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
MacBook Neo Won’t Let Chromebooks Or Windows Laptops Take A Breather This Year As Apple Eyes Ambitious 10 Million Production Goal
A chip supply deficit is a situation that no company wants to face, especially when it hinders a popular product’s supply. Apple has witnessed tremendous success with the MacBook Neo launch, which starts from $599, and is reportedly facing A18 Pro chip supply issues earlier.
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
Even Laying Off 100% of Its Workers Won't Recoup This Company's AI Costs
Meta Platforms (META) has been making headlines for the wrong reasons. Last month, news broke that the company is planning to lay off about 10% of its workers on May 20. And according to Reuters, additional Meta job cuts are possible during the second half of the year.
