đ I'm Ken Metral, founder of Cosmico. I'm a serial entrepreneur and passionate technologist. I have 20+ years of experience with degrees in IT, MIS, and an MBA from Florida International University.
Tech
On September 30, 2025, AOL dial-up will officially go silent. According to a statement posted on the companyâs website, the Yahoo-owned serviceâonce the default gateway to the internet for millionsâwill be discontinued, along with its companion AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser. âAOL routinely evaluates its
Retail
Bed Bath & Beyond is making a comebackâthough not quite as you remember it. The once-bankrupt home goods chain, which shuttered after filing for bankruptcy in April 2023, has been revived under new ownership and a new banner: Bed Bath & Beyond Home. The first location of this reimagined
Manufacturing
The mystery buyer behind Foxconnâs recent sale of its Lordstown, Ohio factory has been revealed â and itâs not another automaker. According to Bloomberg News, Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank has acquired the facility, with plans to convert it into a hub for building AI servers as part of
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Meta has purchased AI voice startup WaveForms for an undisclosed amount, according to The Information, marking the social media giantâs latest push to expand its new AI-focused division, Superintelligence Labs. The deal comes just weeks after Metaâs acquisition of PlayAI, making it the companyâs second major AI
Finance
Google announced Friday that its financial information and news platform, Google Finance, is receiving a significant AI-powered overhaul. The update introduces the ability to research complex financial questions using artificial intelligence, along with enhanced charting capabilities, real-time market data, and a live news feed. With the new AI features, users
Government
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has agreed to provide U.S. federal agencies with up to $1 billion in discounts for cloud adoption, modernization, and training through 2028, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced Thursday. The deal is aimed at accelerating the federal governmentâs migration to cloud infrastructure and expanding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
OpenAIâs GPT-5 officially launched today, and Microsoft is rolling it out across its major AI-powered products, marking one of the largest simultaneous integrations of the model to date. The next-generation AI will now power Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, and more. The move brings GPT-5
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In a major milestone for artificial intelligence, OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5, its most powerful and ambitious AI model to date. Unveiled on Thursday, GPT-5 is being hailed as the companyâs first âunifiedâ model â combining the reasoning depth of its o-series with the speed and fluency that made its
Manufacturing
In a strategic move that signals a shift in the balance of power in the smartphone camera industry, Apple has announced a new partnership with Samsung to develop groundbreaking chip technology at Samsungâs Texas plant. According to a report by The Financial Times, the collaboration will focus on producing
Education
As students around the world prepare for the upcoming school year, Google is stepping up to reshape how AI supports education. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced the rollout of a new feature called Guided Learning within its Gemini platformâa move that positions AI not as a shortcut to
Government
OpenAI has announced a major partnership with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to offer ChatGPT Enterprise to over two million executive-branch federal employees for just $1 per agency over the next year. The agreement marks one of the most sweeping efforts yet to integrate generative AI tools into
Retail
Tween-focused retailer Claireâs has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in seven years, aiming to restructure its business and avoid liquidation. The company, a longtime fixture in American malls known for its ear piercing services and affordable accessories, is currently saddled with approximately $500 million in debt