Ian Lyall
Articles
Bitcoin could go to zero as energy crackdown looms, says economist Steve Keen
The cryptocurrency's security model depends on vast power consumption, which may become politically indefensible as pressure to cut global energy use intensifies.
A Microsoft veteran spent his evenings ranking 35 careers by AI resistance. Here is what he found
The bottom rungs of professional life are disappearing fastest. A 20-page analysis built from 17 research sources has some uncomfortable findings for anyone advising a teenager
Vertical Aerospace completes historic piloted transition flight for eVTOL aircraft
The Bristol-based firm says it has cleared the hardest engineering hurdle on its path to commercial electric aviation
The 'Cowgorithm': Is AI turning dairy farming into a real-life version of The Sims?
A New Zealand startup has built a system that lets farmers manage entire herds from a smartphone. The technology behind it is more sophisticated than the pitch suggests
AI spending hits $750bn but economists and academics say the productivity gains will take years to arrive
The biggest spenders in technology are pouring money into artificial intelligence at a historic rate. The academics and strategists watching closely say the returns will be real but slow
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund backs solar-powered cattle collar startup at $2 billion valuation
Halter's smart collar system manages livestock across remote terrain using virtual fences, audio cues and real-time health monitoring
Bitcoin climbs back above $70,000 as Iran ceasefire reports lift sentiment
The cryptocurrency has traded in a narrow range for weeks, weighed down by Middle East tensions and a prolonged selloff from October's peak.
OpenAI CFO privately questions Altman's plan for 2026 stock market float
Sarah Friar has told colleagues the company may not be ready for a public listing by the fourth quarter of this year
UK government courts Anthropic with London office and dual listing offer
The UK is seeking to capitalise on Anthropic's falling out with Washington over military AI contracts.
Most AI agents are failing the only test that matters. Here's how to spot the ones that aren't
A framework from Nate B Jones cuts through the noise around outcome agents and exposes why the most hyped tools in the category are still falling short
Vibe coding is putting insecure applications in the hands of people who don't know they're building them
The tools that let anyone create software without writing code are growing fast. The security industry hasn't kept up.
The race to build data centres in space is real, better funded than you think, and about to get very competitive
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and a Y Combinator-backed start-up are all chasing the same idea. The timing is not a coincidence
Anthropic accidentally leaked the blueprint for its $2.5bn AI coding product. Here is what it reveals
The leak was embarrassing. What it contained was instructive. Nate B Jones has been through the code so you don't have to.
SpaceX is heading for a $1.75 trillion IPO. Here is what investors need to watch, and how to get in
The largest public listing in history is targeting June. Retail investors will get a bigger slice than usual, but the valuation demands careful thought.
Prediction markets are booming, but a regulatory battle over sports betting could cut them in half
Crypto's loss has been prediction markets' gain. Now the platforms that thrived by moving fast face the same regulatory reckoning that caught crypto out
Elon Musk's $54bn misstep: Tesla shares slump after first-quarter deliveries miss forecasts and inventory swells
The electric vehicle maker posted its weakest quarterly numbers in a year. Wedbush Securities says the real story is what comes next.
Anthropic: Two leaks, two very different problems
The first could pass for clever investor relations. The second suggests a company whose internal controls have not kept pace with its ambitions
NASA's Artemis II crew prepares for launch as humans head to the moon for first time in more than 50 years
Four astronauts are set to lift off on Wednesday on a 10-day journey that will take them looping around Earth and the moon, the first such mission since Apollo 17 in 1972
Microsoft's acquisition of Mustafa Suleiman signals a new front in the war for AI talent
The deal was facilitated in part by Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn founder who sits on the boards of both Microsoft and Inflection
Amazon wins Delta in-flight internet contract in blow to SpaceX's Starlink
The retail and cloud computing giant will beam satellite internet to Delta passengers from 2028, promising download speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second