14 May 2026
Trump and Xi hold talks but no trade deal agreed
It was a day heavy with symbolism in Beijing, marked by choreographed ceremonies and carefully staged optics, but there was no sweeping trade breakthrough or major business agreements. US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for more than two hours of talks, describing the US-China relationship as "the world's most consequential economic relationship". The White…
14 May 2026
OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone
Codex is going mobile. The coding tool — which OpenAI launched approximately a year ago — has now been integrated into the ChatGPT app, allowing users to monitor and manage their development workflows remotely.
14 May 2026
Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn't take the meeting
The Cerebras Systems IPO was a smash hit on Thursday, generating billions for itself, its founders, and its major investors. Among the big winners is major shareholder Benchmark, which owns 9.5% of the company. One of the firm’s general partners, Eric Vishria, has been a Cerebras board member since 2016, the year the AI chip maker was founded, having co-led its $25 million Series A round.
14 May 2026
OpenAI brings Codex to ChatGPT for iPhone, iPad, and Android with these features
OpenAI has released a new way to interact with its Codex app from your smartphone. An update to ChatGPT’s mobile app brings remote access to Codex for Mac to the iPhone, iPad, and Android.
14 May 2026
Combating the new wave of AI crimes and threats
The emergence of AI has provided a significant boost to productivity. But it has also given threat actors an open door to exploit the new technology for malicious purposes. As organizations adopt new AI technologies, their attack surfaces widen exponentially. The cybercrime arena that once required skilled operators with sophisticated hacking skills to navigate is now accessible to anyone with a…
14 May 2026
After 3.5 trillion guesses, a forgotten $400k Bitcoin wallet finally opened
Eleven years ago, an X user who goes by cprkrn changed the password on a Bitcoin wallet holding 5 BTC. He was stoned at the time. He forgot the new password by morning, and 5 BTC sat untouched while it grew to roughly $400,000. He had tried btcrecover, an open-source brute-force tool, more than once over the years and given up. Last week, he dumped his entire old college-era hard drive into…
14 May 2026
Rivian Founder’s Startup Raises $400M
Mind Robotics, a side project of Rivian Automotive Founder RJ Scaringe, has reached total investment of more than $1 billion with its latest $400 million backing led by Kleiner Perkins.
14 May 2026
Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
Today on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss how Donald Trump’s visit to China could influence conversations between world leaders at a moment when the economic and foreign policy stakes couldn’t be higher.
14 May 2026
SpaceX rocket launch today. How to see liftoff from Vandenberg
The next rocket launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base is coming up. Here's how to watch the SpaceX Starlink mission.
