Google rebrands Fitbit Premium as Google Health Premium, adding Gemini-powered coaching and other features, and raises its annual price from $79.99 to $99.99
The rebranded service includes Gemini-powered coaching, adaptive fitness plans, deeper sleep insights, and more. — • — TL;DR
Instructure says its Canvas edtech platform has been restored after disabling it amid a data extortion attack claimed by ShinyHunters
An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platform Canvas disrupted classes and coursework …
Cloudflare reports Q1 revenue up 34% YoY to $639.8M and plans to cut 1,100+ jobs as it architects its company “for the agentic AI era”; NET closes down 23.62%
Cloudflare Inc. plans to cut more than 1,100 jobs globally as it accelerates its shift to an agentic AI-first operating model.
Mozilla says Anthropic's Mythos Preview and other AI models helped it identify and ship 423 Firefox security bug fixes in April, compared to 31 a year earlier
When Anthropic unveiled its new Mythos model in April, it also delivered a stern warning to anyone developing software.
French prosecutors escalate an investigation into Elon Musk and X, focused on alleged algorithmic manipulation and sexual deepfakes, to a criminal probe
French cybercrime authorities have escalated an investigation of Elon Musk and his social network X to a criminal probe, the Paris prosecutor's office said Thursday.
Sources: Apple has reached advanced testing of its AirPods with cameras, which will feed data to Siri to help answer questions, rather than take photos or video
Apple Inc. has reached the late stages of development for new AirPods with built-in cameras, a significant milestone for what will likely …
EU warns that VPNs are being used to bypass online age-verification systems, calling their use “a loophole in the legislation that needs closing”
The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has warned that virtual private networks (VPNs) are increasingly being used …
Sony reports a $765M impairment loss due to Marathon developer Bungie's underperformance during its FY ending March 31, 2026; Sony acquired Bungie in early 2022
Extracting value. — Sony has reported a $765 million impairment loss due to underperformance of Marathon developer Bungie during its last financial year.
OpenAI launches three voice models in the API: GPT-Realtime-2 with GPT-5-class reasoning, GPT-Realtime-Whisper for transcription, and GPT-Realtime-Translate
OpenAI has just released three new realtime voice models that it says will “unlock a new class of voice apps for developers.”
Sony reports Q4 revenue up 8% YoY to ~$19.4B, above ~$18.4B est., ~$1.06B operating profit, below ~$1.7B est., and forecasts FY 2027 net profit up 13% to ~$7.4B
Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Friday said it expects annual profit to rise as revenue from some business segments …
Nvidia and data center operator IREN announce a deal to deploy up to 5 GW of AI infrastructure; Nvidia has the right to invest $2.1B into IREN; IREN jumps 5%+
IREN shares surged in extended-trading on Thursday before giving back nearly all of the gains after the data center operator announced …
Block reports Q1 revenue up 5% YoY to $6.1B, vs. $5.9B est., a $309M net loss, and raises its 2026 gross profit forecast to $12.3B, above $12.1B est.
Block Inc. offered a sunnier outlook for profits and growth on Thursday after orchestrating a severe round of job cuts related to artificial intelligence …
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5-Cyber, a security-focused GPT-5.5, in limited preview to vetted cybersecurity teams “responsible for securing critical infrastructure”
The capabilities of the new models have sparked an urgent debate in Silicon Valley and the White House about how to keep them out of the hands of bad actors.
Sources: White House unease over Mythos has left some Trump officials and congressional aides fearful that it represents a reversal of its hands-off AI policy
Administration's effort to be involved in rollout of new models marks shift — WASHINGTON—On a recent call with the heads …
OpenAI launches Trusted Contact, an optional safety feature for ChatGPT that lets adult users assign an emergency contact for mental health and safety concerns
The feature expands existing teenage safety options to anyone over 18. … OpenAI is launching an optional safety feature …
Airbnb Q1: revenue up 18% YoY to $2.68B, vs. $2.62B est., Nights and Seats Booked up 9% YoY to 156.2M, vs. 155.77M est., and raises 2026 revenue growth guidance
Airbnb reported mixed first-quarter results after the bell on Thursday and warned of regional weakness spurred by the war in Iran.
