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We’ve got a special Decoder today — I had the chance to talk with Amy Lanzi, the CEO of Digitas North America, in front of a live audience at the Uber Villa at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in the South of France. I know, it’s a hard gig, but I do it for you. […]

The incident could disrupt a key part of the defense company’s rocket motor business, which designs and tests prototype motors for military customers.

Are you worried your AI chatbot is trying to build a bomb or leak personal information about you? There’s a website for that.

Welcome to the “Temu experience of telehealth,” where everyone from Grindr to MAGA influencers can open a virtual clinic selling weight loss drugs and more.

Getty is planning to axe its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after a UK regulator imposed restrictions that would prevent part of Shutterstock's business from being included in the deal. The move comes despite the US Department of Justice granting the deal "unconditional antitrust clearance" in February. In an SEC filing published on Tuesday […]

The White House is easing restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models weeks after ordering the company to suspend access for foreign nationals.

Dish, the company that operates Dish TV and Sling TV, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy," as reported earlier by Reuters. The plan will allow the EchoStar-owned company to continue to wind down its wireless operations after "unforeseen delays" held back its sale of $23 billion worth of 5G spectrum to AT&T. Dish TV, Sling […]

Apple. Anthropic. Disney Research. Google. Meta. Microsoft. NVIDIA. OpenAI. Few places outside Silicon Valley can claim R&D hubs from all of these companies. Fewer still are concentrated in a city of just over 400,000 people—roughly half the size of San Francisco. Over the past two decades, however, many of the world’s most influential technology companies…

It’s time for our annual Fourth of July grill episode here at Decoder. This is when we invite the CEOs of outdoor cooking companies onto the show to explain just how their businesses kind of look like every other business. And this is a very special edition. Today I’m talking to Roger Dahle, the CEO […]

Rocket Lab, the space company best known for its small satellite launcher Electron, has announced plans to acquire Iridium Communications for $8 billion. The deal will combine Rocket Lab's launch services and spacecraft manufacturing with Iridium's satellite-based communications network, putting it in a better position to challenge SpaceX. Iridium offers communications services to over 2.5 […]

Comcast has announced plans to separate itself into two publicly traded companies, spinning off its NBCUniversal and Sky broadcasting arms. The shake up aims to protect the media conglomerate's profitable broadband and wireless brand, which will retain the "Comcast" company name, as its media and entertainment business - now collectively named "NBCUniversal" - faces increasing […]

FIFA says hydration breaks protect players from heat. They also create new annoying commercial breaks—and fans are calling foul.

Nine major suspected cargo thefts happened at Tesla’s Nevada battery factory in January alone, according to sheriff’s records obtained by WIRED.

Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work.

Where to eat, stay, work, and eat some more while visiting Space City on business.

The Chinese supercomputer LineShine was ranked as the fastest in the world, despite not using any GPUs.

Tim Cook recently said price increases were "unavoidable" and described the company's pricing as "unsustainable." The 16-inch MacBook Pro saw its price go up by $300. The 11-inch iPad Air went from $599 to $749. Even the HomePod Mini got a $30 bump to $129. Cook squarely placed the blame at the feet of the […]

After weeks of negotiations, the White House permitted Anthropic to restore access to its most advanced AI model for a select group of US companies and government agencies.

As Anthropic tightens restrictions on access to Claude in China, users keep finding new workarounds, from proxy services to fake identities sourced on Telegram.

Everyone is selling AI to small businesses right now. Most of it is hype. But some of it is genuinely useful — and knowing the difference can save you thousands in wasted tooling. I run a small agency in Stuttgart that builds websites and automations for local service businesses: coaches, doctors, beauty studios, consultants. Here's what actually moves the needle for them in 2025. What "AI Automation" Actually Means for Small Businesses Forget the generic pitch. For a local service business, AI automation is useful in exactly three places: Client communication at scale — responding to inquiries 24/7 without hiring a receptionist Reducing admin time — intake forms, follow-ups, reminders, invoicing triggers Content creation — but only as a speed boost, not a replacement for your voice Anything beyond that is usually overkill for a business under 10 employees. The One Automation Every Service Business Should Have Automated follow-up after initial contact. Here's the typical flow without automation: Client fills out contact form You see it 4 hours later You write a reply If you're busy, it takes a day Client has already booked elsewhere With automation: Client fills out form Immediate confirmation email ("Got your message, here's how to book a slot") Link to booking calendar You're notified. If they don't book in 48h, a follow-up email goes out automatically This alone converts 20-40% more inquiries into booked clients. No AI model needed — just a simple workflow in n8n, Make, or Zapier. Where LLMs Actually Help Language models (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) are genuinely useful for small businesses in these areas: Intake Forms → Personalized Responses A coaching client fills out a detailed intake form. Normally, you'd spend 20 minutes reading it and writing a personalized welcome email. With a simple LLM integration: Intake form submitted Webhook fires to n8n LLM reads the form, generates a personalized summary + welcome You review it in 30 seconds and hit send Same personal