26 May 2026
This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots
In the last few years, India’s online food delivery market has grown significantly, with both Zomato and Swiggy going public and an increase in the number of cloud kitchens. Meanwhile, startups working on home services, such as on-demand household staffing platforms, including Urban Company, Snabbit , and Pronto , have gained popularity.
Ivan Mehta
2026
26 May 2026
I Spent a Week Recording Myself Doing Chores for Money. Who's the Robot Now?
I am no longer a mere human being. I am a conduit of reality, a medium of messages. I hold a knife in my hand and slice into an organic cucumber, hunching so the iPhone strapped to my forehead can capture all 10 fingers. I throw the slices into a salad bowl and end the recording. Somewhere, a baby robot is a tiny bit smarter.
@wired, Reece Rogers
2026
25 May 2026
Anthropic’s restricted Claude Mythos model may be coming to Claude Code
Anthropic appears to be preparing for the public rollout of "Mythos," which was announced in April as a restricted model that poses major security risks to private and public software.
Mayank Parmar
2026
25 May 2026
Mark Zuckerberg Boasts He Bled His Employees For AI Training Right Before Firing Them
I don’t know if you heard the news, but Mark Zuckerberg is a real piece of shit. One of many recent examples is the news from Futurism that the dead-eyed Meta CEO boasted to his employees that their intelligence and elite skills were unknowingly being used to train his AI model at the same time as they waited to learn if they’d be one of the 8,000 laid off from the company.
@Kotaku, John Walker
2026
25 May 2026
AI is killing the lower priced smartphone in emerging markets
Welcome back to our latest weekly email. If you’re one of the new subscribers, Mondays are a recap of the previous week. Today, we look at the end of an era for cheap smartphones, thanks to the AI industry’s...
Jon Russell
2026
25 May 2026
Nasdaq Rebound: 3 Stocks to Buy Before They Hit New All-Time Highs
The stock market has rallied strongly this spring, led once again by the tech-heavy Nasdaq. While the index is set up for another strong year of outperformance, there are stocks well off their highs that investors can scoop up before they join the rally. Let's look at three Nasdaq growth stocks to buy right now before they rally to new all-time highs.
Geoffrey Seiler
2026
24 May 2026
NZ at wild frontier of AI superhacking
The rise of artificial intelligence is a growing threat to cyber security Photo: 123RF New Zealand's cyber watchdog says it is learning from the US companies who are testing superhacking AI models that have sent US banks rushing to plug holes, and sparked briefings with the Department of Homeland Security.
Phil Pennington
2026
24 May 2026
2 Stocks With Monster Potential to Hold Through the Next Decade of Uncertainty
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world we live in, and over the next decade, the world could look like a very different place than it does today. Technology is advancing rapidly, and with that comes a lot of uncertainty. The leaders of today are not guaranteed to be the leaders of tomorrow, but some companies are well positioned to continue to lead the charge. Let's look at two…
Geoffrey Seiler
2026
23 May 2026
3 Top AI Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
If you've got $1,000 burning a hole in your pocket that you're itching to invest, I've got three stocks that look like strong buys right now. All are set to be long-term beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence (AI) build-out, and buying them now secures your involvement in that future. The three stocks I think are solid AI picks right now are Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:…
Keithen Drury, The Motley Fool
2026
