31 May 2026
Silicon Valley giant Meta slashes even more jobs as AI boom sparks bloodbath
The AI bloodbath continues in tech as Meta cuts thousands of jobs in Silicon Valley. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, laid off 2,212 people at its Menlo Park headquarters and an additional 213 workers were cut at the Sunnyvale office, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN filings that were released on Thursday show.
31 May 2026
GitHub Copilot Billing Switches to Token Costs Today: Agentic Users Face Steepest Increases
GitHub Copilot's billing system shifts permanently to token-based pricing at midnight UTC tonight, replacing the flat premium-request model with GitHub AI Credits — and the credit rate developers were waiting for was sitting in GitHub's own documentation all along: one AI credit equals $0.01. For the millions of Copilot users whose plans had a familiar monthly dollar price, that translation is…
31 May 2026
The best MacBooks of 2026: We compare the Air, Pro, and Neo
All of Apple's laptops are excellent. But if you're not sure which model is right for you, I can offer some guidance.
31 May 2026
Foundation Future Industries Military Robots Eye $3B Valuation
Foundation Future Industries military ambitions are getting harder to ignore: the San Francisco startup is seeking $500 million in new funding at a valuation above $3 billion, even as it has raised only about $21 million to date and currently produces around 40 robots.
30 May 2026
Anthropic Is Now Worth More Than OpenAI
In a blog post on Thursday, Anthropic wrote that it “has raised $65 billion in Series H funding led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $965 billion post-money.”
30 May 2026
This creepy blob robot will keep going even if you break its legs
The 20-legged, omnidirectional robot has no top or bottom and no left or right. Image: Duke University
30 May 2026
Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad
Blue Origin faces a months-long setback after the explosion of a rocket damaged its launch pad, company and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon satellite launches and bolstering SpaceX’s dominance in the commercial launch market.
30 May 2026
These Are The States Where You're Stupidest And Smelliest, According To ChatGPT
A new study suggests ChatGPT may stereotype you based on where you live, with the artificially-intelligent model classifying some locations as smarter, some as smellier and some as uglier or stupider.
30 May 2026
‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies
On a Friday evening in late April, Cathy Tie, the Canadian serial entrepreneur and self-styled “Biotech Barbie”, is centre stage at New York City’s famous Carnegie Hall, performing Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No 2 on a gleaming Steinway grand piano, accompanied by an orchestra. Her floor-length pink tulle gown shimmers with gold sequins; her dark hair cascades in waves over her caped shoulders.…
