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Musk Lawsuit Dismissed, OpenAI Remains Intact
Elon Musk’s lawsuit that OpenAI had strayed from its founding public‑benefit mission was dismissed after a month‑long trial that featured testimony from Musk, Sam Altman, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and
Sources: OpenAI missed an internal goal of reaching 1B weekly active ChatGPT users by 2025's end and missed multiple monthly revenue targets earlier in 2026 (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)
OpenAI’s growth targets faltered, missing its 1 billion weekly active ChatGPT user goal and early‑2026 revenue marks, prompting a strategic shift of Prism engineers to Codex and board concerns over da
Florida AG expands OpenAI criminal probe over USF murders
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier expanded his criminal investigation into OpenAI on Monday to include the slayings of two University of South Florida doctoral students, after court records show
Gemini Preps Proactive Assistance, Retires Legacy Voices
Google is preparing a "Proactive Assistance" feature for Gemini that delivers personalized suggestions based on apps like Gmail and Calendar, on-screen content, and notifications, while retiring its o
Microsoft cuts AGI clause, caps revenue share to 2030
Microsoft and OpenAI have stripped the partnership of its AGI trigger, opened OpenAI to all cloud providers, and capped revenue sharing at 2030, reshaping the long‑standing alliance while Microsoft re
AI Agents Failed Most Real-World Workplace Tasks
AI's gap between building impressive technology and achieving workplace transformation remains a mystery, with recent studies showing AI agents failing most real-world tasks despite bold claims of an
Microsoft, OpenAI End Exclusivity in Amended Deal
Microsoft and OpenAI amended their long-running partnership to end Microsoft's exclusive access to OpenAI's technology, letting OpenAI serve all products across any cloud provider and ending Microsoft
Checkmarx Confirms Dark Web Leak of GitHub Repo Data
Checkmarx disclosed that data from its GitHub repository, accessed via the March 23 supply‑chain breach, has been posted on the dark web, prompting the firm to lock down the repo and promise customer
Systalyze Open-Sources Utilyze, Beats nvtop Accuracy
Systalyze is releasing Utilyze as a free, open-source GPU monitoring tool that exposes a flaw in standard utilization metrics from nvidia-smi, nvtop, and major cloud dashboards — they read 100% even w
OpenAI to Release AI Phone with MediaTek, Qualcomm
Analyst Ming‑Chi Kuo reports that OpenAI is teaming with MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Luxshare to build a smartphone that runs AI agents instead of traditional apps, aiming for mass production in 2028. The
Databricks, Infosys urge unified data stack for AI
Enterprise AI can only deliver high‑accuracy results when data is unified, governed, and accessible. Databricks’ Bavesh Patel and Infosys’ Rajan Padmanabhan argue that fragmented legacy silos produce
OpenAI Teams With Qualcomm, MediaTek on Custom Phone Chip
OpenAI is collaborating with Qualcomm and MediaTek to design a custom smartphone processor targeting 300-400 million annual shipments, aiming to replicate Apple's vertical-integration playbook and cha
Qualcomm Shares Jump 13% After OpenAI AI‑Phone Deal
Qualcomm’s stock surged after an analyst disclosed a joint effort with OpenAI and MediaTek to build an AI‑first smartphone processor, a move that could reshape the mobile AI market and intensify compe
The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek unveiled a preview of its flagship V4 model, a major step toward building general‑purpose world models. The launch intensifies the global race, with rivals also pushing tow
Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Fast‑Tracks Vulnerabilities
Anthropic’s Claude Mythos promises rapid AI‑driven vulnerability discovery, but the real challenge lies in organizations’ ability to triage, prioritize, and remediate findings fast enough to avoid a w
PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Flaws in Russian Servers
Pro‑Ukrainian hacktivist group PhantomCore has exploited a chain of unpatched TrueConf vulnerabilities to infiltrate Russian video‑conferencing servers, deploying web shells and a suite of custom tool
OpenAI, Microsoft End Exclusive Deal, Go Multi‑Cloud
OpenAI and Microsoft have revised their partnership, ending Microsoft’s exclusive access to OpenAI’s models and eliminating the revenue‑share, while allowing OpenAI to deploy its products on any cloud
UK Officials Fear Starmer EU Ties, China Blocks AI Deal
UK officials warn that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s push for tighter EU integration could jeopardise the UK’s tech partnership with the United States and force adoption of EU AI rules, while China ha
Sony Raises PS5 Prices in 7 More Countries
Sony is raising PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal prices across seven Asian markets effective May 1, 2026, blaming 'continued pressures in the global economic landscape'—the latest leg of a worldwi
Steam Controller Leak: $99 Price, May 4 Launch
A now-hidden Japanese gaming outlet report points to a May 4th launch for Valve's Steam Controller, adding to a week of accidental reveals including an unboxing video and shipping records.
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