera, longer battery life on the Pro Max variant, and continued support for Face ID. The Ultra's ultra-thin foldable design reportedly forces trade-offs, such as dropping Face ID for Touch ID and using a smaller battery than the Pro Max.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that as AI makes content production cheaper and more abundant, companies that clearly define and own a market category will stand out faster than those competing purely on content volume. The piece contends that vague, broad positioning makes brands forgettable, while firms that establish a distinct category shape how buyers evaluate the entire market and gain first-mover advantage.