Even GoPro is pivoting to defense

The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a possible sale.

Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger

More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives.

OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone

The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows.

Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware

Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers. 

What happens when AI starts building itself?

Richard Socher’s new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely — and he insists it will actually ship products.

OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue

OpenAI said the damage was limited to the employees’ devices and did not affect user data nor its production systems, and none of its intellectual property was stolen.

A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reveal details of their espionage campaign.

Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports ‘record quarterly revenue’

This is Cisco’s latest layoff in recent years, while the company’s chief executive touts record revenue and growth.

Two weeks left: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27

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Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are

The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity.