20 May 2026
Meta begins job cuts in Israel as global layoffs in the name of AI mount
Dozens of Meta Israel employees received dismissal notices on Wednesday, as the US tech titan embarked on a wave of layoffs aimed at trimming 10 percent of its global workforce to offset investing billions of dollars toward AI infrastructure.
20 May 2026
The 5 Google I/O Announcements That Actually Matter
AI was front and center in nearly every announcement at Google I/O, but some features are more useful than others.
20 May 2026
Meta begins to lay off 10% of its workforce as AI investments surge
Notices started going out to employees on Wednesday morning as Meta begins laying off 8,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, while pouring billions of dollars into AI.
20 May 2026
Robotics Benchmark Stumbles in Moonwalk Test
The Michael Jackson Moonwalk robotics benchmark continues to test the limits of current artificial intelligence and robotics technologies according to recent commentary from The Rundown AI. This entertaining yet technically demanding challenge reveals how far humanoid robots have come in replicating iconic human dance moves while underscoring remaining gaps in balance control and fluid motion…
20 May 2026
OpenAI takes the lead in AI IPO horse race: 'Getting to public markets first is very important'
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images
20 May 2026
Jeff Bezos Tells Workers to ‘Be So Happy’ They’re Being Given the Gift of AI
Jeff Bezos says utopia is right around the corner; we should just keep pushing and, importantly, keep funding companies like the ones he runs.
20 May 2026
Meta slashes 8,000 jobs as it pivots towards AI
A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025.
20 May 2026
AI-Powered Atlas Uncovers Extensive Whole-Body Damage Linked to Obesity
In a groundbreaking advancement at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biomedical research, scientists at Helmholtz Munich in collaboration with the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) and other institutions have unveiled a novel AI-driven framework capable of mapping disease-induced cellular alterations throughout the entire mouse body.
20 May 2026
I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body
I recently gave my OpenClaw a real robot arm to play with. The results just about blew my own neural network. The AI agent was able to configure the arm, use it to see and slowly grab things, and even train another AI model to pick up and place specific objects. And they say AGI is still a few years away! (I’m joking, it probably is). The results have me convinced that we may be on the brink of a…
