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May 8, 2026
Intel's rapid rise continues, a two-month-old AI startup seeks a $4 billion valuation, and a phone charger powered by a hamster
May 7, 2026
Cloudflare is punished after announcing a new AI-inspired operating model, Jeff Bezos takes a step back from Slate Auto, and MS Paint-style doodles
May 6, 2026
DeepSeek's first raise is shaping up nicely, Anthropic is buying a massive amount of compute from SpaceX, and a principal dunks on a student
May 5, 2026
Anthropic could spend as much as $200B on Google's cloud ecosystem, Coinbase plans to cut 14% of its headcount, and anti-Instagram cocktails
May 4, 2026
GameStop's eBay bid does not add up, Amazon takes on UPS and FedEx, and Jeff Bezos is unloading his $500 million superyacht
May 1, 2026
GameStop prepares to bid on eBay, Shivon Zilis emerges as a pivotal figure in Musk v. OpenAI, and Peter Parker's new friend is a chatbot
Apr 30, 2026
Anthropic sets ambitious timeline for its new round, Legora lands a big new round, and Palantir is now selling $239 chore coats
Apr 29, 2026
Anthropic could soon become the world's most valuable AI startup, Elon Musk has a tough day in court, and U.S. hockey fans sing "O Canada"
Apr 28, 2026
OpenAI insists it's on track and "firing on all cylinders," a judge tells Elon Musk and Sam Altman to cool it, and "niche riche" is in
Apr 27, 2026
OpenAI and Microsoft reach an agreement on several thorny issues, Sergey Brin becomes more politically active, and an Adidas "supershoe"
Apr 24, 2026
Google backs Anthropic with cash and compute, Oracle's data center ambitions are straining the debt markets, and an AI hack for criminals
Apr 23, 2026
The Feds have arrested a special forces operator for using inside information on Polymarket, SpaceX makes news in its S-1, and Gritty goes for the jugular
Apr 22, 2026
SpaceX has reportedly been discussing a partnership with Mistral and Cursor, Google teams up with Thinking Machines Lab, and a watch inspired by Star Trek
Apr 21, 2026
SpaceX said it will either buy Cursor for $60 billion or pay the startup a $10 billion fee, Apple's John Ternus has a tough row to hoe, and the winning ways of Jamie Ding
Apr 20, 2026
Apple begins a long-awaited CEO succession, Amazon deepens its ties with Anthropic, and a hot-air balloon makes an unexpected landing
Apr 17, 2026
Some shareholders are questioning whether Sam Altman is the best public face for OpenAI, AI infrastructure player Cerebras files to go public, and mahjong comes on strong
Apr 16, 2026
Sequoia has a fresh war chest to back AI high fliers, Jensen Huang mixes it up with Dwarkesh Patel, and Ladies First turns the tables on men
Apr 15, 2026
Anthropic doesn't have time for investors offering more than twice the price of its last round, Meta hires a fifth founding engineer from Thinking Machines, and AllBirds goes AI
An FT article highlights investor concern about OpenAI's valuation and strategy, Hyperliquid might be the most profitable company you've never heard of, and human tower workshops
Apr 13, 2026
Anthropic's new Mythos model has the White House's attention, OpenAI slams Anthropic for inflating its numbers, and are you "monitoring the situation"?
Apr 10, 2026
A suspect attacked Sam Altman and issued threats outside of OpenAI, SpaceX is contemplating letting insiders sell at the IPO, and the mystery of the Masters' iconic green jacket
Apr 9, 2026
Meta tries to limit its exposure to social media addiction lawsuits, Florida's AG goes after OpenAI, and Friends with phones
Apr 8, 2026
A federal court refuses to stop the Pentagon from designating Anthropic as a "supply chain risk," cryptographer Adam Back denies that he created Bitcoin, and Asian carp cannot be stopped
Apr 7, 2026
Anthropic's Mythos could reshape cybersecurity, Eclipse raises a new $1.3 billion fund, and protein cocktails belly up to the bar
Apr 6, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI embrace aggressive growth strategies, The New Yorker takes aim at Sam Altman, and a T. rex leather handbag
