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• OpenAI launches Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative integrating AI models and Codex Security to help organizations patch vulnerabilities (Alexey Shabanov/TestingCatalog AI News)
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• Robinhood confidentially filed for its second publicly traded venture fund, Robinhood Venture Fund II, focusing on early-stage and growth-stage startups (Lucinda Shen/Axios)
• Digg relaunches as an aggregator of AI news and social media commentary, with plans to expand to other topics; its previous reboot shut down in March (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
• GitLab announces layoffs, saying they are "not an AI optimization or cost cutting exercise", and plans to cut the number of countries it operates in (Sarah Frier/Bloomberg)
• Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella says Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft's investments in OpenAI violated any special terms or commitments (CNBC)
• Musk v. Altman: Ilya Sutskever testifies that his OpenAI stake is worth ~$7B and he had concerns about Altman for a year before Altman's brief ouster as CEO (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
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• Instacart Promo Code: $15 Off | May 2026
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• Logitech Promo Codes and Deals: Up to $100 Off
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• Top Megelin Deals for Laser and LED Therapy Devices (2026)
• The Pentagon Releases New Trove of Declassified UFO Files
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• Nick Bostrom Has a Plan for Humanity’s ‘Big Retirement’
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• The Best Mobile Gaming Controllers for iPhone and Android (2026)
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• Musk v. Altman Evidence Shows What Microsoft Executives Thought of OpenAI
• Trump Pivots on AI Regulation, Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office, and Hantavirus Explained
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• Texas AG sues Netflix, claiming the streaming service collects user data without consent
• iOS end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling today in beta
• Google announces its first-ever discovery of a zero-day exploit made with AI
• OpenADR and Matter are collaborating to let your smart home talk to the grid
• Venmo's redesigned app offers more discreet payments by default
• OpenAI sued by spouse of FSU shooting victim
• Discord's Nitro subscription now includes a slightly nerfed Xbox Game Pass
• NBC is turning Wordle into a TV show
• Forza Horizon 6 has leaked a week ahead of launch
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• GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers' driving data
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