22 May 2026
Your brain's inner AI has a wild side, explaining every trippy vision you could imagine
Imagine what would happen if the enigmas of the human brain could be unraveled through technologies developed to replicate its workings. Consider an experience involving spiraling fractal shapes, forming a kaleidoscope of impossible figures. Next, think of meeting an illusory loved one in the flesh, or being menaced by a phantom animal in your midst. These scenarios involve hallucinations, but…
22 May 2026
Satya Nadella is reorganizing Microsoft around AI — and changing who holds power
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just dismantled the senior leadership structure that has run Microsoft for decades. It's the latest step in his plan to reboot Microsoft for the AI era and transform the 220,000-person behemoth into a company capable of competing with its smaller, faster, technically sophisticated rivals.
21 May 2026
Job training for robots: How China is getting machines ready to join the workforce
Chinese technology consultant Kenneth Ren is training the workers of the future. The only thing is, they are not human. "We are essentially teaching robots to think on their own," Ren, an overseas solution expert with RealMan Intelligent Technology told CNBC recently at the Beijing-based Humanoid Robot Data Training Center.
21 May 2026
After AI layoffs, Newsom orders state government to find ways to ease the pain
In an AI executive order, the governor called on state officials to study everything from job subsidies to stock compensation policies to mitigate tech-driven layoffs.
21 May 2026
Announcing Claude Compliance API support with Cloudflare CASB
Today, we are extending Cloudflare’s cloud access security broker (CASB) to support the Claude Compliance API. Security and compliance teams can now monitor Claude usage directly in the Cloudflare dashboard. No endpoint agents required.
21 May 2026
Zuckerberg defends Meta’s bloodbath layoffs: ‘Success isn’t a given’ in AI push
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the company’s brutal layoffs of 8,000 workers – saying “success isn’t a given” as the tech giant pushes full steam ahead into the highly competitive AI sector.
21 May 2026
Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex
Today, I’m pleased to introduce something I’ve been working on for the past six months: Shortcuts Playground, a plugin for Claude Code and Codex that can create any shortcut for Apple’s Shortcuts app using natural language.
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…
20 May 2026
Microsoft Hired An Analyst With An Influential Video Game Blog To Fix Xbox
Matthew Ball is the new chief strategy officer for Xbox ahead of Project Helix.
