Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft: Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with that. Read More
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Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully: 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. Read More
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Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic's Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI's returns: Anthropic has been growing at a breakneck pace. The company announced that annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up dramatically from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025. That trajectory faces a real test, though. Read More
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Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform: Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform. Read More
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NSA said to be readying Anthropic's Mythos for use in cyber operations: The U.S. eavesdropping agency is reportedly preparing Anthropic's Mythos for use in cyberattacks, despite a federal ban on using the AI model maker. Read More
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Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites: The debut episode, moderated by Founders Fund chief marketing officer Mike Solana, included a star-studded cast of current tech luminaries. Read More
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Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app: This popular ad blocker app for iPhones, iPads, and Macs can now block ads from loading inside apps, including web browsers, thanks to a new feature in the latest Apple software. Read More
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Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents: Meta may have found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents. Read More
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The NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade is open now through June 5 with daily activities and developer challenges. Enter now and explore Microsoft Build sessions, demos, and more.
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Airbnb's Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab: The Airbnb CEO said last year it hasn't struck an LLM partnership because existing products weren't quite ready. Read More
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