Stolen Picasso Sells for Millions. Plus: These beds don't work without internet

This week: a pricey painting makes a reappearance, and some very smart beds prove they aren’t so clever after all. Let’s unpack the mess, shall we? — Doug Marlowe

Elon’s AI Push—Without Buying Tesla

As Musk advances a next-gen AI supercomputer, a public company supplying key tech remains overlooked by Wall Street.

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Priceless, Pointless & Propped Up

Picasso's Missing Muse Pops Up, and Goes for $34M

A once lost Picasso portrait of Dora Maar, wearing a hat that could double as a fruit bowl, just fetched €32 million in Paris. The painting had been tucked away for decades, perhaps waiting for fashion to catch up. It reemerged with the usual fanfare, reminding us that nothing appreciates like a moody oil on canvas. Art lovers rejoiced, billionaires loosened their wallets, and somewhere, Dora’s ghost likely rolled her eyes. Another day, another absurd price tag.

When Amazon’s cloud took a nap last week, 2,000 high tech beds decided to go full sauna, and then refused to lie back down. Victims of the glitchy “smart sleep revolution” found themselves propped up like sitcom patients, sweating into their $2,000 mattresses. The culprit? A server outage in AWS’s US-East region, which apparently moonlights as a mattress whisperer. Let this be a gentle reminder: not everything needs an app. Especially not your bed.

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