CoreWeave reports Q1 revenue up 112% YoY to $2.08B, vs. $1.97B est., a $99.4B revenue backlog, and forecasts Q2 revenue below estimates; CRWV drops 8%+
CoreWeave shares tumbled 10% in extended trading on Thursday after the AI infrastructure provider issued light revenue guidance …
Google launches the Google Fitbit Air, a $100 Whoop-like screenless wearable with Gemini-powered features like Google Health Coach, available from May 26
and that's the pointKarandeep Singh Oberoi /Android Police:Google's Whoop-like Fitbit Air starts at $100Ray Maker /DC Rainmaker:The $99 Fitbit Air (Whoop Competitor): Everything You Need to Know!Robby...
A US judge blocks DOGE's termination of ~$100M in National Endowment for the Humanities grants, saying ChatGPT prompts used to decide the cuts were ill-defined
A US judge blasted the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency project for relying on artificial intelligence tools …
EU legislators reach a deal to postpone restrictions on high-risk AI until December 2027 and to exempt the use of AI in industrial applications from the AI Act
Deal marks first significant delay of digital rules amid pressure from the U.S. — Restrictions on high-risk uses …
Coinbase Q1: revenue down 31% YoY to $1.41B, vs. $1.52B est., stablecoin revenue up 11% YoY to $305M, and a $394.1M net loss, vs. a $65.6M net income in Q1 2025
Coinbase posted lower-than-expected results for the first quarter as crypto prices fell, weighing on one of the companies' major revenue drivers — spot trading in digital assets .
Anthropic researchers detail “natural language autoencoders”, which convert LLM activations, the numbers encoding a model's thoughts, into natural language text
Lyft reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to $1.65B, vs. $1.63B est., gross bookings up 19% to $4.95B, vs. $4.91B est., and rides up 8.5% to 236.9M, vs. 241.2M est.
The company's revenue climbed 14% to $1.65 billion in the first quarter — Lyft logged higher revenue in its latest quarter as rides grew …
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed skepticism over the need for euro-pegged stablecoins, saying they could hamper the ECB's work
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed scepticism on Friday over the need for stablecoins pegged to the euro …
Sources: WH is preparing to order US agencies to partner with AI companies on cybersecurity; the EO wouldn't require pre-release model testing by the government
The Trump administration is preparing to order US agencies to partner with artificial intelligence companies to protect networks …
Impressions of China's AI ecosystem after visiting many leading AI labs there, and the similarities and differences in working on LLMs in China and the West
Lessons from my trip to talk to most of the leading AI labs in China. … Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
Surveys: half of US adults under 50 get health info from influencers or podcasts; 86% of health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, and 45% on YouTube
Half of U.S. adults under 50 say they get health and wellness information from social media influencers or podcasts.
MercadoLibre reports Q1 revenue up 49% YoY to $8.8B, vs. $8.4B est., and net income down 16% YoY to $417M, vs. $433M est.; MELI closes down 12.70%
Shares in e-commerce and fintech giant MercadoLibre Inc. slipped after profits missed estimates for the fourth quarter in a row even as revenue grew …
Interviews with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and other execs about the challenges of a turnaround, along with efforts to instill a sense of urgency in the organization
After Lip-Bu Tan became chief executive officer of Intel Corp. in March of last year, the struggling company's shares went nowhere …
Sources: Anthropic weighs raising up to $50B at a ~$900B pre-money valuation, likely closing within two months, as its annualized revenue is set to cross $45B
Start-up behind Claude tool is fielding inbound investment offers that could lead to it surpassing rival OpenAI in value
Kalshi raised $1B led by Coatue at a $22B valuation, its third round in seven months after raising $1B and $300M+, and hits $178B in annualized trading volume
OnlyFans agrees to sell a ~16% stake to Architect Capital for $535M in a deal that values the company at about $3.15B
OnlyFans, the platform best known for adult content, agreed to sell a minority stake to Architect Capital in a deal that values the British company at about $3.15 billion.
