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Fink: AI Boom Risks Widening Wealth Gap
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned in his annual letter that the AI boom risks widening inequality by concentrating gains among a handful of well-capitalized companies and their investors, urging broader
FCC Bans New Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
The US Federal Communications Commission is banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers, citing national security concerns, with China estimated to control more than 60% of the US home
Huang defends DLSS 5 from gamer 'AI slop' backlash
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mounted a public defense of DLSS 5 on the Lex Fridman Podcast, arguing the technology's generative AI enhancements are artist-guided and fundamentally different from 'AI slop'
DarkSword iPhone exploit leaked on GitHub
A newer version of the DarkSword iPhone hacking toolkit was leaked and published on GitHub, and researchers say it requires no iOS expertise to deploy against hundreds of millions of devices still run
Sanders' AI Video Exposes Sycophancy, Not Secrets
Senator Bernie Sanders' viral video interviewing Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude was meant to expose AI industry privacy threats but instead demonstrated AI's sycophantic tendency to flatter and agree w
Schiff, Curtis Bill Bans Sports Bets on Kalshi, Polymarket
Sens. Adam Schiff and John Curtis introduced bipartisan legislation to bar CFTC-regulated prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket from offering sports wagers, escalating federal scrutiny of the fast-
Apple sets WWDC 2026 for June 8, teases iOS 27 and AI
Apple announced its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will run June 8-12, 2026, promising first looks at iOS 27, macOS 27, and AI advancements alongside the possible arrival of its long-delayed p
Epic Games Lays Off 1,000+, Kills Three Fortnite Modes
Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees and shutting down multiple Fortnite game modes, blaming a downturn in player engagement and saying the cuts plus roughly $500M in savings will leave
Confront AI-fueled delusions spreading misinformation
The article delves into the complex challenge of addressing AI-fueled delusions, a topic initially intended to cover AI's role in Iran and the Pentagon's AI plans. It highlights the difficulty in unde
Senators Propose Ban on Sports Betting in CFTC Markets
Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis unveiled a bipartisan bill that would ban sports betting on CFTC‑regulated prediction markets—including Kalshi and Polymarket—seeking to block all sports wagers of
Gimlet Labs raises $80M to split AI across any chip
Gimlet Labs raised an $80 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures for orchestration software that splits AI agent workloads across mixed hardware — CPUs, GPUs, and high-memory systems — claiming 3x to
Grab acquires Foodpanda Taiwan for $600M
Grab will pay $600 million in cash to acquire Delivery Hero's Foodpanda Taiwan business — its first market outside Southeast Asia — with the deal pending regulatory approval and expected to close in t
Warren Calls Pentagon's Anthropic Blacklist 'Retaliation'
Senator Elizabeth Warren urged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to reverse the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, calling it 'retaliation' for the AI lab's refusal to permit mas
Helion-OpenAI talks could deliver 50 GW of fusion by 2035
OpenAI is in early-stage talks to buy fusion power from Helion, potentially securing 12.5% of the startup's production — 5 gigawatts by 2030 and 50 gigawatts by 2035 — as CEO Sam Altman steps down fro
OpenAI Offers PE Firms 17.5% Guaranteed Returns
OpenAI is offering private-equity firms a 17.5% guaranteed minimum return and early access to new models to lock in joint ventures, outbidding rival Anthropic in the escalating enterprise AI market.
Superhuman CEO Apologizes for AI Cloning Journalists
Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra sat down for a tense Decoder interview to apologize and explain why Grammarly's Expert Review feature AI-cloned The Verge's journalists and other public figures without
Katalyst to Launch $30M Swift Rescue Mission in June
NASA’s 21‑year‑old Swift gamma‑ray observatory is spiraling toward re‑entry, prompting a $30 million contract with Katalyst Space Technologies to launch a docking spacecraft in June as engineers race
Grab buys Foodpanda Taiwan for $600M in cash
Grab Holdings Ltd. has announced its first expansion outside of Southeast Asia, agreeing to acquire Delivery Hero SE's Foodpanda operations in Taiwan for $600 million in cash. This strategic move sign
Finfinity Raises $2.4 Mn Seed Round Led By Mankind Pharma
Mumbai-based fintech startup Finfinity raised $2.4 Mn in its first institutional seed round, led by the Mankind Pharma Promoter's Family Office, to scale its AI-driven digital lending marketplace.
Crimson Desert Dev Apologizes for AI Art in Release
The developer of Crimson Desert has apologized for using AI-generated art in the game’s final release and admitted it failed to disclose the practice, now launching a comprehensive audit to remove all
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