TECHNOLOGYIs xAI a neocloud now?xAI's real business may be more about building data centers than training AI models.TechCrunch·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYA Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification ToolTo stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that analyzes images and videos for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure.Wired·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYInsurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after its Series ACorgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup at $1.3 billion.TechCrunch·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHow David Sacks crashed and burned in the White HouseHello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter exclusively for Verge subscribers about tech, politics, and Washington intrigue. (It's basically House of Cards, but for nerds.) Not a subscriber yet? You really should become one, and to save you a Google search, here is the direct link to do so! And do The Verge·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYNvidia to invest up to $3.2 billion in Corning as part of massive optical fiber deal with 3 new factories focused on AICorning is opening three new advanced manufacturing plants in the U.S. dedicated entirely to optical technologies for Nvidia.CNBC·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goalsThe push for new data centers at Microsoft is putting its key clean power goals at risk.TechCrunch·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYRobinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO saysRobinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintech’s new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura before they go public.TechCrunch·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAnthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns WeirdIn an unexpected turn, the two companies signed a deal for Anthropic to use computing resources from Elon Musk’s xAI.Wired·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHow Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg BrockmanCutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as world-changing as OpenAI.TechCrunch·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAI evaluation startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells every customer to rotate sensitive keysBraintrust, a startup that makes an “operating system for engineers building AI software,” notified customers that hackers broke into one of its Amazon cloud environments, and is asking customers to rotate their API keys.TechCrunch·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYUsing AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study ShowsNew research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.Wired·May 6, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s wordsMira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new AI model. In a video deposition shown during the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial on Wednesday, Murati said Altman falsely stated that OpenAI's legal department determined a neThe Verge·May 6, 2026
