Why The Cheapest AI Stack Becomes The Most Expensive At Scale
InnovationWhy The Cheapest AI Stack Becomes The Most Expensive At ScaleByBen Gutkovich,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:30am EDTCo-Founder of Superlinked, building enterprise-grade open-source inference for production-scale AI search and document processing. gettyMost AI infrastructure projects don't fail on quality....
Developing An Executive Cybersecurity Strategy When Director Duties Extend To The Home Router
InnovationDeveloping An Executive Cybersecurity Strategy When Director Duties Extend To The Home RouterByKeegan Crage,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:15am EDTKeegan Crage | Owner, TechBrain AU — ISO 27001 certified, cyber security & AI governance partner | Oxford MSc Cyber Security (in progress). gettyThe regulatory t...
London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir
Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysisA £50m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules.Scotland Yard had been in talks, revealed by the Guardian last month, to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. But Khan intervened on Thursday to...
Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1 billion valuation with KKR backing
Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha has announced an $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, valuing the London-based company at more than $1 billion. The investment is notable for coming from KKR’s growth equity arm, which targets companies with proven business models that are still in aggressive expansion mode — a sign that Fresha is seen as past the risky early stages and ready to scale. The London-based company, founded in 2015, has grown signific...
Stop Measuring AI Spend, Start Measuring Impact
InnovationStop Measuring AI Spend, Start Measuring ImpactByKarthik Kannan,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:00am EDTKarthik Kannan is Founder and CEO of Anvilogic. gettyEvery technology wave starts with the same triad: pipes, platforms and compute. Early focus on infrastructure is logical because it attracts investment...
AI Agents Belong In Your Identity Program
InnovationAI Agents Belong In Your Identity ProgramByNolan Garrett,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:45am EDTNolan Garrett, CEO of TorchLight (formerly Intrinium): A premier security-first managed services and risk management partner since 2007. gettyAround 2 a.m. a few months back, our monitoring at TorchLight lit up...
How SMEs Unlock Greater Value From AI
InnovationHow SMEs Unlock Greater Value From AIByRalph Haupter,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:30am EDTRalph Haupter is Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer for Small, Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C) at Microsoft. gettyMost companies are already experimenting with AI. That part is done. What sepa...
Why Small, Elite Teams Outperform Big Ones
InnovationWhy Small, Elite Teams Outperform Big OnesByVitalii Dodonov,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:15am EDTVitalii Dodonov is the Co-Founder of Stan, where he leads the company’s technical vision and product innovation. gettyThere is a misconception in tech that headcount equals progress. A company that grew to 2,...
If You Value Online Security Stop Using Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
InnovationConsumer TechIf You Value Online Security Stop Using Public Wi-Fi HotspotsByMark Sparrow,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 06:00am EDTGL.iNet is a Hong Kong-based tech brand that manufactures secure and portable networking products like the new Mudi 7, a pocket 5G router designed to bring together ultra-fast 5G NR cellular connectivity...
Demystifying Success: A Practical Approach To Guiding Your Business
InnovationDemystifying Success: A Practical Approach To Guiding Your BusinessByEddy Azad,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:00am EDTEddy Azad is the CEO of Parsec Automation. gettyI’ve always been passionate about education, whether that means learning new skills or helping others do the same. I founded my company, Parse...
Sen Blackburn says sports betting hearing likely first of ‘several’ as Congress weighs federal action
Sen. Marsha Blackburn says Congress is not done looking into the rapid expansion of sports betting and prediction markets.In fact, Wednesday's hearing may have only been the beginning.Blackburn, R-Tenn., who chairs the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, told Fox News Digital/OutKick after the hearing that lawmakers now have to determine where Congress should step in and where states should remain in control. Plus, she stressed the importance of pro...
Modi govt’s tightly controlled script comes under Dutch journalistic scrutiny
During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to the Netherlands, a major controversy erupted during a press briefing in The Hague. While the official diplomatic objective of the visit was to elevate bilateral ties to a “strategic partnership” — heavily driven by trade, defence, and semiconductor technology — the exchange between Dutch journalists and an Indian diplomat underscored deep friction between Western journalistic standards and the Modi government’s tightly controlled pub...
AI will help make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within a year, says Anthropic co-founder
Jack Clark describes ‘vertiginous sense of progress’ and ‘profound changes’ to society alongside risks of technologyAn AI system will work with humans to make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within 12 months and tradespeople will be helped by bipedal robots in two years, according to the co-founder of Anthropic.Jack Clark described a “vertiginous sense of progress” in the technology and made a series of predictions, including that companies run solely by AIs would be generating millions of dolla...
Samsung strike on hold - but the fight isn't over yet. Why?
Samsung strike on hold - but the fight isn't over yet. Why?6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSuranjana TewariAsia business correspondentBloomberg via Getty ImagesTens of thousands of Samsung Electronics workers rallied at a factory complex south of Seoul on 23 AprilThe largest union at Samsung Electronics has suspended a planned strike after reaching a last-minute tentative pay agreement with the South Korean technology giant.It has temporarily eased fears of disruption at the worl...
Bryson DeChambeau thinks the original moon landing video is fake: 'I don't know about the footage'
Bryson DeChambeau is one of the world's best golfers, has a widely beloved and popular YouTube channel, and has been one of the most committed adopters of science and technology in the sport.But an astronomer, he is not.DeChambeau joined "The Katie Miller podcast" show this week, covering a wide variety of topics. He spoke about his aspirations of reaching the Golf Hall of Fame, dating, the mental side of golf, and his experiences playing with President Donald Trump.LIV GOLF STAR BRYSON DECHAMBE...
Northeastern city votes to end ShotSpotter contract for gunfire-detection tech designed to fight crime
The city of Cambridge on Monday voted to end its contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system used by police to identify possible shootings in real time. The crime-fighting technology deploys a network of acoustic sensors mounted above streets across neighborhoods, designed to detect gunfire-like sounds and automatically alert law enforcement when a suspected shot is heard.The City Council’s decision follows criticism from opponents who argue the system is unreliable, and can contribute...
SpaceX files for IPO that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
SpaceX files for IPO that could make Elon Musk a trillionaireJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent, San FranciscoGetty ImagesElon Musk's SpaceX has revealed its plans to go public in the US, allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market.SpaceX makes rockets, offers a satellite internet service called Starlink, and also owns Musk's controversial artificial intelligence (AI) firm xAI.The initial public offering (IPO) on the U...
Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don't bring up AI
Technology Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don't bring up AI May 20, 20265:43 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Jude Joffe-Block , Michelle Aslam Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don't bring up AI Audio will be available later today.
Class Of 2026 Faces A Hard Truth: AI Isn’t The Threat—Ignoring It Is
InnovationConsumer TechClass Of 2026 Faces A Hard Truth: AI Isn’t The Threat—Ignoring It IsByTim Bajarin,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets.Follow AuthorMay 20, 2026, 05:25pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.For those graduates entering the job market adapting to AI technology is not optional; it...
Hall of Famer Joe Mauer praises MLB for the ABS challenge system, says it's been good for the game
Minnesota Twins legend Joe Mauer is a fan of Major League Baseball’s ABS system.Mauer, 43, said the goal is to get every call right, and ABS has helped in that regard."I actually really like it. I think the technology has gotten to a point where the challenges are pretty quick and resolved pretty quickly. And I think that's the goal for everybody is to get the call right. At the end of the day, I think it's been a good thing," Mauer told Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FO...