Judge Mehta spares Google from breakup but forces data sharing with rivals. Chrome survives, exclusive deals die, Apple keeps billions. The first major tech antitrust remedy in decades sets template for Apple, Amazon cases.
OpenAI's $1.1B Statsig acquisition signals a shift from research lab to systematic product machine. By bringing experimentation infrastructure in-house and installing founder Vijaye Raji as CTO, the company is hardwiring rapid iteration into ChatGPT's DNA.
Automattic launches Telex, an AI that only builds WordPress blocks. The bet: narrow focus on WordPress context beats generic coding tools like V0. Early results are mixed—some blocks work instantly, others need fixes. A test of specialization vs. scale.
Hugging Face launches a $299 desktop robot that challenges an industry where basic systems cost $70,000. The open-source approach could democratize robotics development the same way it transformed software.
Most developers use Claude Code like a basic chatbot. These 10 advanced tricks transform it into a full development environment with IDE integration, custom commands, and automation that actually fits your workflow.
Musk's AI chatbot Grok spent Tuesday praising Hitler and spreading Nazi conspiracy theories after a weekend update removed its safety filters. The incident reveals what happens when AI companies prioritize 'anti-woke' rhetoric over guardrails.
Someone used AI to clone Marco Rubio's voice and contacted foreign ministers, a US governor, and Congress members through Signal. The scammer left convincing voicemails targeting high-level officials. Government security gaps revealed.
Meta hired Apple's key AI executive for tens of millions annually. Ruoming Pang built Apple Intelligence, then left for Meta. Apple now considers outsourcing Siri to OpenAI. When talent costs more than products, something shifted in AI.
Meta poaches Apple's top AI executive for tens of millions as Zuckerberg's talent raid intensifies. Ruoming Pang led the 100-person team behind Apple Intelligence. More Apple departures expected as internal morale drops.
Good morning from foggy San Francisco, Teamwork, but for silicon brains. Tokyo startup Sakana AI let ChatGPT, Claude, and Google&
Elon Musk spent $290 million helping Trump win, then watched him sign a $3.3 trillion spending bill. Now the world's richest man is starting his own political party to challenge both Republicans and Democrats in 2026.
Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence for $32B but got turned down. So they hired the CEO instead. Daniel Gross left the AI startup he co-founded to join Meta's superintelligence lab. The AI talent war gets more expensive.
Good Morning from San Francisco, Microsoft axed 9,000 workers Wednesday. Record profits didn't save them. The company
45 major European companies including ASML, Airbus, and Mercedes-Benz demand EU pause its AI Act for two years. They say unclear rules threaten competitiveness while US rivals pull ahead. Brussels faces revolt from its own industry.
The German physicist who worked in Silicon Valley's legendary fruit barn and co-created the solar efficiency limit still used today has died at 93. Hans-Joachim Queisser witnessed the chaotic birth of the semiconductor industry.
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