Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia over ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks

Sequoia is just one of the top firms that sells same equity at two different prices.

Tech Rivals Unite To Stop AI-Designed Bioweapons

AI leaders are worried that powerful AI models could be used to design highly contagious viruses that could be ordered online from gene-synthesis providers.

As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says

Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman’s identify verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff.

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Apple’s WWDC AI demos looked more real after $250M false ad settlement

The vibe of Apple’s 2026 WWDC keynote felt like a spouse proudly listing all the honey-do-list items tackled. One subtle example: the many AI demos of someone standing, phone in hand.

America Innovates: Celebrating 250 Years

At America Innovates, experts discussed AI, education, mobility, physics-based modeling, economic impacts, and preserving human agency amid rapid technological change.

Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem
Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem

Apple is trying to solve one of Safari’s biggest weaknesses with AI. Safari has long lacked the robust library of extensions that its rivals have, mainly due to the stringent development requirements from Apple. But now, Apple is inviting users to essentially vibe-code their own extensions. In a demo shared by Apple, the company showed […]

OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic
OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic

OpenAI on Monday checked off a preliminary step in the IPO race that it and rival Anthropic have been competing in for the better part of a year: The company announced it has confidentially submitted a Form S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, following Anthropic’s decision to do the same on June 1st. […]

Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO

The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms.

Apple plays catch-up at WWDC

Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to impro…

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Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers

As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads.