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OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN
OpenAI has bought the tech‑industry talk show TBPN to create a dedicated platform for constructive AI discussion, while promising editorial independence for the podcast’s staff, a move that has attrac
Anvil Robotics Raises $5.5M for Open-Source Robot Platform
Eight-month-old Anvil Robotics raised $5.5M in seed funding to scale its open-source, self-manufactured robot-building platform, with backers betting it can become the 'AWS of physical AI' for teams w
OpenAI Buys TBPN for Low Hundreds of Millions
OpenAI has acquired tech talk show TBPN for a price in the low hundreds of millions, with the deal spearheaded by executive Fidji Simo, who is simultaneously pushing the company to cut side projects l
OpenAI Buys Tech Talk Show TBPN
OpenAI announced the purchase of tech‑industry talk show TBPN, positioning the AI leader to expand into media and foster a platform for constructive AI discourse.
OpenAI Acquires TBPN to Foster AI Dialogue
OpenAI has bought the tech‑industry talk show TBPN, positioning itself to expand its communications and foster a constructive dialogue about AI, a move widely reported as a strategic media foray.
OpenAI Buys TBPN Talk Show, Vows Independence
OpenAI has acquired the Silicon Valley tech talk show TBPN for an undisclosed sum, with applications CEO Fidji Simo telling staff the show will retain editorial independence as it reports to OpenAI's
OpenAI buys TBPN, its first media acquisition
OpenAI has acquired TBPN, the Silicon Valley tech talk show hosted by former founders John Coogan and Jordi Hays, marking the AI giant's first media company buy. The show, on track for $30M+ in revenu
Tech Pranksters Turn SF Alley Into Crowd-Sourced Mural
Three San Francisco "tech pranksters" bought a narrow alley from a neighbor who'd accidentally paid $25,000 for an unbuildable easement, paved it, and launched a Reddit r/place-inspired website that l
Nvidia Ampere GPUs Vulnerable to Rowhammer Exploit
Three independent research teams have shown that novel Rowhammer attacks on Nvidia's Ampere GPUs can corrupt GPU page tables, enabling unprivileged users to gain root access to the host machine, even
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Cursor launches Agent‑First Coding Platform Cursor 3
Cursor unveiled its new agent‑first coding platform, Cursor 3, positioning the startup to compete with Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex amid a fresh funding round that now values it at $50 b
Zuckerberg and Tan return to coding with AI tools
Industry titans like **Mark Zuckerberg** and **Garry Tan** are reportedly returning to hands-on coding, leveraging AI tools to streamline development, signaling a shift in how C-level executives engag
Google's Gemma 4 switches to Apache 2.0
Google released Gemma 4, a new generation of open-weight AI models available in four sizes from mobile to single-GPU desktop, and switched their license from a restrictive custom Google license to the
Anthropic's DMCA takedown accidentally wipes 8,100 GitHub forks
Anthropic's DMCA takedown aimed at removing its leaked Claude Code source code accidentally disabled roughly 8,100 legitimate GitHub forks. The company retracted the overreach within a day, but the le
Kintsugi Shuts Down After 7 Years, Open-Sources Depression AI
Kintsugi, a California startup that spent seven years building AI to detect depression and anxiety from speech, is shutting down after failing to secure FDA clearance and is open-sourcing its technolo
NeuroPixel.AI Shuts Down After Six Years
NeuroPixel.AI, a Flipkart‑backed Bengaluru AI startup that built GenAI tools for fashion ecommerce, is shutting down after six years due to intense competition from tech giants and a loss of a key cli
Google Home update sharpens Gemini's natural language controls
Google's latest Home app update sharpens Gemini's ability to interpret natural language for lighting, appliances, and climate control, while also expanding access to supervised kids' accounts and addi
Q1 Foundational AI Funding Doubles All Of 2025
Venture funding to foundational AI startups reached $178 billion across just 24 deals in Q1 2026 — already more than double the $88.9 billion raised across 66 deals in all of 2025 — with capital incre
Oracle Cuts 30,000 Jobs to Fund AI Data Centers
Oracle has cut approximately 10,000 jobs in India — roughly 20% of its Indian workforce — as part of a sweeping 30,000-employee global restructuring aimed at funding its AI data center expansion.
Microsoft Unveils 3 In-House AI Models
Microsoft launched three in-house AI models—MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2—as AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said renegotiating the OpenAI deal unlocked the company's ability to pursue supe
Anthropic Investigates Claude Code Usage Limit Bug
Anthropic is investigating a bug causing Claude Code users to burn through their token allowances much faster than expected, with some paying customers reporting a single reply consuming 40% of their
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