Techmeme

How tech companies are using open source initiatives to achieve critical strategic goals and how such efforts are reshaping industries like AI, AVs, and more (Bill Gurley/Bill's Substack)
In a viral X post that parodies the old Mac vs. PC commercials, General Catalyst posted a "VC vs GC" video, with the VC apparently modeled after Marc Andreessen (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
Semiconductor stocks fell globally on Friday after the Trump-Xi summit concluded without major chip deals; Nvidia closed down 4.42% and AMD closed down 5.69% (Mauro Orru/Wall Street Journal)
Sources: SpaceX aims to make its IPO prospectus public by next week, targeting a June 12 listing on Nasdaq, driven by a faster-than-expected SEC review (Reuters)
Sources: Nord Quantique, a quantum computing startup that is pursuing a hardware-level quantum error correction approach, raised $30M at a $1.4B valuation (Sean Silcoff/Globe and Mail)
Source: Kraken cut ~150 staff after AI tools improved efficiency and its IPO may be delayed until late 2026 or early 2027 due to a drop in digital-asset prices (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)
OpenAI's disavowal of a liability shield in Illinois SB 3444 bill and endorsement of a stronger SB 315 suggest it is open to meaningful AI safety legislation (Transformer)
ArXiv, the repository of preprint academic research, says it will ban authors for a year if their papers have "incontrovertible evidence" of AI-generated work (Samantha Cole/404 Media)
OpenAI memo: Greg Brockman says he will lead product strategy as part of a reorg, folding ChatGPT, Codex, and developer-facing API into one core product team (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
Replit says it has "worked things out with Apple", which has approved a Replit update after four months, following a reported dispute over vibe coding apps (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
OpenAI debuts personal finance tools for US ChatGPT Pro users, partnering with Plaid to give access to 12K+ financial institutions to analyze spending and more (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
A profile of AI video generation startup Runway, which is training models directly on observational data, is now valued at $5.3B, and added $40M in ARR in Q2 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
Gridcare, which uses AI to detect underused capacity in electric grids, raised a $64M Series A, following a $13.5M seed in 2025 (Bianca Giacobone/Latitude Media)
A look at Matthew McConaughey's novel legal strategy to fight unauthorized AI use of his image and likeness, by trademarking video and audio clips of himself (Todd Spangler/Variety)
Ofcom says X has committed to implementing stronger protections for UK users, including reviewing illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours, after a probe (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)

Wired

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Tesla Reveals New Details About Robotaxi Crashes—and the Humans Involved
Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real
Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up
The Chinese App That Puts Instagram to Shame
Companies Keep Slashing Employees’ Benefits for the Worst Reasons
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Centris 2 Folding Ebike Review: Compact, Sturdy, Budget-Friendly
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The 5 Best Outdoor Griddles and Flat Top Grills (2026)
Trump’s Federal Gas Tax Holiday Isn't Likely to Bring Down Prices
A Woman Was in the US Legally. She Was Deported Anyway
The US Is Using AI to Hunt Down Insider Trading on Polymarket
Mira Murati Wants Her AI to ‘Keep Humans in the Loop’
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The Real Losers of the Musk v. Altman Trial
We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus
An Engineer’s Post Protesting Laptop Surveillance Is Going Viral Inside Meta
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Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
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Engadget

New crash data highlights the slow progress of Tesla's robotaxis
California lawmakers are working on a bill to preserve access to online games
Summer Games Done Quick returns this July, schedule out now
Marathon's future includes duo queues, more PvE modes and better onboarding
The cute VR platformer Moss and its sequel are heading to consoles
ChatGPT will offer personalized financial advice (if you connect your bank account)
The Nest app is down for many users
Lego 2K Drive will vanish from digital storefronts on May 19
X, a bastion for hate, claims it will reduce hate content in the UK
Engadget Podcast: Who needs Googlebooks?
The UK's tax authority is turning to AI to help identify fraud
Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker review: Versatile home audio that comes with caveats
The Morning After: Google teases the Android-based Googlebook
Security researchers, aided by Anthropic's Mythos, claim to have breached macOS
Apple reportedly testing Intel's 18A-P process to make iPhone and Mac chips
The ROG Xreal R1 AR gaming glasses are now available to pre-order for $849
xAI introduces its coding agent called Grok Build
Xbox Elite Controller 3 leaked by Brazilian regulator
The original Doom soundtrack is officially in the Library of Congress
Razer updates the Blade 18 with new chips, a specced-out model costs $7,000

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