Tech

How this 29-year-old made landline phones cool again—and brought in $789K last year selling them

People are nostalgic for a simpler time without smartphones, social media and AI. Cat Goetze is dialed in.

How I Brought in $789K Selling Landline Phones in 6 Months

Cat Goetze, 29, wanted to spend less time on her cellphone, so she created a bluetooth compatible landline phone. Cat's business, Physical Phones, currently sells three styles of phones that range from $90 to $110. To date, the business has sold over 7,500 phones.

Army to include foreign allies in online drone marketplace for soldiers and units

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The Army wants to include foreign allies in its soon-to-launch online drone marketplace designed for units and service members to acquire equipment and parts, according to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

Chaos, confusion and $200 billion dreams: What I saw at India’s AI summit

India hosted one of the world's biggest AI events this week, but it was marred by impossible traffic and a lack of organization.

The Snoozefest That Is ‘Wuthering Heights’

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How Contemporary Art Can Teach Old History

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Tech Giants Commit Billions to Indian AI as New Delhi Pushes for Superpower Status

Tech and world leaders flocked to New Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit

The Guide #231: How the Hunt for the Next James Bond Became the Franchise's Best Marketing Tool

In this week’s newsletter: The race to crown a new 007 has become its own long-running spectacle, turning the search for Bond into an event as big as the films themselves

Scrubs: the cast’s chemistry is still so sparky it totally carries this zinger-packed comeback

Dr Cox is still electrifying, the original cast’s interactions are a joy to watch, and after a couple of episodes it finds its tone – making it just the comfort TV we need right now

Relooted: the South African video game where players take back artefacts from western museums

Creators say they’re offering Africans a ‘hopeful, utopian feeling’ of retrieving objects looted by colonial armies

The splinternet: how online shutdowns are getting cheaper and easier to impose

Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know it

'Slow this thing down': Sanders warns US has no clue about speed and scale of coming AI revolution

After meeting with unspecified tech leaders, senator calls for urgent policy action as companies race to build ever more powerful systems