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Source: Anthropic plans to spend around $200 billion on Google’s cloud and chips over five years, representing more than 40% of the "order book" Google disclosed last week (The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

The information: Source: Anthropic plans to spend around $200 billion on Google’s cloud and chips over five years, representing more…

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OpenAI claims GPT-5.5 Instant produces 52.5% fewer wild claims "on high-stakes issues covering areas such as medicine, law and finance" (Megan Morrone/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

Megan Morrone / Axios: OpenAI claims GPT-5.5 Instant produces 52.5% fewer wild claims “on high-stakes prompts covering areas such as…

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Seattle-based CopilotKit, whose popular AG-UI protocol allows developers to deploy native AI agents for applications, raised a $27 million Series A round led by Glilot, NFX and SignalFire (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

Ram Iyer / TechCrunch: Seattle-based CopilotKit, whose popular AG-UI protocol allows developers to deploy native AI agents for applications, raised…

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Microsoft Work Trends Index 2026: Survey of 20,000 AI users finds 65% worry about falling behind, but only 13% say they’re rewarded for experimenting with AI in the workplace (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: Microsoft Work Trends Index 2026: Survey of 20,000 AI users finds 65% worry about falling behind,…

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Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on his plan to make Uber a multi-purpose app, Uber’s AI integrations, investing in self-driving cars, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

Nilay Patel / The edge: Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on his plan to make Uber a multi-purpose app,…

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OpenAI appears to be accelerating its AI agent phone with dual NPUs and a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9600 SoC, aiming for mass production as early as the first half of 2027 (@mingchikuo)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Training data: Dmitri Dolgov of Waymo: 20 million trips and the path to full autonomy Sequoia Capital partners…

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Sam Altman discussed splitting off OpenAI’s robotics and consumer hardware divisions in late 2025 to give them more room to grow; the plan was rejected (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Training data: Dmitri Dolgov of Waymo: 20 million trips and the path to full autonomy Sequoia Capital partners…

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Lattice Semiconductor agrees to acquire AMI for $1.65 billion in cash and stock; Georgia-based AMI offers firmware and infrastructure management for cloud and AI (Mike Rogoway/Oregonian)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 4, 2026

Mike Rogoway / Oregonian: Lattice Semiconductor agrees to acquire AMI for $1.65 billion in cash and stock; Georgia-based AMI offers…

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Stuart Russell, Musk’s only AI expert witness, warned of AI risks, but his concerns about AI’s existential threats were ruled out by the judge (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Training data: Dmitri Dolgov of Waymo: 20 million trips and the path to full autonomy Sequoia Capital partners…

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Nearly 20 U.S. state-run health insurance exchanges include ad trackers that send user data such as race and citizenship information to companies like Meta, TikTok, Google (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: How AIG is reinventing insurance with AI | Pierre Zaffino Grit explores what it takes to create,…

‘Seismic shift’ to Australia’s orbit likely under new Solomon Islands PM – Radio Free Asia

The fall of Victory Day in Kazakhstan – The Diplomat

From discreet cooperation to strategic partnership? – The diplomat

Counter-drone efforts in Southeast Asia – The Diplomat

Pakistan and the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing – The Diplomat

Spirit Airlines planes head into the desert, led by repo pilots

Creator content comes into play, not just for YouTube

Chinese electric vehicles are coming to Canada and dealers are eager to sell them

Family Investors Turn to Old Economy Companies to Avoid AI Disruption

Starbucks to lay off 300 US employees, close some regional offices

Trump doesn’t have enough votes to get his ballroom money

The war in Iran broke Trump

China humiliated Trump and now he’s in a damage control frenzy

HUD Secretary’s BDS is completely closed

JD Vance Compares Himself to Child Abandoned at Deranged White House Event

Fast16 malware linked to Stuxnet, designed to disrupt simulated nuclear weapons tests, was likely part of a campaign to slow Iran’s nuclear ambitions (Kim Zetter/ZERO DAY)

OpenAI partners with Malta’s AI for All initiative to offer citizens a free year of ChatGPT Plus if they complete an AI literacy course from the University of Malta (Cointelegraph)

The Vietnamese government, which once considered video games a social risk, has designated gaming as one of its key cultural industries in 2025 and is now promoting it at exhibitions (Bloomberg)

Hill County, which was facing eight new data centers, passed what could be Texas’ first countywide ban, lasting one year; state only tracks VA in data centers (Mike Lee/Politico)

The SF atmosphere is frenetic over the huge gap between results and career uncertainty for software engineers; over 5 years, around 10,000 people in AI have achieved retirement wealth (Deedy/@deedydas)

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Source: Anthropic plans to spend around $200 billion on Google’s cloud and chips over five years, representing more than 40% of the "order book" Google disclosed last week (The Information)

OpenAI claims GPT-5.5 Instant produces 52.5% fewer wild claims "on high-stakes issues covering areas such as medicine, law and finance" (Megan Morrone/Axios)

Seattle-based CopilotKit, whose popular AG-UI protocol allows developers to deploy native AI agents for applications, raised a $27 million Series A round led by Glilot, NFX and SignalFire (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)

Microsoft Work Trends Index 2026: Survey of 20,000 AI users finds 65% worry about falling behind, but only 13% say they’re rewarded for experimenting with AI in the workplace (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on his plan to make Uber a multi-purpose app, Uber’s AI integrations, investing in self-driving cars, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

OpenAI appears to be accelerating its AI agent phone with dual NPUs and a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9600 SoC, aiming for mass production as early as the first half of 2027 (@mingchikuo)

Sam Altman discussed splitting off OpenAI’s robotics and consumer hardware divisions in late 2025 to give them more room to grow; the plan was rejected (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)

Lattice Semiconductor agrees to acquire AMI for $1.65 billion in cash and stock; Georgia-based AMI offers firmware and infrastructure management for cloud and AI (Mike Rogoway/Oregonian)

Stuart Russell, Musk’s only AI expert witness, warned of AI risks, but his concerns about AI’s existential threats were ruled out by the judge (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

Nearly 20 U.S. state-run health insurance exchanges include ad trackers that send user data such as race and citizenship information to companies like Meta, TikTok, Google (Bloomberg)