29 May 2026
Anthropic’s Seven Cofounders Are Now Worth A Combined $116 Billion
When Anthropic announced on Thursday that it had raised $65 billion at an eye-watering valuation of $965 billion, it didn’t just become the most valuable AI startup in the world, eclipsing $852 billion-valued archrival OpenAI. It also ballooned the individual fortunes of Anthropic’s seven cofounders — more than doubling their net worths to $16.6 billion apiece, Forbes estimates.
29 May 2026
Hyundai Atlas robot shows soccer skills in World Cup campaign
Hyundai Motor Group released a new campaign linking advanced robotics and soccer, highlighting its physical artificial intelligence technology ahead of the World Cup.
29 May 2026
Meta lays off more than 2,000 from Menlo Park headquarters
A visitor stands by a sign in front of Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images New records show thousands of Bay Area employees are on Meta’s chopping block, all part of a 10% layoff announced last week expected to affect 8,000 worldwide.
29 May 2026
Apple AirPods Pro 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro: The Ultimate Earbud Showdown
Apple and Samsung continue to represent two of the biggest names in true wireless earbuds, and the AirPods Pro 3 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro show how closely matched the premium Bluetooth earbud market has become. Both models offer strong active noise canceling, IP57 dust and water resistance, ecosystem-specific smart features, spatial audio, and a familiar stem-style design. However, they approach the…
29 May 2026
The Apple Car Is Finally Here
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29 May 2026
Anthropic’s Guarded Mythos Model Is Headed For Wider Release
A hand holds a smartphone against a white background featuring the Anthropic wordmark in large black lettering at the top in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy, on May 17, 2026. The phone screen displays the Claude Mythos application logo, consisting of the company's coral pink asterisk symbol above the Claude name in black serif typography and Mythos in orange lettering. The composition highlights…
29 May 2026
Chinese AI Models Lead OpenRouter Traffic: Coding Gains Come With China Data Risk
Three days after OpenRouter raised a $113 million Series B and disclosed that weekly traffic on its platform had reached 25 trillion tokens — five times higher than six months earlier — the most important question for developers choosing between its 400-plus listed models is not which model runs fastest. It is which model brings a legal obligation to share data with a foreign government.
29 May 2026
Blue Origin explosion threatens to delay NASA's moon program
The destruction of Blue Origin's unmanned New Glenn rocket in a catastrophic launchpad explosion, along with apparently severe damage to the company's only launch pad, sent shock waves through the U.S. space community Friday.
29 May 2026
ChatGPhish Vulnerability Turns ChatGPT Web Summaries Into a Phishing Surface
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in OpenAI ChatGPT that leverages the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant's implicit trust in Markdown links and images to trigger prompt injections and open the door to phishing attacks. The technique has been codenamed ChatGPhish by Permiso Security.
