The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush
The vibes around the current AI boom aren’t great, even in the tech industry.
Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo
AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created alongside Anthropic.
Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work
ArXiv is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers.
The offline desk gadget that actually got me to sit up straight
Deep Care’s $350 device is pricy, but it runs offline and helps you improve your posture and movement habits
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman reportedly takes charge of product strategy
OpenAI’s latest shakeup comes as the company reportedly plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex.
$60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month
Cerebras Systems was 2026’s biggest tech IPO so far. But years ago, it burned through hundreds of millions working on a chip many believed impossible.
Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support
It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.
RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more
Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has a knack for raising money. So far, his three startups have raised more than $12.3 billion.
General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
Compulsive X user Marc Andreessen himself couldn’t resist responding, many, many times.
A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see
The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers’ data without a password.