21 May 2026
Goodbye, grunt work. AI is fast-tracking Gen Z employees into more complex jobs.
Before joining Microsoft as a junior software engineer last year, Ume Habiba, imagined spending most of her time fixing bugs and juggling other mundane tasks. Instead, the University of Maryland graduate was charged with building a new feature for Azure Networking, one of Microsoft's flagship products. Habiba's miscalculation? Not realizing she would get to offload the kind of grunt work that…
21 May 2026
Google’s Surge in Chrome Vulnerability Discoveries Likely Driven by AI
The number of Chrome vulnerabilities discovered by Google has surged over the past month, likely driven by the company’s use of AI.
21 May 2026
Its Not Just Nvidia: Three Chips Power The Boom
When investors discuss the semiconductor chips driving AI infrastructure, they almost always key on Nvidia GPU chips. That’s not surprising, given the surge in Nvidia GPU revenue as we share below. Since 2024, GPU revenue has risen by over 1300% while Nvidia shares are up almost 400%. Nvidia has certainly played the lead role in designing AI chips, but there are other types of chips and companies…
21 May 2026
Tesla brings 'Full Self-Driving' to China after years of delays as local EV rivals race ahead
Consumers with the Tesla Model Y L electric vehicle in Tesla stores in Shanghai, China on October 19, 2025.
21 May 2026
SpaceX's $60B Post-IPO Bet: Inside the Plan to Acquire AI Coding Giant Cursor
The tech world is on the brink of an unprecedented consolidation as Elon Musk’s aerospace empire targets a massive expansion into artificial intelligence software infrastructure. Following high-level disclosures regarding the upcoming SpaceX initial public offering, reports indicate a finalized corporate roadmap to absorb one of the fastest-growing AI startups in Silicon Valley. Institutional…
21 May 2026
SpaceX hires engineers and physicists for SpaceXAI initiative
SpaceX is assembling a dedicated AI software engineering group, and the job requirements read like an open invitation to anyone who’s good at math. The company is actively recruiting engineers and physicists for what’s being called SpaceXAI, with one notable caveat: prior AI experience is not required. Neither is aerospace experience, for that matter. SpaceX is casting a wide net across computer…
21 May 2026
Microsoft lost its way in the AI race. Can Copilot get it back on course?
Redmond, Washington, mid-January 2026. The weather, cold and gray. It’s the kind of morning the snooze button was built for. But the team of engineers camped out in Building 92 on Microsoft’s sprawling campus got here early. They are in a race. And they are behind.
21 May 2026
Sheryl Sandberg tells Gen Z the 10-year career plan is dead as AI wipes out entry-level jobs
For generations, graduates have been advised to map out their careers: Pick a job, plot the promotions, and know exactly where you want to be in 10 years. But ex-Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg thinks that advice is dangerously outdated. “Don’t script your career when the future is uncertain,” the former chief operating officer of Meta just told graduates at Brandeis University. “You don’t need a…
21 May 2026
Google I/O 2026 Turned Gemini Into An Agent Platform
Sundar Pichai at Google I/O 2026 Google Google spent its biggest developer event of the year arguing that artificial intelligence should act, not just answer.
