06 May 2026
Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack, demo shows
Genesis AI, a Khosla-backed robotics startup, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, featuring advanced robotic hands designed in-house. The company, which raised a $105 million seed round, has shifted to a full-stack approach to improve model intelligence and real-world applicability.
06 May 2026
A Proposed Billionaire Tax Exposes The Dual-Share Racket: Justin Fox
An underappreciated aspect of the one-time 5% billionaire wealth tax likely to go before California voters in November is that for several of the state’s most prominent billionaires, the rate might be far higher than 5%.
06 May 2026
Genesis AI introduces GENE-26.5 model for more dexterous robot manipulation
Genesis AI today unveiled GENE-26.5, a model enabling robots to perform complex, human-level physical manipulation tasks such as cooking, lab experiments, and piano playing.
06 May 2026
Nvidia, Corning partner on massive optical fiber deal that may be a game changer for AI
Nvidia, the chipmaker at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, is partnering with glassmaker Corning for three new advanced manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas dedicated entirely to optical technologies for the world's most valuable semiconductor company.
06 May 2026
Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Micron Technology and Intel
Micron Technology and Intel shares push record highs amid AI boom, driven by structural demand surge and analyst upgrades.
06 May 2026
OpenAI's AI phone just jumped the line
Good morning, {{ first_name | AI enthusiasts }}. Amid intensifying competition with Anthropic, improved models, and efforts to kill “side hustles,” OpenAI is apparently looking at something closer to home — an AI agent phone. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the company is fast-tracking this device for 2027, with some notable
05 May 2026
OpenAI co-founder says he feared Musk would ‘physically attack’ him
Greg Brockman, a co-founder of OpenAI, testified Tuesday that he feared Elon Musk would "physically attack" him during a heated 2017 meeting where Musk opposed equal equity shares in a proposed for-profit OpenAI arm.
05 May 2026
AMD Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2026. First quarter revenue was $10.3 billion, gross margin was 53%, operating income was $1.5 billion, net income was $1.4 billion and diluted earnings per share was $0.84.
05 May 2026
There’s a big new AI startup in town. Meet Blitzy and its Boston investors.
Elliott was a former Army Ranger and startup veteran before entering HBS, where he became friends with Pardeshi, who had spent seven years at AI chip pioneer Nvidia helping invent new ways to use generative AI technology (he holds more than 25 patents).
