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Microsoft Considered Buying Cursor Before SpaceX's $60B Deal
Microsoft explored acquiring AI coding startup Cursor in recent weeks but walked away without making an offer, clearing the way for SpaceX to lock in a $60 billion option deal, per sources cited by CN
Tesla Misses Q1 Revenue, Bets Big on Optimus Factory
Tesla's Q1 2026 earnings beat last year's numbers but missed Wall Street's $22.64B revenue estimate, as the company unveiled plans for a million-unit Optimus factory and continued work on the space-ba
OpenAI launches custom workspace agents for teams
OpenAI has expanded its Business and Enterprise suites with cloud‑based workspace agents that let teams create custom bots to automate tasks such as gathering product feedback and drafting emails. The
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield: $32B Raised, 1,700+ Alumni
TechCrunch is spotlighting Startup Battlefield alumni and the Build Mode founder podcast, profiling winners like 2025 champion Glīd, 2024 runner-up geCKo Materials (now on the ISS), and 2018 winner Fo
Google Cloud launches eighth‑gen TPU 8t and 8i chips
Google Cloud launched its eighth‑generation TPU family, the TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference, marking a strategic push to accelerate AI workloads and challenge Nvidia’s dominance.
Sony AI’s Ace Robot Beats Elite Table‑Tennis Players
Sony AI’s Ace robot has become the first table‑tennis machine to beat elite human players under official ITTF rules, a breakthrough documented in a Nature study and confirmed by Reuters.
Google adds AI auto browse to Chrome for Enterprise
Google is embedding its Gemini AI directly into Chrome for enterprise users, launching an 'auto browse' agent that can read open tabs and execute routine tasks while still requiring human approval. Th
Google Cloud launches 8th‑gen TPUs for AI training
Google Cloud unveiled its eighth‑generation TPUs—TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference—targeted at the emerging 'agentic era' and slated for general availability later this year.
Anthropic's Mythos AI Skips CISA, Other Agencies Access
Anthropic’s new Mythos AI tool, praised for finding vulnerabilities across major operating systems, is being used by the Commerce Department and NSA, while the central cybersecurity agency CISA remain
Google Unveils New TPU 8t and TPU 8i Chips
Google Cloud announced the rollout of its eighth‑generation TPU chips—TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference—in 2026, signaling a major hardware push for the emerging ‘agentic AI’ era.
Google Cloud Unveils 8th-Gen TPUs to Rival Nvidia
Google Cloud unveiled its eighth-generation TPUs — the 8t for training and the 8i for inference — at Cloud Next 2026, explicitly positioning the dual-chip launch as a direct challenge to Nvidia's AI h
OpenAI Teams with Infosys to Deploy Codex
OpenAI is teaming with Indian IT giant Infosys to embed its Codex coding assistant and other AI tools into the firm’s Topaz AI platform, aiming to modernize software development and automate workflows
RP Tech Demos NVIDIA DGX Spark to 100+ Bangalore Developers
RP Tech, an NVIDIA Partner, hosted over 100 developers in Bengaluru for a hands-on demo of the 1.2 kg NVIDIA DGX Spark, showing it run a 120-billion-parameter model and sandboxed enterprise agents ent
Google Unveils 8th-Gen TPUs to Rival Nvidia
Google Cloud unveiled its eighth-generation TPUs — the TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference — at Cloud Next '26, positioning the homegrown silicon as a direct challenge to Nvidia's GPU dominan
Dreame debuts Bowl ad, unveils hypercar, satellites
Chinese robot‑vacuum maker Dreame used a 30‑second Super Bowl spot to unveil a sprawling “people‑home‑car” ecosystem, signaling its push from cleaning devices into hypercars, satellites and AI‑driven
SpaceX Secures $60B Option to Acquire AI Startup Cursor
SpaceX has secured a $60 billion option to acquire AI coding startup Cursor, with a $10 billion partnership alternative, as part of its AI‑focused strategy ahead of a planned IPO and a shift away from
SAP says Data Fabric Essential for AI to Deliver ROI
AI is shifting from experimental pilots to everyday business processes, but leaders discover that missing business context—not model performance—can undermine returns. SAP argues that a modern data fa
Anthropic's Mythos AI Breached via Contractor
A Discord-based group of unauthorized users accessed Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview AI model for two weeks through a third-party contractor's credentials, exploiting knowledge from the recent Merco
ChatGPT Images 2.0 adds web access and reasoning
ChatGPT Images 2.0 launched with web access, improved typography, and a reasoning mode for paying users, and Axios's hands-on testing shows it shines on personal creative tasks while still stumbling o
OpenAI Beefs Up ChatGPT’s Image Generation Model - WIRED
OpenAI has unveiled Images 2.0, a next‑generation image generation engine built into ChatGPT that can produce photorealistic scenes and embed realistic text. Hands‑on reports from WIRED, Axios, and Te
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