21 May 2026
Ryzen AI Halo is AMD’s $3,999 answer to maxing out ChatGPT
PCWorld reports on AMD’s new Ryzen AI Halo mini PC, a $3,999 local AI processing solution targeting businesses seeking alternatives to cloud services.
21 May 2026
Google’s Surge in Chrome Vulnerability Discoveries Likely Driven by AI
The number of Chrome vulnerabilities discovered by Google has surged over the past month, likely driven by the company’s use of AI.
21 May 2026
Its Not Just Nvidia: Three Chips Power The Boom
When investors discuss the semiconductor chips driving AI infrastructure, they almost always key on Nvidia GPU chips. That’s not surprising, given the surge in Nvidia GPU revenue as we share below. Since 2024, GPU revenue has risen by over 1300% while Nvidia shares are up almost 400%. Nvidia has certainly played the lead role in designing AI chips, but there are other types of chips and companies…
20 May 2026
SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Anthropic Is Paying $15 Billion a Year to Access Its Data Centers
Anthropic has agreed to pay SpaceX $1.25 billion per month through May of 2029 for access to cloud computing infrastructure, a long-awaited US regulatory filing revealed on Wednesday. In other words, Anthropic will be sending a rival artificial intelligence lab roughly $15 billion a year, an extraordinary sum that demonstrates how access to compute has become one of the defining bottlenecks in…
20 May 2026
‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. This week’s issue is a special early edition tied to The Verge’s Google I/O coverage. You can expect our next issue at its usual time next Friday. Opt in for Optimizer here.
20 May 2026
Meta begins job cuts in Israel as global layoffs in the name of AI mount
Dozens of Meta Israel employees received dismissal notices on Wednesday, as the US tech titan embarked on a wave of layoffs aimed at trimming 10 percent of its global workforce to offset investing billions of dollars toward AI infrastructure.
20 May 2026
Robotics Benchmark Stumbles in Moonwalk Test
The Michael Jackson Moonwalk robotics benchmark continues to test the limits of current artificial intelligence and robotics technologies according to recent commentary from The Rundown AI. This entertaining yet technically demanding challenge reveals how far humanoid robots have come in replicating iconic human dance moves while underscoring remaining gaps in balance control and fluid motion…
20 May 2026
I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body
I recently gave my OpenClaw a real robot arm to play with. The results just about blew my own neural network. The AI agent was able to configure the arm, use it to see and slowly grab things, and even train another AI model to pick up and place specific objects. And they say AGI is still a few years away! (I’m joking, it probably is). The results have me convinced that we may be on the brink of a…
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…
