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OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn’t be the first partner to feel burned May 15, 2026

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OpenAI is so frustrated with Apple over a ChatGPT integration that failed to deliver the subscribers and prominence it expected that the company is now actively exploring legal action against the iPhone maker.

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Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts; plus May 14, 2026

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Brown says, "the conversation is sort of happening in Silicon Valley around one thing, and a totally different conversation is happening among consumers."

Also, gas turbines at xAI's Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company's use of "mobile" gas turbines as power plants.

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Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children; plus, Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit May 13, 2026

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OpenAI's CEO recalls a "particularly hair-raising" conversation with the SpaceX founder.

Also, Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today remain far higher than on the ground.

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TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok; plus, AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines May 12, 2026

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TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.

Also, fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating.

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Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high; plus, Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI can have real effect May 11, 2026

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CloudFlare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn't need as many support roles.

Also, fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic.

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Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals; plus, China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B as demand for open-source AI skyrockets May 08, 2026

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The push for new data centers at Microsoft is putting one of the its key clean power goals at risk.

Also, Moonshot's annualized recurring revenue topped $200 million in April, driven by rapid growth in paid subscriptions and API usage.

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Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools; plus, Apple will pay $250M to settle lawsuit May 07, 2026

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Match Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money."

Also, Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit for overpromising the arrival of Siri's AI features.

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As workers worry about AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is ‘creating an enormous number of jobs’ May 06, 2026

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As workers worry about AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is ‘creating an enormous number of jobs’

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Ouster’s new color lidar is coming to replace cameras; plus, US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants May 05, 2026

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A sensor that can simultaneously capture depth and image data has long been a "holy grail," Ouster CEO Angus Pacala told TechCrunch.

Also, Virginia and Washington D.C. paused the data collection and sharing, after Bloomberg's investigation found their health insurance marketplaces were sharing users' information with advertisers.

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Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks May 04, 2026

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The deals come as the DoD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models.

Also, Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources.

And, an ad c from Artisan, the AI startup behind billboards urging businesses to "stop hiring humans" stole art from cartoonist KC Green.

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