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20 May 2026 Vol 19
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers covering the broligarchs, the influencers, and the (potentially conscious) artificial…
Apple’s new age verification tools block underage app downloads where required by law

Apple’s new age verification tools block underage app downloads where required by law

Apple, like many others, has had to launch age verification features in response to new requirements for age checks in…
India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users

India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users

Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies…
Innovation on the move | MIT Technology Review

Innovation on the move | MIT Technology Review

Choe in particular has been at the center of this push as the agency’s chief of staff since 2023, a…
Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M

Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M

MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500 million Series B led by…
Here’s What a Google Subpoena Response Looks Like, Courtesy of the Epstein Files

Here’s What a Google Subpoena Response Looks Like, Courtesy of the Epstein Files

Last month, the Department of Justice released over 3 million documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. While the…
Spanish ‘soonicorn’ Multiverse Computing releases free compressed AI model

Spanish ‘soonicorn’ Multiverse Computing releases free compressed AI model

Large language models have a problem: they are large. Multiverse Computing, a Spanish startup, is addressing this issue with compressed…
Stripe is reportedly eyeing deal to buy some or all of PayPal

Stripe is reportedly eyeing deal to buy some or all of PayPal

Stripe is considering a deal to buy some or all of PayPal Holdings, sources told Bloomberg, though talks are still…
Former L3Harris Trenchant boss jailed for selling hacking tools to Russian broker

Former L3Harris Trenchant boss jailed for selling hacking tools to Russian broker

Peter Williams, a former U.S. defense contractor boss, was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and…
Google’s new 1.9GW clean energy deal includes massive 100-hour battery

Google’s new 1.9GW clean energy deal includes massive 100-hour battery

Google announced Tuesday that it will build a data center in Minnesota that’s backed by 1.9 gigawatts of clean power,…