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Musk vs. Altman: Altman said that in 2017, Musk demanded complete control of a for-profit branch of OpenAI, thinking he would pass it on to his children (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 12, 2026

Bloomberg: Musk vs. Altman: Altman said that in 2017, Musk demanded complete control of a for-profit arm of OpenAI, thinking…

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The U.S. DOD says it is deploying Mythos to find and remediate vulnerabilities across the U.S. government, even as it considers moving away from Anthropic (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 12, 2026

Reuters: The US Department of Defense says it is deploying Mythos to detect and remediate vulnerabilities within the US government,…

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AI voice startup Vapi raised a $50 million Series B led by Peak

By Stacey D. WallsMay 12, 2026

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: AI voice startup Vapi raised a $50 million Series B led by Peak— Amazon Ring, facing…

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Human Rights Watch: At least six EU member states, including Bulgaria and Denmark, have sold surveillance technology to more than 24 countries known to violate human rights (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 12, 2026

Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: Human Rights Watch: At least six EU member states, including Bulgaria and Denmark, have sold surveillance…

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Instructure struck a deal with hackers who hacked its Canvas platform to return stolen data and destroy the copies, without disclosing what it gave in exchange (Qasim Nauman/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: How to build a business that endures through all times | Eric Ries, author of Lean…

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AppMagic: Grok downloads fell to about 8.3 million in April, from a peak of more than 20 million in January; Recon Analytics says U.S. paid adoption of Grok remains nearly flat year-over-year in second quarter (Georgia Wells/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 12, 2026

Georgia Wells / The Wall Street Journal: AppMagic: Grok downloads fell to about 8.3 million in April, from a peak…

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Q&A with Scott Wu, CEO of Cognition, which grew to $445 million in revenue in its first 18 months, on its math competition roots, coding agent Devin AI, more (Jeremy Stern/Colossus)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: How to build a business that endures through all times | Eric Ries, author of Lean…

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Satya Nadella claims Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft’s investments in OpenAI violated any specific terms or commitments (CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 11, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: How to build a business that endures through all times | Eric Ries, author of Lean…

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Apple releases iOS 26.5, introducing end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging in beta with supported carriers; setting is enabled by default (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 11, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: How to build a business that endures through all times | Eric Ries, author of Lean…

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Agentic inference will be different from current inference and will change the computational infrastructure because speed will not matter when humans are not involved (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 11, 2026

Ben Thompson / Strategy: Agentic inference will be different from current inference and will change the computational infrastructure because speed…

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Trump must put detained Uyghur intellectuals on Xi summit agenda – The Diplomat

United Airlines flight attendants sign new contract with 31% raise

Supreme Court Clears Way for Alabama Republicans to Pursue New Election Map

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GM lays off 500 to 600 IT workers to cut costs

The group led by JPMorgan Chase masters credit

Investigation expanded into Trump demanding editorial control over CNN

Trump’s Federal Gas Tax Exemption Is a Scam

Trump falls asleep multiple times during women’s health event in the Oval Office

Democrats have a plan to restore Obamacare subsidies next year

Ro Khanna sends Trump into a spiral by going on Fox News and revealing the truth

Musk vs. Altman: Altman said that in 2017, Musk demanded complete control of a for-profit branch of OpenAI, thinking he would pass it on to his children (Bloomberg)

The U.S. DOD says it is deploying Mythos to find and remediate vulnerabilities across the U.S. government, even as it considers moving away from Anthropic (Reuters)

AI voice startup Vapi raised a $50 million Series B led by Peak

Human Rights Watch: At least six EU member states, including Bulgaria and Denmark, have sold surveillance technology to more than 24 countries known to violate human rights (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg)

Instructure struck a deal with hackers who hacked its Canvas platform to return stolen data and destroy the copies, without disclosing what it gave in exchange (Qasim Nauman/New York Times)

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Musk vs. Altman: Altman said that in 2017, Musk demanded complete control of a for-profit branch of OpenAI, thinking he would pass it on to his children (Bloomberg)

The U.S. DOD says it is deploying Mythos to find and remediate vulnerabilities across the U.S. government, even as it considers moving away from Anthropic (Reuters)

AI voice startup Vapi raised a $50 million Series B led by Peak

Human Rights Watch: At least six EU member states, including Bulgaria and Denmark, have sold surveillance technology to more than 24 countries known to violate human rights (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg)

Instructure struck a deal with hackers who hacked its Canvas platform to return stolen data and destroy the copies, without disclosing what it gave in exchange (Qasim Nauman/New York Times)

AppMagic: Grok downloads fell to about 8.3 million in April, from a peak of more than 20 million in January; Recon Analytics says U.S. paid adoption of Grok remains nearly flat year-over-year in second quarter (Georgia Wells/Wall Street Journal)

Q&A with Scott Wu, CEO of Cognition, which grew to $445 million in revenue in its first 18 months, on its math competition roots, coding agent Devin AI, more (Jeremy Stern/Colossus)

Satya Nadella claims Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft’s investments in OpenAI violated any specific terms or commitments (CNBC)

Apple releases iOS 26.5, introducing end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging in beta with supported carriers; setting is enabled by default (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Agentic inference will be different from current inference and will change the computational infrastructure because speed will not matter when humans are not involved (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)