20 May 2026
Mini Shai Hulud: Compromised @antv npm packages enable CI/CD credential theft
Microsoft has identified an active supply chain attack targeting the @antv node package manager (npm) package ecosystem. A threat actor compromised an @antv maintainer account and published malicious versions of widely used data-visualization packages, resulting in cascading downstream impact.
20 May 2026
Meta cuts 8,000 jobs in sweeping global layoffs
Meta cancels hiring plans for 6,000 roles amid ongoing layoffs and a pivot to artificial intelligence development. Meta has launched a wave of layoffs that will affect 10 percent of the company’s global workforce, representing about 8,000 people. The cuts, which began on Wednesday, are planned to occur in three waves, beginning at 4am local time for those affected, the Reuters news agency…
20 May 2026
Zuckerberg says 'success isn't a given' in memo to employees amid Meta layoffs
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees in a Wednesday memo that the company's decision to lay off 8,000 employees is necessary because 'success isn't a given' in the fierce and competitive space of artificial intelligence.
20 May 2026
Cheap AI could derail OpenAI and Anthropic's IPOs
This earnings season, the cost of AI started showing up in the numbers. Meta, Shopify, Spotify, and Pinterest all flagged rising AI and inference costs as a drag on margins. Shopify said economies of scale were 'partially offset by increased LLM costs.' This is the bill coming due for the pricing model that underpins OpenAI's and Anthropic's expected IPO valuations, both projected north of $800…
20 May 2026
NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae
NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently published in AGU Earth and Space Science, researchers reported the tool was able to fuse data from multiple satellites and detect harmful algal blooms that occurred in western Florida and Southern California.
20 May 2026
Microsoft Reshapes Workforce As AI Spending Raises New Execution Questions
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) is reducing its U.S. workforce, with a voluntary early retirement program targeting about 7% of employees. LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, is cutting 900 roles as part of a broader realignment.
20 May 2026
Agibot claims 100% success rate in factory deployment as humanoid race shifts to real-world validation
Peng Chen, business development director at Agibot, used the robotics session of the 5th Mobis Mobility Day in Sunnyvale to make a pointed argument: the humanoid robotics industry has moved past prototype competition into a phase where real-world deployment results are the only metric that matters.
20 May 2026
Meta cuts 8,000 jobs as Zuckerberg bets the company’s future on AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the company’s Connect developer conference on Sept. 17, 2025, in Menlo Park. Meta began cutting about 8,000 jobs Wednesday as Zuckerberg pushes the company deeper into artificial intelligence.
20 May 2026
Up 153% YTD, Here's Why Micron Stock Is Already My 2026 Winner
The memory industry has mostly remained cyclical. However, now artificial intelligence (AI) is consuming memory at a pace that might be difficult to sustain for years. Advanced AI systems require significantly larger memory to function, and memory-chip companies like Micron (MU) are capitalizing on this. Micron Technology designs and manufactures the chips that store, move, and process data…
