Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI
The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive.
Anthropic’s Code with Claude showed off coding’s future—whether you like it or not
The vibes were strong at Code with Claude, Anthropic’s two-day event for software developers in London that kicked off on May 19, the same day as Google’s I/O in Palo Alto. (A coincidence, not a flex, Anthropic staffers assured me.) “Who here has shipped a pull request in the last week that was completely written…
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The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled
The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.
India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace
Emversity has raised $30 million in a new round as it scales job-ready training in India.
Forget the Startup Grind — Millennials Are Taking a Shortcut to Business Ownership
Buying an existing business and stepping into its leadership has become a popular way to get a foot in the door to ownership.
Musk denies awareness of Grok sexual underage images as California AG launches probe
The California Attorney General has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI after its chatbot Grok began generating nonconsensual sexual images of real women and even children.
OpenAI signs deal, worth $10 billion, for compute from Cerebras
The collaboration will help OpenAI models deliver faster response times for more difficult or time consuming tasks, the companies said.
How to Deploy AI in Your Organization While Still Teaching People to Think
AI can boost productivity fast, but it can also quietly erode judgment if leaders automate the very work that teaches people how to think.
Netflix’s first original video podcasts feature Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin
As Netflix tries to take down YouTube’s dominance in the podcast space, it’s getting new originals with Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin.
How This Founder Turned Hustle and Live Events Into a Celebrity Matchmaking Engine
From early hustles to multimillion-dollar deals, Bettie Levy built a company linking global brands with cultural icons.
App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B
Global app downloads were down, but consumer spending was up to nearly $156B in 2025.