OpenAI
Perceptron Mk1, Thinking Machines Models Lead AI Releases
Perceptron Inc. released its Mk1 video reasoning model at $0.15/$1.50 per million tokens — 80–90% cheaper…
Category: Companies
Funding, deals, leadership shifts, and strategy from the companies building the AI stack.
Google
Google I/O 2026: Gemini, Coding Gap, and DeepMind Bets
Google opens I/O 2026 on May 19 under competitive pressure in AI coding, where Anthropic and…
NVIDIA
Jensen Huang’s Big Week: China Trip, AI Demand, New Deals
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang declared AI demand "utterly parabolic" at Dell Technologies World, joined President Trump's…
Companies
Meta, GM Cut Thousands as AI Skills Gap Widens
Meta began cutting roughly 8,000 employees the week of May 20, 2026, while General Motors separately…
Microsoft
Microsoft’s OpenAI Dependency Exposed at Musk Trial
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified in the Musk v. Altman trial during the week of May…
Google
Google I/O 2026: Googlebook, Gemini Push, and DeepMind APAC
Google entered the week before I/O 2026 with three major announcements: the Googlebook laptop built around…
NVIDIA
NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang Joins Trump China Trip, Backs UK AI
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang joined President Trump's diplomatic delegation to China after Trump called him personally,…
OpenAI
AI Image Generators in 2026: DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable
DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion have each matured into distinct market positions in 2026 — OpenAI's…
Companies
AI Layoffs Mount as Hassett Claims No Job Losses
Tech, automotive, and entertainment companies are cutting tens of thousands of jobs while citing AI restructuring,…
OpenAI
AI Benchmarks Under Fire: Reward Hacks, IQ Scores, and Parameter Golf
A new site assigning IQ scores to 50+ AI models drew praise and sharp criticism this…
Google
Google Launches Googlebook, DeepMind APAC Accelerator
Google announced the Googlebook laptop built around Gemini AI, the inaugural DeepMind APAC Accelerator for climate-focused…
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%…