staying thirsty

Cyprus is funding desalination plants at hotels.

The scale here is a bit smaller than I would have expected. “Maria Panayiotou, the country’s agriculture and environment minister, said the government will provide 3 million euros ($3.24 million) of funding over the next two years to help hotels […]

better doing

Execution is easy.

A provocative title for a reasoned point of view by Ryan Kulp. “startup founders are trained to believe “ideas are (cheap | useless | easy), execution is everything.” but in other industries, execution specialists are a dime a dozen. take […]

tech, startups, internet

A zero-click attack on an AI agent.

“The nature of the vulnerability means that the user doesn’t need to click anything or interact with a message for an attacker to access sensitive information from apps and data sources connected to the AI agent. In the case of […]

tech, startups, internet

Rewiring Silicon Valley for the world of atoms.

“The reindustrialization of America represents an unprecedented capital deployment opportunity. At the foundation, venture capital must return to its roots of backing high-risk, high-reward technologies that fundamentally transform manufacturing. These aren’t incremental improvements—they’re paradigm shifts in automation, materials, and production […]

oh, chicago

Deep discounts in distressed commercial real estate?

A 65-story tower on Wacker Dr. just sold for $45 million. “The Zeller-Cindat venture bought the approximately 1.3 million-square-foot property for more than $302 million in 2014, when office values and demand were soaring.” ~ learn more