AeroPress has made the best manual coffee grinder I’ve ever used — and it’s not even close

This premium portable grinder doesn’t just look great, it also grinds beautifully, however you prefer to make your coffee

Podcast: Rivian R2 first drive, BYD goes nuts on flash charging, Donut Lab’s miracle battery is dead, and more
Podcast: Rivian R2 first drive, BYD goes nuts on flash charging, Donut Lab’s miracle battery is dead, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss our Rivian R2 first drive, BYD going nuts on flash charging, Donut Lab’s miracle battery being seemingly dead…

Five cloud security mistakes that start at the architecture level
Five cloud security mistakes that start at the architecture level

Cloud Architect Nodir Safarov, who leads migration and infrastructure automation for thousands of global clients at SOTI Inc., identifies the architectural failures behind the most common cloud security gaps and the design principles that prevent them….

China opens its first photonic computing lab as it bets on light to outrun US chip curbs
China opens its first photonic computing lab as it bets on light to outrun US chip curbs

China has launched its first dedicated photonic computing laboratory in Shanghai, signalling that Beijing sees light-based chips as a strategic route around Washington’s tightening grip on conventional semiconductor exports. The Shanghai Key Laboratory…

SpaceX rented Colossus 1 to Anthropic because it couldn’t make the data centre work for Grok
SpaceX rented Colossus 1 to Anthropic because it couldn’t make the data centre work for Grok

SpaceX rented its Colossus 1 data centre to Anthropic not because it had surplus capacity, but because it could not make the facility work for its own AI models. Bloomberg reported on Friday that SpaceX encountered latency issues when trying to connect…

London Tech Week 2026: the AI billions, the US build-out, and a royal first
London Tech Week 2026: the AI billions, the US build-out, and a royal first

London Tech Week wrapped its 12th edition this week, after three days of main-stage programming at Olympia from 8 to 10 June, with fringe events running across the city through Friday. The festival drew more than 30,000 people from over 130 countries, …

Ugreen’s portable monitor is utterly sharp, sleek, and costs a pretty penny

Most portable monitors aim for affordability. Ugreen’s latest model does the opposite, packing premium specs into a screen that’s as ambitious as its price tag.

A major KPMG report on AI was found to be chock-full of…AI hallucinations

GPTZero has been prompted to issue its second report revealing how a major report is full of fake, AI-generated citations.

How I Hire and Build Teams That Don’t Fall Apart Under Pressure

Founders often focus on product and fundraising, but long-term companies are built by putting the right people in the right roles and addressing misalignment early.