Media, Tech Moguls Touch Down in Sun Valley for Allen & Co. Conference

Sun Valley Lodge is preparing for the upcoming Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 06, 2026 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Deitch/Getty Images After a hot Fourth of July weekend, dozens of media company CEOs, technology executives and entertainment industry bigwigs flocked to Sun Valley, Idaho, for this year’s Allen & Co. conference. … Read more

‘Coaches on Curfew, Not the Kids’ — Deion Sanders Reveals Unexpected Plan for Colorado’s Revenge Game vs. Georgia Tech

Usually, athletes are the ones on curfew, while the more mature adults are trusted to make sound decisions on their own. That won’t be the case when Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for their revenge game on Sept. 3. Last year, Colorado kicked off their season against Georgia Tech, … Read more

The Tech Titans and Billionaire Heirs Who Own America’s Newsrooms

From Jeff Bezos to Laurene Powell Jobs, billionaires are reshaping America’s major media and the future of a free press. Getty Images/The Observer The relationship between extreme wealth and a free press has long shaped American power. In recent years, this influence has become more concentrated. A small group of tech founders, investors and industry … Read more

‘Pat Mahomes Might Be Playing QB’ — Steve Sarkisian Takes Playful Jab At Texas Tech After Brendan Sorsby Drama

During one of the quietest times in the college football calendar, the Brendan Sorsby drama has broken through the calmness. Following Texas judge Ken Curry issuing a temporary injunction on June 8, allowing Sorsby to play in 2026 after serving a two-game suspension, outrage has grown across the college football landscape, as have the jokes. … Read more

‘The Most Disgusting Thing’ — Ex-NFL LB Slams Decision to Clear Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby After Gambling Scandal

Ahead of the NFL’s supplemental draft in July, Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby received a lot of attention, and not for the right reasons. The signal-caller was denied his eligibility due to illegal gambling by the NCAA, but a recent decision from the Lubbock County Court in Texas has changed everything. Run a full NFL … Read more

Coachella axes data center project, considers future tech campus ban

The city of Coachella is moving to ban data centers after a public outcry in a massive shift just months after unanimous approval from lawmakers. The city is in Riverside County imposed imposed a temporary 45-day ban on data center development on Thursday, and voted unanimously to terminate its agreement with Stronghold Power, the company … Read more

Russia’s drone tech is a looming terror risk — now on eBay

A decade or two ago, air travelers were right to worry that terrorists, emboldened after 9/11, might seek to shoot down passenger airliners with shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles. That threat has receded, but a new threat is emerging from Ukraine’s battlefields, one that is more insidious and difficult to deal with. Threat that you can buy … Read more

Tech Leaders Face Mixed Reactions at 2026 Commencements on A.I.

Jensen Huang delivered the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon University’s 128th commencement ceremony on May 10. Justin Merriman/Carnegie Mellon University In recent weeks, a list of today’s most prominent tech figures — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Lisa Su, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, among others — took the stage at college commencement … Read more

How Writer CEO May Habib Transforms Language Tech Into Enterprise A.I.

Only a comprehensive workflow transformation will make enterprise AI actually work, says Mai Habib. Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Qatar Web Summit via Getty Images Earlier this month, Mai Habib, co-founder and CEO of Writer, took the stage at the HumanX conference in San Francisco to discuss why so many companies’ AI strategies are failing with Bloomberg’s Natasha … Read more

Trump threatens UK PM Starmer with ‘big tariff’ over tech tax: report

President Donald Trump said he will impose tariffs on Britain if Prime Minister Keir Starmer does not drop the digital services tax, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing an interview with the president. Trump told The Telegraph he would “impose a big tariff on the UK” if it did not drop the tax, which is … Read more