Eli Rosenberg / The Information:
33% of S&P 500 companies provided security perks for execs in 2025: Jensen Huang's security cost rose from $690K in 2023 to $3.5M in 2025, Zuckerberg spent $22M  —  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cuts a distinctive image, habitually clad in one of his many leather jackets.

Jamie Tarabay / Bloomberg:
A profile of Strider, an intelligence firm that leverages agentic AI and public records to help the US Air Force, NATO, and others identify foreign state actors  —  Trump's economic crackdown on China's US interests is creating opportunities for a Utah-based intelligence firm

Wall Street Journal:
Trump hosted a gala luncheon for leading $TRUMP holders, where he spoke about his pro-crypto policies, but avoided the memecoin's declining value  —  The president's address touched on everything from the war in Iran to his policies supporting the crypto industry

Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg:
A look at Tin Can's $100 retro-style, Wi-Fi-enabled landline phone, and how some schools are seeding the device to students in an attempt to curb smartphone use  —  The Tin Can has gone viral over the past year, mostly through word of mouth.  Now schools want to get even more of them in students' homes.

Theo Baker / The Atlantic:
A look at “Stanford inside Stanford”, where VCs pursue 18- and 19-year-old students, offering mentorship and funding in a bid to convert promise into profit  —  Silicon Valley venture capitalists are wining and dining 18-year-olds.  —  When i was a freshman at Stanford University …