‘Tokenmaxxing’ is making developers less productive than they think

There’s a lot more code — but it’s a lot more expensive and requires a lot more rewriting.

Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation

Nicholas Moore hacked into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentials, and then bragged about it and posted victims’ personal data on Instagram under the handle @ihackedthegovernment.

Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges

Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round.

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora and folds its science team, signaling a sharp pivot away from consumer moonshots toward enterprise AI.

Once close enough for an acquisition, Stripe and Airwallex are now going after each other

For most of its life, Airwallex and Stripe have mostly operated in different geographies, selling to different buyers. That’s changing.

Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is looking to expand its influence via a bevy of new partnerships.

The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why

New data from Appfigures shows a swell of new app launches in 2026, suggesting AI tools could be fueling a mobile software boom.

Tokenmaxxing, OpenAI’s shopping spree, and the AI Anxiety Gap 

The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe company just rebranded as an AI infrastructure play, and Anthropic unveiled a model it says is too powerful to release publicly …but apparently not too… Continua a leggere Tokenmaxxing, OpenAI’s shopping spree, and the AI Anxiety Gap 

Tokenmaxxing, OpenAI’s shopping spree, and the AI Anxiety Gap 

The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe company just rebranded as an AI infrastructure play, and Anthropic unveiled a model it says is too powerful to release publicly …but apparently not too… Continua a leggere Tokenmaxxing, OpenAI’s shopping spree, and the AI Anxiety Gap 

Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product

Krieger’s departure and any forthcoming design tools will be another data point for investors who fear the SaaSpocalypse — that the largest AI labs will come to dominate software businesses, a thesis that has rocked public markets at times this year.