Elon Musk says SpaceX reserves “the right to reclaim the compute” from Anthropic if its “AI engages in actions that harm humanity”
Nintendo says it will increase the price of the Switch 2 globally on September 1, from $450 to $500 in the US, and the price of the original Switch in Japan
Nintendo Co. said it will increase the price of its Switch 2 console to $500 from $450, acknowledging pressure on profitability …
Sources: SK Hynix's big customers have been proposing a range of offers to secure memory chip supplies, including investing in dedicated chip production lines
SK Hynix (000660.KS) is being aggressively courted by big global tech firms with offers to invest in its new production lines …
Akamai says it struck a seven-year cloud computing deal with a “leading frontier model provider”; sources: the deal was with Anthropic and is worth $1.8B
Anthropic PBC has signed a $1.8 billion computing deal with cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. to meet surging demand …
Sony reports 1.5M PS5 unit sales in Q4, down 46% YoY, and forecasts annual sales at its gaming business to fall 6% YoY to ~$28B, amid a memory chip price surge
Sony (6758.T) forecast on Friday a higher annual operating profit but lower sales in its gaming business, with overall profit expected …
Sources: the US suspects OBON, a key company behind Thailand's national AI effort, of smuggling Super Micro servers with export-controlled Nvidia chips to China
A key company behind Thailand's national AI effort is suspected of helping to smuggle billions of dollars worth …
Fintech app Toss, used by ~66% of South Korea's 51M people, says its FacePay service, available in ~330K retail stores, has attracted 4.8M users since September
Fintech company aims to ‘eliminate physical credit cards’ in South Korea in three years
AWS unveils Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments and partners with Coinbase and Stripe to enable AI agents to execute transactions using stablecoins
Datadog closed up 31%+ on May 7 after reporting Q1 revenue up 32% YoY to $1B and raising its FY revenue forecast, a software industry outlier amid the AI boom
Shares of Datadog Inc. popped after the application monitoring software firm crushed Wall Street's expectations …
Sources: Apple and Intel have reached a formal deal in recent months for Intel to manufacture some chips for Apple devices; INTC closes up 13.93%
The iPhone maker and U.S. silicon giant will work together on chips for Apple devices. The Trump administration pushed for the deal.
Sources: Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery company spun out of Google DeepMind, is in advanced talks to raise $2B+ led by Thrive Capital
Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery company spun out of Alphabet Inc.'s Google DeepMind, is in advanced discussions to raise …
Meta challenges Ofcom in UK High Court over the Online Safety Act, which calculates levies based on global, not UK, revenue, in a case scheduled for October
Musk v. Altman docs: Microsoft executives had reservations about funding OpenAI in 2018 but worried that not giving support could push OpenAI into Amazon's arms
Leaders at the tech giant were skeptical of OpenAI—but wary of pushing it into the arms of Amazon, according to evidence revealed during the Musk v. Altman trial.
Sources: Cerebras plans to raise its IPO price range from $115-$125 per share to $125-$135 after drawing orders for more than 20x the number of shares available
Cerebras Systems Inc. is set to increase the price range of its initial public offering as soon as Monday …
Sources: AI model builder Core Automation, founded in March by Jerry Tworek, aims to raise $300M-$500M at a $4B valuation after raising $100M at a $1B valuation
Nvidia's investment spree in startups that use its AI chips has stoked traditional venture capital firms' interest in those companies.
Filings: Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin is planning a dual IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong, sources say valuing it at $14.69B+; Baidu has a 58% stake in Kunlunxin
Baidu Inc.'s chip unit Kunlunxin is planning an initial public offering on Shanghai's Nasdaq-style bourse in addition to a separate listing plan …
Whoop plans to offer US users on-demand, in-app video consultations with licensed clinicians, and adds electronic health records and AI-powered health guidance
Wearable fitness tracker Whoop announced on Friday it will introduce in-app access to on-demand licensed clinicians for users in the United States.
Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI unveils GENE-26.5, its first model, which can control robotic hands that it designed in-house to do tasks like cooking
An interview with Google VP for Health and Home Rishi Chandra on shutting down Fit by the end of 2026, Fitbit's rebrand to Google Health, Health Coach, and more
here are 5 things you need to know about the big change and what it means for Fitbit usersAndy Abramson /The Keyword:Google Health Coach is becoming globally available
Sony and TSMC announce a joint venture to build next-gen robot and car image sensors, as Sony moves from in-house manufacturing to a more asset-light approach
Sources: OpenAI and Broadcom discuss terms for Broadcom to finance initial custom chip production for ~$18B, conditioned on Microsoft buying ~40% of the chips
Sources: Apollo Global and Blackstone are among private credit lenders in talks with Broadcom over a ~$35B financing deal to fund the development of AI chips
Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. are among private credit lenders involved in talks with chipmaker Broadcom Inc …
A hack of Instructure's Canvas locked out students at schools and universities across the US in the middle of finals period; some US colleges postponed exams
and final exam disruptions — lingerChad de Guzman /Time:What to Know About the Canvas Cyberattack That's Affected Thousands of SchoolsA.J. Vicens /Reuters:Schools reach out to hackers as Canvas breach...
Spotify launches Save to Spotify, a command-line tool that allows AI agents to upload AI-generated audio summaries and personal podcasts to a user's account
Goldman Sachs: Alphabet and Amazon generated $53B of “other income” in Q1, or nearly 60% of their Q1 income; $49B was from equity stakes in private companies
Analysis: the combined free cash flow of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta is expected to fall to ~$4B in Q3 and hit its lowest full-year level since 2014
Silicon Valley giants have transformed from asset-light cash machines to huge infrastructure investors
Investor letter: TCI, one of the world's biggest hedge funds, cut almost all of its $8B Microsoft stake, citing AI risks primarily for Office and some for Azure
TCI has cut its position in tech giant from 10% to 1% — Sir Christopher Hohn's hedge fund TCI has dumped almost all of its $8bn stake …
While Anthropic will use the Colossus 1 data center, which has a really bad environmental record, xAI retains the larger Colossus 2 for its own AI training
Kraken parent Payward agrees to buy Hong Kong-based Reap, which connects financial systems with digital assets, for $600M, and issues stock at a $20B valuation
Filing: OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky's wife assumed significant control of OnlyFans holding company Fenix in March following the death of Radvinsky
Sources: DeepSeek seeks to raise up to ~$7.3B at a $50B+ valuation in its first-ever funding round and CEO Liang Wenfeng could make a ~$2.9B personal investment
Liang Wenfeng, billionaire founder and CEO of DeepSeek, is planning to write the biggest check for the startup's first-ever funding round …
Cologne-based AI translation startup DeepL plans to cut ~25% of its workforce, or ~250 staff, saying adapting to AI “means fewer layers” and “faster decisions”
Sources: Ramp has told investors it is raising $750M co-led by Iconiq Capital and GIC at a $40B+ valuation before the investment, up from $32B in November 2025
Filing: Lime files for an IPO, reporting $886.7M in 2025 revenue, up from $686.6M in 2024, and a $59.3M net loss, up from $33.9M; it was valued at $510M in 2020
Electric bike and scooter rental startup Lime filed for an initial public offering, showing growing revenue and an expanding user base.
Nintendo reports Q4 revenue of ~$2.60B, below ~$2.75B est., net profit of ~$416M, above ~$403.68M est., and forecasts a decline in FY 2027 Switch 2 unit sales
but you still have time to beat itOllie Reynolds /Nintendo Life:Price Controversy Did Nothing To Stifle Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen On SwitchNintendo Co., Ltd.:Consolidated Financial HighlightsYuri Ka...