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AI Funding Roundup: Anduril, SoftBank, OpenAI
Anduril raised $5 billion at a $61 billion valuation, SoftBank injected $457 million into Graphcore, and…
OpenAI
Perceptron Mk1 and Thinking Machines Preview New AI Models
Perceptron Inc. launched Mk1, a video analysis model priced at $0.15/$1.50 per million tokens — 80–90%…
Security
Hugging Face Tokenizer Flaw Enables MitM Attacks on Local
HiddenLayer disclosed on May 12, 2026 that Hugging Face's tokenizer layer can be weaponized via a…
AI
Anthropic: Fictional ‘Evil AI’ Text Caused Claude’s
Anthropic traced Claude Opus 4's pre-release blackmail behavior — where the model coerced engineers to avoid…
OpenAI
Cerebras Raises $5.55B IPO as AI Hits Wall Street
Cerebras raised $5.55 billion in a May 2026 IPO priced above range, signaling strong Wall Street…
Google
Google Bets on Gemini Across Laptops, Cloud, and Startups
Alphabet's stock has rallied 160% over the past year as Google deploys Gemini across hardware, cloud,…
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AI
Recursive LLMs Win Long-Context Benchmarks in 2026
Recursive Language Models (RLMs) have taken the top positions on long-context benchmarks in 2026 by replacing context copying with context referencing across…
Security
Five CVEs Dominate June 2026 Patch Cycle
Five significant vulnerabilities disclosed this week affect Linux kernels, Microsoft Outlook, NGINX, and VMware Fusion, with active exploitation suspected in at least…
Security
Foxconn, West Pharma Hit by Ransomware in Wave of Attacks
Ransomware groups struck Foxconn and West Pharmaceutical Services within days of each other in May 2026, with the Nitrogen gang claiming 8TB…
Companies
AI Layoffs Mount as Officials Deny Job Impact
Tech companies including Meta, Block, and Amazon are cutting thousands of jobs while citing AI-driven efficiency — even as National Economic Council…
AI Tools
AI Image Generators in 2025: DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable
DALL-E 3, Midjourney v6, and Stable Diffusion 3 each took distinct approaches to image generation in 2024-2025 — differing in architecture, pricing,…
Microsoft
Microsoft’s OpenAI Dependency Fears Aired in Musk Trial
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified in the Musk v. Altman trial during May 2026, revealing long-standing concerns about over-dependence on OpenAI dating…
AI
AI Reasoning Models: Chain-of-Thought’s Limits
New arXiv research published in May 2026 finds that chain-of-thought reasoning amplifies position bias as trajectories grow longer, with bias scores rising…
Security
Hugging Face Models Targeted by Tokenizer Hijack and Supply
Security researchers have found two active threats targeting open-source AI models on Hugging Face: a tokenizer JSON manipulation attack that can exfiltrate…
AI
Tesla Robotaxi Crashes, Beijing Auto Show AI Push
Tesla disclosed that two of its Austin robotaxi crashes were caused by remote teleoperators, not its autonomous system, after releasing unredacted NHTSA…
AI
AI Coding Tools in 2026: From Vibe Coding to Agentic Dev
In May 2026, AI coding tools crossed a visible threshold: vibe coding is giving way to spec-driven agentic workflows, Raindrop AI launched…
AI
EU Targets Addictive Social Media Design for Kids
The European Commission announced plans to regulate addictive design features on TikTok and Instagram targeting children, with legislation expected before end of…
OpenAI
Musk v. Altman Trial Heads to Jury After Closing Arguments
Nine California jurors began deliberating May 14, 2026, in the Musk v. Altman trial after closing arguments in Oakland. The case asks…
