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- Sources: Cerebras plans to raise its IPO price range from $115-$125 per share to $150-$160 per share, potentially raising ~$4.8B at the top of the new range (Echo Wang/Reuters) [1d]
- A look at Janitor AI, a romantic fantasy roleplay chatbot site run by three men that claims 2.5M DAUs and 15M total users, with 70% to 80% identifying as women (Anna Tong/Forbes) [1d]
- Sources: Digital Asset, which builds Canton Network, a public blockchain with privacy features, is raising a ~$300M round led by a16z crypto at a ~$2B valuation (Bloomberg) [1d]
- Microsoft and G42's $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya stalls after the government couldn't provide annual payment guarantees that Microsoft requested (Bloomberg) [1d]
- A profile of Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf, a Palantir alum and self-identified Democrat, as Anduril's defense tech shakes up the US military-industrial complex (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune) [1d]
- Sources: Apple is working on a "slight redesign" for macOS 27 to address Liquid Glass issues, plans a feature to automatically group Safari tabs in "27" OSes (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Most of the tech on display at this year's Border Security Expo was autonomous and AI-equipped, driven by the Trump administration's focus on US border security (Elizabeth Findell/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Experian says 40% of the 5,000 data breaches it serviced in 2025 were AI-powered, and predicts agentic AI will be the leading cause of data breaches in 2026 (Jennah Haque/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Inside Consensus Conference, one of the biggest crypto conferences, which had a decidedly corporate sheen in 2026 amid Wall Street's embrace of digital assets (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- NetBlocks: Iran's 70+ day internet blackout is "the longest recorded national internet shutdown in a connected society", as businesses warn of layoffs, closures (Golnar Motevalli/Bloomberg) [2d]
- An analysis of US DOL data: the IT sector's unemployment rate rose from 3.6% in March to 3.8% in April, as the sector shed 13,000 jobs amid AI uncertainty (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Paris-based Lithosquare, which uses AI to speed the discovery of critical mineral and metal deposits, raised a $25M seed led by World Fund and Kindred Capital (Rahul Raj/EU-Startups) [2d]
- Reserv, which provides software and AI-powered claims processing tech for property and casualty insurers, raised a $125M Series C led by KKR (FinTech Global) [2d]
- MoonPay acquires DFlow, a platform that facilitates trading on the Solana blockchain, sources say for $100M in stock; DFlow had raised $7.5M across two rounds (Jack Kubinec/Fortune) [2d]
- Sydney-based AI data center operator IREN agrees to acquire Mirantis, which offers Kubernetes management and cloud infrastructure software, for $625M in stock (Shane Snider/Data Center Knowledge) [2d]
- Google seems to require Google Play Services for passing next-gen reCAPTCHA on Android, denying de-Googled Android phones and creating surveillance issues (Rick Findlay/Reclaim The Net) [2d]
- Execs at Palantir, whose stock is up ~16x since its AI platform's 2023 debut, often decry other AI as slop, as competition from frontier AI labs stiffens (Heather Somerville/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
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- Rivals season 2 review: Jilly Cooper bonkbuster is still as steamy as ever — but troubling tensions take over in first three-episode release [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, May 11 (game #799) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, May 11 (game #1065) [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Monday, May 11 (game #1568) [1d]
- I'm impressed that Microsoft keeps on improving PowerToys with smart additions — but I wonder why the newest monitor trick isn't in Windows 11 by default [1d]
- Tiny company steals AMD's thunder and challenges Nvidia with old-tech PCIe AI accelerator that runs 700B LLMs locally, sipping just 240W thanks to decade-old DDR4 and 28nm chips [1d]
- Samsung has a massive TV sale ahead of Memorial Day — up to $1,500 off top-rated 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs [1d]
- I’ve been testing controllers for half a decade, and not a single budget option has impressed me like the 8BitDo Pro 3 [1d]
- These 18 clever outdoor kitchen solutions from IKEA will let you create a stunning summer cooking space on a budget [1d]
- 'It feels like a slap in the face' — never fact-check your doctor with ChatGPT as study shows doing so 'undermines' your relationship with human experts — and could even offend them by making them feel 'disrespected' [1d]
- How to watch Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Live Streams & TV Channels for El Clasico 2025/26 [1d]
- 'People use smartphones more but invest less in their security': New report claims McAfee and Norton remain the most loved antivirus brands as users ditch lesser-known security products for free tools like Microsoft Defender or Apple Xprotect [1d]
- I’m a certified TV calibrator, and I tested the LG C6 and LG G5 OLEDs side-by-side to see which is better value — and I was surprised by the result [1d]
- Hear me out: MagSafe has failed to reach its potential, but the foldable iPhone Ultra could revive it — here’s how [1d]
- As a fitness editor, I thought I knew what I liked in a gym shoe — but after using the VivoBarefoot Motus Strength II for one month, I'm not sure I'm ever going back [1d]
- I'm looking forward to using the new Philips Hue smart light sports sync feature during the World Cup — as long as it doesn't signal goals too early [1d]
- What is the release date for The Testaments episode 8 on Hulu and Disney+? [1d]
- I'm a running coach: this is my long run survival kit for all eventualities, from the best watches and vest to the ideal phone to carry [2d]
- BenQ RD280UG review: A monitor that makes 3:2 displays cool again, and I love the built-in lighting [2d]
- The Division Resurgence proves that looter-shooters can work supremely on phones — and it’s converted me to being a mobile gamer [2d]
- Mint Mobile just quietly dropped its best Google Pixel 10 deal ever — the device is just $300 right now, and you get a cheap unlimited plan too [2d]
- Forget Beef season 2 on Netflix — here are 6 'gripping' dark comedy shows you should stream this month [2d]
- How to watch Celtic vs Rangers: Free streams and TV channels for Old Firm derby [2d]
- Dexter: Resurrection season 2 — new cast announcements and everything we know so far about the hit Paramount+ show's return [2d]
- I have a serious iced coffee problem, so this summer I'm investing in one of these barista-approved coffee makers that'll brew me the perfect chilled caffeine hit at home [2d]
- 'Podslop' is a real and growing problem — data shows 39% of new podcasts are now 'likely' generated by AI. Here's why I won't be listening [2d]
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