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4 May 2026 Vol 19

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Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI

Code Metal, a Boston-based startup that uses AI to write code and translate it into other programming languages, just closed…

Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online

Hany Farid, a professor at UC Berkeley who specializes in digital forensics but wasn’t involved in the Microsoft research, says…

As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features

As AI companies and startups push their way into the web browser market, the world’s biggest browser, Google Chrome, is…

DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir

The Department of Homeland Security struck a $1 billion purchasing agreement with Palantir last week, further reinforcing the software company’s…

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website

Meta is shutting down its standalone Messenger website, the company shared in a help page. Starting April 2026, the website…

Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in court on Wednesday in a landmark trial aiming to determine if the tech giant’s…

GE made a smaller version of its nugget ice maker

GE has announced two new versions of its popular Opal nugget ice machines with smaller footprints that take up less…

OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation

OpenAI is nearing a deal to raise more than $100 billion at a valuation that could exceed $850 billion, Bloomberg…

Rivian owners will soon be able to access vehicle controls using their Apple Watch

Rivian has a new pitch for its outdoorsy, tech-loving customers: Ditch the phone and use your Apple Watch to access…

The Download: Autonomous narco submarines, and virtue signaling chatbots

“Too often, those victims have been left to fight alone…That is not justice. It is failure.” —Keir Starmer, the UK’s…