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Jyothi Swaroop, chief growth officer at ChargePoint, described the leadership approach he uses to drive rapid expansion at the EV charging company. He argues that aiming for small, incremental improvements limits results, and instead pushes teams to target 5x or 10x gains regardless of a business's size or stage.
The New York Times launched a new set of five to six bonus puzzles released every Wednesday, created by its puzzle constructors and editors, available exclusively to Games or All Access subscribers. The lineup includes 'Wordle in 1,' a variant with five grids partially filled with correct and incorrect letters to solve, plus smaller spinoffs like Connections 3x3 and Colorful Strands, a color-coded version of Strands. Core puzzles such as Wordle, Connections and Strands remain free.
NASA has directed Axiom Space to develop a lighter, less complex spacesuit variant called the Sortie Suit for the first crewed Artemis lunar landings, aiming to hit a 2028 target date at the Moon's South Pole. The decision, announced internally by Artemis Program Manager Jeremy Parsons, will see the simplified suit used on both SpaceX and Blue Origin landers, cutting mass and easing integration with the spacecraft.
A dark web marketplace called Nexus emerged this week claiming to sell searchable access to over 150 million U.S. and Canadian driver's licenses and passports, with roughly half a million new records added daily. Security journalist Brian Krebs and researcher Zach Edwards traced the likely source to IDScan, a Louisiana-based identity verification firm used by major consumer brands to check tens of millions of IDs monthly. Both researchers confirmed their own personal documents appeared in the database, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's photo was also reportedly found among the listings.
Proofpoint, owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire cybersecurity company Varonis Systems. News of the talks sent Varonis shares sharply higher, reflecting its roughly $5 billion market valuation.
The developer has released Muse Spark 1.3, an updated AI model available now through Muse Code and the Meta Model API. The update focuses on sustaining longer, multi-step tasks, following complex instructions more reliably, and collaborating more actively with users by asking clarifying questions and checking in before consequential actions. A more advanced reasoning mode is expected soon pending additional safety testing.
Google has shipped Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash-tier model in six weeks, built to handle complex agentic workflows more effectively than earlier versions. Alongside it, the company introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, a specialized version aimed at vulnerability detection and automated patching, though that variant is currently restricted to participants in Google's Fairwind Program.
Anthropic has rolled out background computer use for Claude on macOS, available to Pro and Max subscribers through Claude Code and Claude Cowork. The feature lets Claude click, type, and operate applications on a user's desktop without taking over the visible cursor, so people can keep working on something else while it runs.
A writer draws a parallel between the fictional Records of FATE from the game Chrono Cross and today's real-world AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Grok. In the game, an AI secretly nudges an unsuspecting population's choices through supposedly neutral advice terminals; the essay observes people at a live event turning to chatbots instead of engaging with what's in front of them, suggesting a similar dynamic is emerging in daily life.
The Trump administration filed a court brief supporting OpenAI in its ongoing copyright dispute with publishers over AI training data. Officials argued that restricting AI firms' access to content for training purposes could pose national security risks.
New research finds that 71% of workers report feeling ostracized at work, meaning ignored or excluded by colleagues or managers. The study found this exclusion consistently hurts job performance and stifles creativity, regardless of how engaged employees otherwise feel.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on generative AI tools for roughly 600,000 New York City public school students through eighth grade, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. High schools are exempt and can run monitored AI pilot programs, while teachers may still use AI for lesson planning and administrative tasks. The policy also sets non-mandatory daily screen time guidelines of 30 minutes for elementary students and 45 minutes for middle schoolers.