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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Jensen Huang was not invited to travel with President Trump on his China trip, a potential setback to Nvidia; Huang expressed his willingness to join — The roster of business leaders invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week left off one notable …
More: Reuters, Tom's Hardware, Implicator.ai, Sherwood News, One America News Network, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, Blockonomi, CNBC, Barron's Online, Neowin, Seoul Economic Daily, The Next Web, Crypto Briefing, and Washington Examiner
X: @ryanfedasiuk, @derrick_dao, and @noahpinion
Forums: r/worldnews and r/politics
| New York Times: |
Sources: Anthropic officials refused a Chinese think tank's request to change its stance and give Beijing access to Mythos at a meeting in Singapore in April — The latest artificial intelligence models from Anthropic and OpenAI are extending the United States' lead over China and intensifying the rivalry between the countries.| Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: |
Sources: the Trump administration is quietly debating whether to ban Chinese cellular modules, as the US FCC takes measures to reduce Beijing's security threats — FCC chair Brendan Carr cracks down on goods from drones to routers despite trade thaw with Beijing| Qasim Nauman / New York Times: |
Instructure reaches a deal with the hackers who breached its Canvas edtech platform to return stolen data and destroy copies, without saying what it exchanged — Instructure, which provides Canvas software to thousands of schools and universities around the world, did not say what it had given …
More: Instructure, PCMag, The Record, TechCrunch, Metacurity, The Verge, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Help Net Security, Global News, Washington Examiner, Insurance Business, KEYT-TV, CyberInsider, BBC, Information Age, nltimes.nl, and Canvas
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LinkedIn: Gabrielle Hempel and Owen L.
Bluesky: @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @bachynski
| Socket: |
Many npm packages for Mistral, UiPath, and TanStack's web developer tools like react-router were compromised, likely in the Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack — - Immediate triage: Run shasum -a 256 on all router_init.js files in your dependency tree.
More: TanStack, BleepingComputer, wiz.io, Endor Labs, The Register, Step Security Blog, Infosecurity, Aikido Security's Blog, The Hacker News, SafeDep's Blog, Snyk, GitHub, CyberInsider, Lyrie Research, SecurityWeek, The Stack, and Cyber Security News
X: @tan_stack, @socketsecurity, @lowleveltweets, @aikidosecurity, @feross, @intcyberdigest, @socketsecurity, @socketsecurity, @mitsuhiko, @ryancarson, @jait_chen, @thecto, @tan_stack, @artman, @aikidosecurity, @dabit3, @adnanthekhan, @socketsecurity, @tannerlinsley, @crutchcorn, and @socketsecurity
Bluesky: @samwho.dev, @mk.gg, and @campuscodi.risky.biz
Mastodon: @campuscodi@mastodon.social, @campuscodi@mastodon.social, and @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/reactjs, and Lobsters
| Etiido Uko / Tom's Hardware: |
Microsoft says it is investigating a Mistral AI PyPI package v2.4.6 compromise; researchers say it is likely part of the Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack — The malware reportedly refused to run on Russian-language systems but could execute a destructive payload under certain geographic conditions.| Bloomberg: |
eBay rejects GameStop's $56B takeover offer, saying the unsolicited bid is “neither credible nor attractive”, in a letter from eBay Chairman Paul Pressler — EBay Inc. rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen …
