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In the software market — especially in the AI cycle — capital is flowing into an unusually broad set of categories. Many of them are being funded, scaled and valued as if they can produce billion-dollar outcomes.But a recurring pattern suggests otherwise.There are entire segments of the software market that, structurally, are unlikely to generate outlier outcomes —regardless of execution quality. The challenge is not identifying these markets in hindsight. It is recognizing them early enough, when they still look indistinguishable from genuinely large opportunities.This distinction is becoming increasingly relevant in the current environment, where AI has expanded the perceived…

Zohran Mamdani loves the Knicks, and while all New Yorkers may not be a fan of the democratic socialist mayor’s policies, few are likely to argue with his passion for NYC’s most popular teams. The 34-year-old mayor has been vocally supporting his team as they make their first NBA finals run since 1999. At the same time, Mamdani has been using the exciting and wildly popular historic moment to capture the attention of New Yorkers and direct them toward pressing political matters. In a political ad that aired on Wednesday night during post-game coverage, Mamdani reminded New Yorkers to get…

Apple’s App Store is thriving, the company says.AppleApple’s latest announcement before the arrival of the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, June 8, concerns App Store billings and sales which in 2025 hit a record level: $1.4 trillion. Let’s unpack what that really means.ForbesApple iOS 27 Release Date: When You Can Download And Test The New iPhone UpdateBy David PhelanApple’s App Store has come a long way since it was launched in 2008 with Sega’s Super Monkey Ball and iBeer, which used the accelerometer to simulate a pint of beer being poured and then drunk (both were sensational, by the way,…

Published June 4, 2026 10:45AMThe guiding community on Mount Everest has become transfixed by the incredible story of Hillary Dawa Sherpa, the Nepali guide who went missing on May 29 at 25,000 feet, only to reappear alive near Base Camp six days later.Hillary Dawa had no access to food or water, and he had to descend from 25,000 feet to 17,500 feet by himself. When rescuers located him at the foot of the Khumbu Icefall on June 4, he was reportedly suffering from extreme frostbite and exhaustion, and was crawling along rocks and ice. “Dawa’s ability to self-rescue and get…

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy. This week, I’m focusing on Meta’s bid to deploy advanced commercial AI agents across its massive messaging network. I also look at Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s crafty defense of data center water usage, and at a dramatic shift in public sentiment against new data center projects. Sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here. And if you have comments on this…

Published June 4, 2026 10:14AMOverview: Mountain bike shoes come in two types: clipless, which attach mechanically to the pedal for efficient power transfer, and flats, which rely on grippy rubber soles. Clipless shoes suit XC and endurance riders; flats favor downhill and trail riders who want freedom of movement. Key factors include sole stiffness, fit, closure system, and weather protection. Our testers rode 10 pairs across Baja, Sedona, Hood River, and Bellingham to find the five best mountain bike shoes for every rider.If you’re going dancing on singletrack, it helps to have the right dancing shoes. Do you prefer flats,…

We have just hit June, but it seems that we’ve already found one of the best new shows of 2026. That would be Widow’s Bay, on, surprise, surprise, Apple TV, which has the highest batting average of good-to-great shows of any streaming service out there.With a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score, Widow’s Bay lets star Matthew Rhys be hilarious for once after his years-long spy turn in The Americans or his recent murderer role The Beast in Me, Netflix’s biggest new show of the year. Widow’s Bay is also #1 on Apple’s top 10 list, currently.Rhys plays Tom Loftis, the mayor…

McDonald’s spent decades training customers that if you had a dollar, you could get a burger. Now it’s trying to redefine what “value” means, and it turns out customers have a very different idea. More important, those customers aren’t about to pay $2.50 for something they think should cost a lot less without complaining about it. It’s less a story about burgers and more a story about trust. Specifically, it’s a story about the promise McDonald’s has made its customers for decades. It’s also about the trust problem the company created entirely on its own when its customers decided it was no longer keeping…

Rajesh Subramaniam is Founder and CEO of embedUR systems.Taking AI models out of the cloud and running them on devices at the edge may sound simple, but the reality is anything but. When you move AI closer to where decisions actually happen, the stakes get higher. A cloud model can afford to be occasionally imperfect, but a model inside a medical device, an industrial robot or a smart door lock has little room for error. That shift from a centralized environment to thousands or millions of devices in the field changes the entire development and validation mindset.So, when people talk…

Published June 4, 2026 06:52AMRegardless of your body type or style preference, the ideal running shorts should disappear during your run—never bunching up, chafing, or restricting—and they should look good too. We tested 57 men’s running shorts over the course of a full year to find the best options available. Here’s the cream of the crop.While you’re at it, be sure to check out our picks for the best running shirts for men. Updated May 2026:  After testing new running shorts all fall and winter in sunny Southern California and comparing them to the shorts we tested last summer, we’ve…