29 Apr 2026
Internal Microsoft CFO Memo Touts 'Increased Pace' and 'Tighter' Teams
Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood sent an internal memo to employees thanking them for 'increased pace.' The company has introduced sweeping organizational shifts and mandates to work faster and leaner, highlighting 'increased pace' and 'tighter, more accountable squads.' The latest memo called out Microsoft cloud revenue at $54.5 billion for the quarter and AI revenue, which Hood said…
29 Apr 2026
Amazon earnings updates: AI spend and AWS in focus for Wall Street ahead of results
Wall Street is getting ready for Amazon earnings after the closing bell. The key metric for investors will be revenue in the AWS segment, as Amazon has been pouring money into its cloud and AI capabilities in recent quarters. Also key to this quarter's results will be any news of Amazon's chip developments. CEO Andy Jassy is bullish on the initiative, mentioning it in his shareholder letter…
29 Apr 2026
OpenAI really really really wants GPT 5.5 to stop randomly talking about gremlins and goblins
OpenAI included a line in Codex's instructions restricting references to goblins, gremlins, trolls, and ogres. The line appears four times in the code, and has spawned scores of memes about 'goblin mode.'
29 Apr 2026
Microsoft's earnings report lands after stock's worst quarterly performance since 2008
Microsoft shares slipped 1% on Wednesday after the software maker reported more robust fiscal third-quarter results than analysts had expected. Earnings per share: $4.27 adjusted vs. $4.06 expected. Revenue: $82.89 billion vs. $81.39 billion expected. Microsoft's revenue grew 18% year over year in the quarter, ending March 31.
29 Apr 2026
Families sue OpenAI over Canadian mass shooter's use of ChatGPT
Families of those injured and killed in a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, are suing OpenAI for negligence, claiming the company failed to report a shooter’s account flagged for 'gun violence activity and planning' to authorities. The lawsuit alleges OpenAI’s ChatGPT, specifically GPT-4o, was defective and did not challenge the shooter or direct her to seek real-world help.
29 Apr 2026
OpenAI’s subtle drift from Microsoft has become an aggressive move toward Amazon
OpenAI’s revenue chief Denise Dresser clarified that the company’s agreement to make its models available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) was unrelated to its restructuring of its relationship with Microsoft. Since late October, OpenAI has been expanding its partnerships with AWS, committing $38 billion and later $50 billion in investments, while Microsoft’s exclusive cloud provider role with OpenAI…
29 Apr 2026
Startup Fence takes aim at back end of $6 trillion credit market
Startup Fence uses blockchain technology and tokenization to automate processes in the $6 trillion credit market, replacing fragmented manual workflows with real-time data tracking and smart contracts for lenders and asset managers.
29 Apr 2026
12 Stocks to Buy After Meta’s Deal to Beam Energy From Space
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Most investors think the AI infrastructure arms race is about chips... but the constraint that is becoming the ceiling on AI buildout isn’t silicon... it’s watts. A single next-generation AI training cluster can consume 1 to 2 gigawatts of electricity, enough power to run a mid-sized American city. The hyperscalers—Meta, Microsoft,…
29 Apr 2026
Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’
A few months ago, Valen Tagliabue sat in his hotel room watching his chatbot, feeling euphoric as he manipulated it to ignore its own safety rules, revealing how to sequence new, potentially lethal pathogens and make them resistant to known drugs. Tagliabue, a psychology and cognitive science expert, specializes in ‘emotional’ jailbreaks—using psychological tactics like flattery, threats, and…
