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Klue Hack Leads to Data Breach at Top Cybersecurity Firms
Huntress, HackerOne, Jamf, Recorded Future, and Tanium are among the cybersecurity companies that had data stolen following an earlier breach at market research firm Klue.
WhatsApp Names New Chief, Meta Invests $900M in CRED
WhatsApp gets a new boss, as Will Cathcart moves to a new role at Meta, while Shah steps down as CEO of Indian fintech giant CRED to replace Cathcart.
Anthropic's Claude Chatbot May Ask for ID Verification
Claude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change.
Major Tech Layoffs in 2026: AI as a Factor
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.
SpaceX IPO Raises $85.7 Billion
SpaceX's IPO underwriters maxed out their share purchases, adding to an already historic amount of money raised.
ChatGPT's Market Share Drops Below 50% for First Time
The chatbot still remains the most popular AI assistant worldwide with over 1.1 billion monthly users, followed by Gemini with 662 million and Claude with 245 million.
SpaceX Acquires Cursor for $60B in Stock to Boost AI Division
The deal is supposed to help SpaceX's struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI.
SpaceX Share Pricing Announced: $135 per Share
Wits its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun.
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei: A Snapshot of Leadership
If you doubted his genius, doubt no more.
Top Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks of 2026
From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026.
Supabase Doubles Valuation to $10B in 8 Months, Boosted by AI
Supabase, an example of an open source project becoming a fast-growing company, has greatly benefited from AI tools like Claude, Codex, and other vibe-coding platforms.
IBM Whistleblower Accuses Company of Covering Up Data Breaches
IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s — a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuses IBM of not disclosing and actively covering it up.
Hello Robot Unveils Stretch: AI Home Assistant
The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch.
Cash App's Tap-and-Pay Wand: Magic Meets Payment
Digital wallet app Cash App is launching a new gadget on Thursday, seemingly inspired by the social media trend that involves paying for items in the real world with a tap of a homemade magic wand, which hides a tap-and-pay credit card.
What to Expect from WWDC 2026: Siri and Apple Intelligence Updates
Apple's WWDC nears: Here's what you can look forward to.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky to Launch New AI Lab
The Airbnb CEO said last year it hasn't struck an LLM partnership because existing products weren't quite ready.
Mira Murati Steps Back into AI Marketing Spotlight
In the current environment, remaining heads down has diminishing returns; at some point, you have to make some noise just to remind the market you exist.
Meta Spins Out VR Fitness Game Supernatural Amid Layoffs
Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app's sad fate after sweeping layoffs.
Alphabet Raises $85B for Google's AI: Investor Interest Soars
If Alphabet's record-breaking $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow.
Erin Brockovich Targets Data Center Secrecy with AI
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission.
SpaceX Warns of Potential Equity Dilution for Investors
The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.
Anthropic AI Files to Go Public, Secures Top Enterprise Customers
Anthropic, now an AI powerhouse that has landed top-tier enterprise customers, was once considered an underdog in the emerging world of large language models.
Cognition's Scott Wu: AI Coding Agents Won't Replace Humans
Cognition makes Devin, the first and arguably most successful AI coding agent. But famed coder Wu says it isn't designed to supplant human programmers.
Founders Revive Criticism of Google's Ad Business Post Indian Court Ru
The ruling drew support from founders, while lawyers said it could force platforms to revisit how they handle trademarked keywords.
TikTok's Push to Become a Super App
TikTok may be working to become the app that people use for most of their digital activities.
Rivian Sets June 9 for First R2 SUV Deliveries
The company has finally set a date for the first customer deliveries of what CEO RJ Scaringe has said is "maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date."
Unsolved Mystery: Ghost Hackers and NSA Cybersecurity Threat
A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital risk today.
Navigating AI Security: Google's Real-Time Approach
We're in the transition period -- all of us.
HMD Partners with Indian AI Chatbot for New Smartphone Launch
The partnership is a potential testing ground for both companies to gauge the appetite for an India-focused chatbot.
Trump Mobile Confirms Data Breach, Exposes Customer Info
President Trump’s branded cell phone maker and cell provider said the exposure was linked to a third-party platform and was evaluating whether it needs to notify customers.
Kash Patel's Clothing Brand Website Hacked, Shut Down
According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware.
Elon Musk's Dominance in SpaceX IPO: AI Insights
Musk, who will have more than 50% of the voting power, will have a monarchical grip over the publicly-traded version of SpaceX — control that goes far beyond what other tech founders enjoy.
Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO: Who Benefits Most?
Elon Musk has the largest stake in SpaceX by billions of shares. The other biggest shareholders also have longstanding and deep ties to Musk.
Trump Mobile Data Leak: Customers' Info Exposed
Trump Mobile is leaking customers’ email and home addresses but has not responded to people alerting the company of the data exposure, according to two YouTubers who said they verified that their leaked data is authentic.
OpenAI Preps for September IPO After Legal Win
A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI's structure, leadership, and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to prepping for its IPO.
Microsoft Revives Carbon Removal Plans: Boost for CDR Startups
Microsoft is responsible for over 90% of the carbon-removal market, and reports suggested the company was pausing purchases entirely. This new deal should help assuage the fears of CDR startups.
Anthropic to Pay xAI $1.25B Monthly for Compute
Elon Musk's xAI surprised the AI world when it made a deal to sell compute to Anthropic. Now we know how much it's worth.
Anthropic Aims for First Profitable Quarter with $10.9B Revenue
Anthropic has told its investors that it will more than double revenue to around $10.9 billion in its second quarter.
Google Unveils Audio-Powered Smart Glasses at IO 2026
Google is calling the new devices "audio glasses," in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini.
Elon Musk Loses OpenAI Lawsuit: Jury Rejects Claims
The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk's case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it.
Apple's New AI-Powered Accessibility Features for Vision Pro
Apple is introducing a feature to let Vision Pro control a compatible wheelchair with their eyes
General Catalyst's VC Tweet Sparks Andreessen's Response
Compulsive X user Marc Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.
Mind Robotics Secures $400M in Latest Funding Round
Mind Robotics, which was first revealed in late 2025, has now raised more than $1 billion to date.
Visualizing Malware Repositories: AI Stacks Hard Drives
What would some of the world's largest repositories of malware look like if they were stacked as hard drives, one on top of the other?
Anthropic Warns Against Unauthorized Share Platforms
The company named Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, Lionheart Ventures, Hiive, Forge Global, Sydecar and Upmarket as companies that are not authorized to provide access to buy or sell its shares.
xAI and Anthropic: Implications for SpaceX
On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX.
Ask.com Discontinues Search Business
Owner IAC says it's discontinuing its search business.
Hackers Exploit cPanel Bug Used by Millions of Websites
Web hosts are scrambling to fix the bug under active attack by hackers. One company said hackers have been abusing the bug for months.
Anthropic Seeks $900B+ Valuation in Upcoming AI Fundraise
Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Apple's Record Sales Amid Chip Shortage Concerns
Cook warned that Apple is facing supply-chain headwinds from RAMageddon that could impact its business.