Saturday

2 May 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

SoftBank and Nvidia reportedly in talks to fund SkildAI at $14B, nearly tripling its value

SoftBank and Nvidia reportedly in talks to fund SkildAI at $14B, nearly tripling its value

SoftBank Group and Nvidia are in talks to lead an investment of over $1 billion at a $14 billion valuation…
Investor letter reveals skyrocketing growth of Waymo’s robotaxi rides

Investor letter reveals skyrocketing growth of Waymo’s robotaxi rides

Six months ago, Waymo disclosed it was providing 250,000 robotaxi rides a week across its service areas, an ever-growing list…
Google’s AI try-on app Doppl adds a shoppable discovery feed

Google’s AI try-on app Doppl adds a shoppable discovery feed

Google announced on Monday that it’s introducing a shoppable discovery feed in Doppl, its experimental app that uses AI to…
OpenAI Should Stop Naming Its Creations After Products That Already Exist

OpenAI Should Stop Naming Its Creations After Products That Already Exist

In September, OpenAI launched a way for users to generate a digital likeness of themselves they could use to create…
Tiger Global plans cautious venture future with a new $2.2B fund

Tiger Global plans cautious venture future with a new $2.2B fund

Tiger Global, the investor that spurred the VC bull market of 2020-2021, is reportedly raising a fresh $2.2 billion fund.…
Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

Anthropic is launching Claude Code in Slack, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The beta feature,…
For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness

For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness

A team of physicians specializing in genetics and neurology discovered that mental illnesses such as schizophrenia are closely linked to…
Google details security measures for Chrome’s agentic features

Google details security measures for Chrome’s agentic features

An increasing number of browsers are experimenting with agentic features that will take actions on your behalf, such as booking…
TikTok adds a space for organizing content with others, teases ‘Shared Feeds’

TikTok adds a space for organizing content with others, teases ‘Shared Feeds’

TikTok is launching “Shared Collections,” a new way for users to share and organize TikTok content in one place with…
Petco’s security lapse affected customers’ SSNs, drivers’ licenses and more 

Petco’s security lapse affected customers’ SSNs, drivers’ licenses and more 

Last week, pet products and services giant Petco confirmed that it experienced a data breach involving customers’ personal information, without…