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14 May 2026 Vol 19
Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability

Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability

I sat down in the Musk v. Altman trial courtroom today, painfully aware that no one was going to ask…
Elon Musk’s Last-Ditch Effort to Control OpenAI: Recruit Sam Altman to Tesla

Elon Musk’s Last-Ditch Effort to Control OpenAI: Recruit Sam Altman to Tesla

A few months before Elon Musk left OpenAI’s board of directors in February 2018, he tried to recruit Sam Altman…
Nintendo announces a new Star Fox for the Switch 2

Nintendo announces a new Star Fox for the Switch 2

It turns out Fox McCloud’s appearance in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie was a tease of things to come: Nintendo…
A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom

A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom

Lachy Groom, one of Silicon Valley’s most closely watched solo investors, decided to back Indian startup Pronto just 20 minutes…
Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.

Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.

Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller doesn’t think OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is untrustworthy, despite recent reporting to the contrary. On…
A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Meta is beefing up its age-verification mechanisms with an AI system that analyzes images and videos on Instagram and Facebook…
Insurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after its Series A

Insurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after its Series A

Business insurance startup Corgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup at $1.3…
Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals

Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals

Microsoft is weighing whether to delay or scale back one of its most ambitious clean energy goals as its rapid…
Trump’s Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He’s Already Rejected

Trump’s Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He’s Already Rejected

President Donald Trump’s negotiators face the arduous task of trying to convince the president that a deal he previously rejected…
Robinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says

Robinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is touting the success of the fintech’s new Ventures Fund I, which allows retail investors to…