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Google Cloud Strikes Major AI Deal With European Buyout Giant EQT
EQT has struck a deal with Alphabet Inc.‘s Google Cloud aimed at speeding up artificial intelligence projects across more than 300 companies held in the buyout firm's portfolio. The arrangement gives these businesses access to Google Cloud's AI and security...
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New AI model finds a cheaper path to healthier eating
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‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft's Github Copilot appears to be at an end.
This AI Chip Giant Quietly Became Worth More Than Tesla, and Many Investors Still Overlook It
The chipmaker quietly powering the AI boom has passed Tesla in market value, yet still flies under the radar.
Meta Platforms Investors Reject Proposals as Zuckerberg Bets Big on AI
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) shareholders rejected a slate of outside investor proposals at the company’s 2026 annual meeting, while Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined what he described as four major opportunities tied to artificial intelligence: improving Meta’s core apps and advertising, pe
Palantir soars as Dell earnings validate their Al partnership
A stock usually rises or falls on its own news. You report strong earnings, the shares climb. You miss, they drop. That is the deal investors think they are signing up for. The artificial intelligence (AI) trade has quietly broken that rule. It now moves in layers. Chipmakers sit at the bottom, the ...
Snowflake CEO says monster quarter shows why software firms need new pricing models to thrive in AI age
Sridhar Ramaswamy predicts that companies reliant on seat-based income will scramble to justify their premiums as employees use AI to accomplish an immense amount of work.
Terence Tao argues AI could bring division of labor to math for the first time in history
Mathematician Terence Tao describes how AI could reshape math research by enabling division of labor for the first time. Until now, researchers had to master every step themselves, from framing problems to verifying results. Tao sees "industrial mathematics" emerging: large AI-supported teams instead of lone geniuses, with humans staying indispensable for "inspired guesses." The article Terence Tao argues AI could bring division of labor to math for the first time in history appeared first on The Decoder.
SoftBank pledges €75B to build Europe's biggest AI facility in France
Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/1022f9bd-5b6d-44a5-9303-c8b05b8c6463 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339542 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Kiwibit’s AI-powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddy
If you're looking for a fun way to connect with nature while collecting bird species on an app like Pokémon, give this smart feeder a try.
This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory
South Korean chip startup Xcena is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
Boston Children’s uses AI to unlock new diagnoses
Boston Children’s Hospital uses OpenAI technology to improve patient care, reduce operational burden, and help diagnose more than 40 rare disease cases.
SoftBank plans up to €75 billion investment in French AI centers
SoftBank’s initial investment plans to deliver data centers in Dunkirk, Bosquel and Bouchain.
As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026
We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.
I worked with Steve Jobs at Apple, where every OS update killed startups. AI founders are about to face the same thing
Mill CEO and Nest co-founder Matt Rogers watched Apple render startups obsolete overnight. He says the same dynamic is playing out in AI — and the survival playbook looks familiar.
Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software?
I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services.
Went through my old notes today. Micrograd by Karpatjy still Stands out months later
I did Karpathys Micrograd a few months ago. Was looking at my notes today and realized I never processed how much it actually gave me. Its about 100 lines of Python implementing backprop from scratch. No PyTorch no overhead. Just gradients and a computation graph. What stayed with me is how cleanly it connects ML fundamentals to Al security. Adversarial examples model inversion even prompt injection conceptually start looking like the same family of problems once you see how gradients flow through a graph. If you havent done it yet its worth the 2 hours. Also Andrej if you somehow see this thank you. The video the code the explanations. Not many people make something this clear. submitted by /u/SkrXR_ [link] [comments]
AI grifters are creating fake Black people to sell Shein junk
TikTok sellers that appear to be AI generated, in tears. | The Verge Aliyah, a light-skinned Black woman dressed in country-western gear, is struggling to sell metal buckles she handmade on TikTok. In a video for the social media platform from March, she cries to the camera and pleads for views: "Even as a black woman, I have more faith that white women will stay 13 seconds [on this video] to save my belt buckle business," the onscreen text reads. She wipes a tear off her cheek. But Aliyah isn't real, and neither are her supposedly handmade products - she's one of many AI-generated influencers created to sell mass-produced products via dropshipping on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. Identical belt buckles … Read the full story at The Verge.
How one founder’s bet on ‘the old school web’ is paying off
A good time with old maps. | Image: Past Maps Craig Campbell walked away from the river of investor money flowing into AI to create, of all things, a website. Sure, Campbell probably could have started an AI company. He's a former engineer at Meta and an experienced tech founder who in 2022 sold his last venture - an e-commerce tool for businesses that use Shopify - right as the AI boom was booming. "I had my prior VC investors breathing down my neck, going 'start something else. We'll write you a blank check.'" He had other ideas. People generally aren't rushing to get into the website business, what with the Google Zero event horizon approaching. Campbell was undeterred and has gro … Read the full story at The Verge.
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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Dominates In An Otherwise Slower Week For Megarounds
Venture funding has always been a world of haves and have nots. And these days, the haves are having more than ever. Case in point this week was generative AI giant Anthropic's $65 billion Series H funding, followed by a billion-dollar funding for an AI software developer.
Tech ads on the New York subway are up 50% this year
AI has already upended the digital advertising sector. Now, more tech companies are turning to traditional static ads.
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The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI
Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/how-to-tell-ai-writing/687345/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338514 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
GitHub Copilot charges GPT 5.5 with a 57x multiplier per request from June first
Article URL: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/request-based-billing-legacy/model-multipliers-for-annual-plans Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339069 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful
Gemini Spark helps automate everyday tasks, from inbox summaries to local event planning, but it’s unclear why Google made it a separate product.
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New review paper argues code is how AI agents think and act, not just what they produce
A new review paper argues that the real bottleneck for autonomous AI agents isn't the language model itself but the software layer wrapped around it. Tools, memory, testing, and permission boundaries turn a stateless model into a working agent. Deepseek is already building a dedicated "Harness" team in Beijing with a core formula that confirms the thesis: model plus harness equals AI agent. The article New review paper argues code is how AI agents think and act, not just what they produce appeared first on The Decoder.
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Battle-Tested Innovation Meets Manufacturing Scale in New Canada-Ukraine Defense Partnership
New partnership aims to support commercialization and deployment of battle-tested Ukrainian technologies for allied defense applications Canadian drone and aerospace company Volatus Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UCan Brave Tech Centre, a Canada-Ukraine defense innovation organization, to support the development and commercialization of defense and dual-use technologies. The agreement, announced May […] The post Battle-Tested Innovation Meets Manufacturing Scale in New Canada-Ukraine Defense Partnership appeared first on DRONELIFE.
Software becoming the biggest bottleneck to physical AI innovation, finds QNX research
As robots enter more unconstrained environments, software and security are becoming higher priorities, a QNX survey found. The post Software becoming the biggest bottleneck to physical AI innovation, finds QNX research appeared first on The Robot Report.