More: IGN, Reuters, New York Times, International Business Times, Gizmodo, HotHardware, CNBC, CoinDesk, PCMag, eBay Newsroom, PYMNTS, Dallas Business Journal, Moneycontrol, Associated Press, Investor's Business Daily, Irish Independent, Barchart.com, TheGamer, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Forbes, Benzinga, Seoul Economic Daily, PC Gamer, Retail Dive, The Verge, The Tech Portal, Comic Book, Push Square, Nintendo Life, Barron's Online, CNN, Dexerto, New York Times, iPhone in Canada, Blockonomi, Crypto Briefing, Yahoo Finance, Washington Examiner, WPXI-TV, and Bloomberg Law
| Financial Times: |
Sources: some Amazon employees are using in-house OpenClaw-like tool MeshClaw for unnecessary tasks to inflate AI token use after Amazon set weekly AI targets — In-house MeshClaw tool enables employees to delegate jobs to AI agents and climb company's AI leaderboard
More: Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, PYMNTS, Semafor, and The Decoder
X: @sidhubaba, @thdxr, @thestalwart, @dorotheabaur, @mattzeitlin, @thestalwart, and @ben_golub
Bluesky: @uberpaul, @mexicanrestaurant, @hollycummins.com, @botmatrix.myatproto.social, @edzitron.com, @ruoshuiresearch, and @parismarx.com. Forums: r/technology
| Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal: |
AppMagic: Grok downloads fell to ~8.3M in April, from a high of 20M+ in January; Recon Analytics: Grok's paid adoption in the US remains nearly flat YoY in Q2 — Adoption by business and consumer users has slowed as parent SpaceX rents out spare computing capacity to rival Anthropic
More: Benzinga, Raw Story, and Digital Trends
Bluesky: @jessefelder.com, @carlquintanilla, and @carnage4life
| Alexey Shabanov / TestingCatalog AI News: |
OpenAI launches Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative integrating AI models and Codex Security to help organizations find, validate, and patch vulnerabilities — OpenAI launches Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative integrating AI models and Codex Security to help organizations patch vulnerabilities.
More: OpenAI, Engadget, Computerworld, Upstarts Media, Infosecurity, The Verge, TechRadar, CryptoSlate, WinBuzzer, PYMNTS, Gizmodo, MacRumors, The Mac Observer, The Cyber Express, MarkTechPost, Pulse 2.0, Neowin, Silicon Republic, Cyber Security News, and Mashable
X: @openai, @sama, @kimmonismus, @cryps1s, @openai, @roxas_root, @simonw, @openai, @0xsero, @hesamation, @hackinglz, @zackkorman, @jxnlco, and @gdb
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches Amazon Now, its 30-minute delivery service, in dozens of US cities including Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle, after pilots — Amazon deliveries keep getting faster. On Tuesday, the online retailer announced the launch of its 30-minute delivery option …
More: About Amazon, PCMag, PYMNTS, The Verge, Associated Press, Benzinga, Supply Chain Dive, Yahoo Finance, Fast Company, Axios, CNBC, Fox Business, GeekWire, and Sherwood News. LinkedIn: Rahul Saraswat
| Wall Street Journal: |
The US House Oversight Committee launches a probe into potential conflicts in Sam Altman's personal investments; letter: several GOP AGs call for an SEC review — Republican-led House Oversight Committee says it is investigating, and six GOP state attorneys general are calling for SEC review after WSJ article
More: Benzinga, Forbes, and The Decoder
| Assaf Gilead / Globes: |
Source: Microsoft Israel's GM leaves after an internal probe into alleged unethical use of Azure by Israel's MOD; Microsoft France will manage Microsoft Israel — Alon Haimovich is leaving after an investigation into alleged unethical use of Azure by the Ministry of Defense, “Globes” has learned.
More: The Decoder, WinBuzzer, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and Kotaku
Bluesky: @ramiismail.com, @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk, and @ayoub. Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/Israel, r/UpliftingNews, and r/microsoft
| Thinking Machines Lab: |
Thinking Machines Lab unveils a preview of interaction models, which can think, respond, and act in real time, letting users continuously collaborate with AI — Today, we're announcing a research preview of interaction models: models that handle interaction natively rather than through external scaffolding.
