20 May 2026
OpenAI takes the lead in AI IPO horse race: 'Getting to public markets first is very important'
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images
20 May 2026
Meta slashes 8,000 jobs as it pivots towards AI
A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025.
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
Anthropic Silently Patches Claude Code Sandbox Bypass
A cybersecurity researcher says Anthropic has silently patched a vulnerability that would have allowed an attacker to bypass the Claude Code network sandbox, potentially enabling data exfiltration.
20 May 2026
Bristol-Myers taps Anthropic's Claude for 30,000 workers (BMY:NYSE)
Bristol-Myers Squibb ( BMY ) is rolling out Anthropic ’s ( ANTHRO ) flagship Claude AI platform to more than 30,000 employees, expanding its use of artificial intelligence and AI agents across research, clinical development, and corporate operations. The collaboration signals a meaningful evolution in
20 May 2026
Will Robotics Have a ChatGPT Moment?
Over the next few decades, billions of autonomous, AI-powered robots will work alongside people in factories, perform tedious tasks in warehouses, care for the elderly, assist in unsafe disaster areas , deliver packages and food to our doorsteps, and eventually, help out in our homes. Some will look like us, and many won’t. What is certain is that regardless of form factor, robots will all rely…
20 May 2026
Elon Musk’s Plan to Make You Invest in SpaceX
SpaceX is planning a monster initial public offering (IPO). Elon Musk is reportedly seeking to raise some $75 billion, at a valuation of $1.75 trillion, next month. It will be both his birthday and a moment when Venus and Jupiter will be in alignment. It would be the biggest IPO in history by far, utterly dwarfing Saudi Aramco’s $29 billion figure back in 2019.
20 May 2026
Google is making its biggest change to the search bar in years
CUPERTINO, Calif. — To get ahead in the new internet age, Google wants to help you google less. The company on Tuesday revealed a flurry of AI-powered features for its search engine, AI assistant Gemini and other services. It's part of Google's latest effort to revamp its decades-old business model to fit the era of artificial intelligence.
20 May 2026
Google CEO Sundar Pichai brought big AI promises and one very awkward delay to I/O
Here are the 5 biggest takeaways from Google I/O By Charles Rollet
