Tech

Inference cloud startup DeepInfra raised a $107M Series B co-led by 500 Global and Georges Harik; it currently supports more than 190 open models (siliconangle.com)
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Sources: Sam Altman discussed spinning out OpenAI's robotics and consumer hardware divisions in late 2025 to give them more room to grow; the plan was rejected (www.wsj.com)
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As Colorado tech leaders say that burdensome regulations are driving companies away, lawmakers introduce a slimmer version of an AI anti-discrimination bill (www.wsj.com)
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How AI is transforming the pharma industry, with most gains so far from back-office streamlining and faster manufacturing rather than breakthrough drug research (www.wsj.com)
2026-5-5 AI Manufacturing

Lattice Semiconductor agrees to acquire AMI for $1.65B in cash and stock; Georgia-based AMI provides firmware and infrastructure manageability for cloud and AI (www.oregonlive.com)
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White House Considers Vetting AI Models Before They Are Released (yro.slashdot.org)
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Grab reports Q1 revenue up 24% YoY to $955M, above est., and a $154M adjusted EBITDA, vs. $146.3M est., helped by resilient demand for ride hailing and delivery (www.bloomberg.com)
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New Mexico child safety trial: New Mexico asks a judge to declare Meta a public nuisance and to order it to pay $3.7B and overhaul its apps to protect children (www.reuters.com)
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Weaver E-cology critical bug exploited in attacks since March (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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Crypto stocks jump after lawmakers struck a compromise on the CLARITY Act to preserve stablecoin rewards under certain conditions; Circle's stock closed up ~20% (www.cnbc.com)
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OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill To Fund 'AI Literacy' In Schools (news.slashdot.org)
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Duolingo reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $292M, vs. $288.5M est., bookings up 14% to $308.5M, and expects slower growth in Q2; DUOL drops 12%+ after hours (www.reuters.com)
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The Pixel 11 Could Be the Next Victim of the RAM Shortage (hardware.slashdot.org)
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Musk v. Altman: Greg Brockman testifies that his OpenAI stake is now worth ~$30B; a Musk attorney asks why he hasn't donated $29B to OpenAI's nonprofit arm (www.bloomberg.com)
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Elon Musk agrees to pay $1.5M to settle SEC allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders in 2022 by failing to disclose the 5%+ stake he had in the company (www.bloomberg.com)
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Palantir reports Q1 revenue up 85% YoY to $1.63B, vs. $1.54B est., US government revenue up 84% to $687M, and US commercial revenue up 133% to $595M (www.reuters.com)
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Pinterest reports Q1 revenue up 18% YoY to $1B, vs. $966M est., MAUs up 11% YoY to 631M, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates; PINS jumps 17%+ after hours (www.cnbc.com)
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Sources: the Trump administration is discussing an EO to create an AI working group to examine AI oversight procedures, including vetting models before release (www.nytimes.com)
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Musk v. Altman: Stuart Russell, Musk's only AI expert witness, warned of AI risks but his concerns about AI's existential threats were excluded by the judge (techcrunch.com)
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Amazon SES increasingly abused in phishing to evade detection (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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Expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 Support Is Coming To Linux (linux.slashdot.org)
2026-5-5 Linux AMD

The Audio Industry Is Grappling With the Rise of 'Podslop' (slashdot.org)
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Former Trump and Biden AI advisers Dean Ball and Ben Buchanan urge bipartisan action on AI security risks, including tighter export controls and safety audits (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-5 Trump AI

Why there is a 60%+ chance of AI systems autonomously building their own successors by the end of 2028, and a look at the consequences of fully automated AI R&D (importai.substack.com)
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Anthropic Nears $1.5 Billion AI Joint Venture With Wall Street Firms (news.slashdot.org)
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Sources: Apple prepares a “Create a Pass” feature for iOS 27, which lets users take a QR code and generate a custom pass around it for concerts and other venues (www.bloomberg.com)
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Intel taps Alex Katouzian, an ex-Qualcomm EVP, to lead Client Computing & Physical AI group, and names Pushkar Ranade as CTO, after serving on an interim basis (www.crn.com)
2026-5-5 Intel AI

Ex-iRobot CEO Colin Angle launches Familiar Machines & Magic and unveils Familiar, a dog-like, “emotionally intelligent” robot that reacts to owner's feelings (www.wsj.com)
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GameStop Offers to Buy eBay for $56 Billion (slashdot.org)
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Backdoored PyTorch Lightning package drops credential stealer (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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