More: TechCrunch, The Verge, VentureBeat, The Decoder, Digital Trends, The Economic Times, The Rundown AI, Implicator.ai, and seangoedecke.com
X: @miramurati, @kimmonismus, @giffmana, @johnschulman2, @soumithchintala, @chhillee, @thinkymachines, @miramurati, @lilianweng, @swyx, @emollick, @_alex_kirillov_, @miramurati, @natolambert, @growing_daniel, @rown, @thinkymachines, @hesamation, @eliebakouch, @clarejtbirch, and @scobleizer. Bluesky: @isolyth.dev
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/OpenAI, and r/singularity
| Sawdah Bhaimiya / CNBC: |
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will take action against “addictive design” features on TikTok and Instagram, like “endless scrolling” — The EU is clamping down on social media firms and plans to target “addictive design” … | Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Exaforce, which uses AI agents to detect and thwart cyberattacks, raised a $125M Series B at a $725M valuation, bringing its total funding to $200M — As bad actors weaponize AI to exploit software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, companies are increasingly recognizing the need to bolster their cybersecurity defenses.
More: Help Net Security
| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
OpenAI stands to hold ~$2.6B in combined CoreWeave and Cerebras stock that it acquired by committing to buy cloud services and chips, and to lend Cerebras money — Chipmaker Cerebras brought in one of the greatest pitchmen in tech, Sam Altman, to appear in a video to promote its $5.5 billion initial public offering.
More: Financial Times and Crypto Briefing
| John Koblin / New York Times: |
YouTube is shifting its creator monetization strategy by acting as a matchmaker between creators and sponsors, as Netflix and TikTok increasingly woo creators — The company is trying to help streaming influencers, who are increasingly being wooed by competitors like Netflix and TikTok.
More: PCMag, Deadline, WeRSM, and Communicate Online
| Mauro Orru / Wall Street Journal: |
SAP launches its new Autonomous Enterprise software suite, integrating data, cloud, AI, and automation features to streamline business processes — German group seeks to stay on top of a technology that cast doubt on the sustainability of the software industry
More: Forbes and Constellation Research
| Pritam Biswas / Reuters: |
Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery spinoff from Google DeepMind, raised $2.1B led by Thrive, after raising $600M in its first round in March 2025 — Isomorphic Labs, an artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery company, said on Wednesday it has raised $2.1 billion …
More: Sifted, FinSMEs, Bloomberg Law, and Ventureburn
| Reuters: |
The US DOD says it is deploying Mythos to find and patch software vulnerabilities across the US government, even as it works on a transition away from Anthropic — WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is deploying Anthropic's Mythos cybersecurity model to find and patch software vulnerabilities across …
More: Reuters
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary with a Wrapped-like experience that features “never-before-shared data” going back to when users first joined Spotify — The company will include ‘never-before-shared data’ as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Wispr AI, the developer of the voice dictation tool Wispr Flow, is in talks to raise ~$260M in a round that could more than double its valuation to $2B — Wispr AI Inc., the developer behind the popular voice dictation tool Wispr Flow, is in talks to raise a new round of funding … | CNBC: |
Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella says Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft's investments in OpenAI violated any special terms or commitments — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took the stand in the Musk v. Altman trial on Monday, where he testified that Elon Musk never contacted …
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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
| Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal: |
PayPal agrees to forgo ~$30M in transaction fees to end a DOJ probe into allegations that the company adopted unlawful preferences for minority-owned businesses — Case is part of Trump administration campaign against corporate DEI initiatives — PayPal agreed to forgo approximately $30 million …
More: Dow Jones Newswires, GV Wire, US Department of Justice, and Reuters
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Digg relaunches as an aggregator of AI news and social media commentary, with plans to expand to other topics; its prior reboot shut down in March after months — Digg is back from the dead. Again. — Just months after launching, the reboot of Kevin Rose's once-popular link-sharing site shut …
More: Engadget, Fast Company, 9to5Mac, Ace of Spades HQ, and Digital Trends
X: @kevinrose, @kevinrose, @kevinrose, @can, @jsneedles, @kevinrose, @parkerortolani, @gavinpurcell, @addison, and @alexisohanian. Mastodon: @dank@jorts.horse
Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
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