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XDOF Raises $70M for Robot Training Data Tools
XDOF, a startup building data pipelines and annotation tools for robot training data, has emerged from stealth with $70M in funding, arriving as the largest AI labs signal renewed interest in robotics
Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.
XDOF, a startup building data pipelines, collection tools, and annotation systems for robotics companies, emerged from stealth with $70 million from Thrive Capital, Spark Capital, a16z, Lux, and WndrC
A look at chaos inside Anthropic after disabling Fable 5 and Mythos 5 with less than 90 minutes of notice, as some staff wonder if Trump is bullying the startup (New York Times)
Anthropic disabled two of its products, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, with under 90 minutes of notice, leaving workers confused and alarmed, and some now suspect the Trump administration is pressuring the AI
Pramaana Labs raises $27M seed for LLM verification
Pramaana Labs raised a $27M seed round led by Khosla Ventures to build a deterministic verification layer using the LEAN programming language on top of large language models, targeting enterprise reli
Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats
Security researchers have uncovered two coordinated malware campaigns: 15 malicious JetBrains plugins exfiltrating AI provider API keys to an attacker server, and two Chrome ad-blocker extensions capt
Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom
Canada's CPP Investments committed up to $741 million to Indian data center operator CtrlS — acquiring an 8.2% stake and forming a joint venture to build hyperscale AI data center campuses across Indi
Snap Unveils $2,195 AR Specs, Ships This Fall
Snap unveiled $2,195 Specs, its first fully standalone AR glasses with a 51-degree field of view, opening preorders today ahead of a fall launch in the US, UK, and France.
Snap Unveils $2,195 Standalone AR Glasses
Snap introduced Specs, its first fully standalone AR glasses priced at $2,195, promising a 51‑degree field of view and fall shipments to the U.S., U.K., and France, sparking debate over price and mark
Snap Unveils $2,195 Specs AR Glasses, Shipping Fall 2026
Snap unveiled its first standalone AR glasses, the $2,195 Specs, with preorders opening June 17, 2026 and shipping planned for fall in the US, UK, and France.
U.S. Developers Switch to Chinese AI to Cut Costs
U.S. developers and small companies are switching to cheaper Chinese AI models like DeepSeek for everyday coding and business tasks, despite political scrutiny over data security and censorship concer
Genesis AI's Eno: a humanoid robot that isn't
French startup Genesis AI, backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, unveiled a humanoid robot called Eno designed for human capability rather than human appearance, with production and customer deplo
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Anthropic publishes AI-native startup founder playbook
Anthropic published a founder's playbook guiding startups on integrating AI across the Idea, MVP, Launch, and Scale stages, with exercises, frameworks, and Claude prompts tailored to each phase.
Google Rolls Out Android 17, Wear OS 7 to Pixel
Google released the final versions of Android 17 and Wear OS 7, making both available first on Pixel devices with new AI-powered features, a bubble bar multitasking UI, and live updates on the smartwa
SpaceX to Acquire Cursor for $60B in Stock Deal
SpaceX is set to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in a stock deal slated to close in Q3 2026, with a $4‑10 billion termination fee, marking the largest startup acquisition ever.
Anthropic Tops OpenAI in Business Spend Despite Trump
Anthropic overtook OpenAI in share of business AI spending in May — hitting 41% versus OpenAI's 39.5% — even as the Trump administration pressured it to pull its newest models from the market.
SpaceX to Buy Cursor Maker Anysphere for $60B
SpaceX agreed to acquire Anysphere, maker of the AI coding agent Cursor, in a $60 billion all-stock deal expected to close in Q3 2026, with a $4B–$10B termination fee if the merger fails.
Malicious JetBrains Marketplace plugins steal AI API keys from developers - BleepingComputer
At least 15 malicious plugins on the JetBrains Marketplace have been caught stealing developers' AI API keys from providers including DeepSeek and OpenAI, with one report linking the scheme to over 70
Show HN: cuTile Rust: Safe, data-race-free GPU kernels in Rust
NVIDIA researchers released cuTile Rust, a framework that extends Rust's ownership model to GPU programming, achieving 2 PFlop/s GEMM on B200 — 92% of peak performance and within 0.3% of unsafe low-le
Anthropic Crackdown Alarms 150 Cyber Leaders
Nearly 150 cybersecurity leaders signed an open letter urging the Trump administration to reverse its move to restrict access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, warning the crackdown could
SpaceX to buy Cursor maker for $60B
SpaceX agreed to acquire Anysphere, maker of AI coding agent Cursor, in a $60 billion merger set to close in Q3 2026, days after the company's IPO, with a $4B–$10B termination fee.
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