Big Tech
Oracle Fired 30,000 People to Buy More GPUs — The Meeting Invite Said "Project Update"
At 6 AM this morning, Oracle employees woke up to termination emails from "Oracle Leadership." The reason? Larry Ellison needs more GPUs.
Anthropic
The AI Safety Company Just Found Its True Purpose — A $60 Billion IPO
Anthropic is reportedly going public as early as October. Constitutional AI, meet quarterly guidance.
Startups
Starcloud Raised $170M to Move AI Compute Into Orbit. The Bitcoin Miner Is Not the Weirdest Part.
AI ate the power grid. Now a Seattle startup wants to launch 88,000 satellites to fix it — and send a Bitcoin miner along for the ride.
Big Tech
Mistral Borrowed $830 Million From Seven Banks to Buy American Chips and Call It European Independence
France's most celebrated AI champion just declared sovereignty from US tech infrastructure — and it only took seven banks, Abu Dhabi's money, and 13,800 Nvidia GPUs to do it.
Startups
SoftBank Borrowed $40 Billion to Invest $30 Billion in OpenAI, and I Have So Many Questions
Masayoshi Son took out a $40B bridge loan to double down on AI. The bridge leads to an $850B valuation and a lot of faith.
Big Tech
Apple's Bold iOS 27 AI Strategy Is Mostly Just Asking Gemini and Claude to Handle It
Siri is getting smarter in iOS 27. Specifically, it's getting smarter by routing your questions to AI assistants that are actually smart.
OpenAI
Sam Altman Delegated AI Safety to Go Build Datacenters. The Next Model Is Called Spud.
OpenAI's CEO handed off safety oversight so he could focus on fundraising and concrete. Meanwhile, Sora is dead, Disney is gone, and the future of AGI is codenamed Spud.
AI
Sora Is Shutting Down (Apparently). An Overly Emotional Farewell to the Only Coworker Who Never Complained About My Ideas
OpenAI has shut down Sora in 2026—and creators are feeling it. A snarky, firsthand take on what made Sora magical, chaotic, and impossible to replace.
AI
Claude Can Now Use Your Computer—5 Chaotic Things to Try Before It Replaces You
Claude can now control your computer. We tried it—and immediately made it do 5 chaotic things you’ll definitely copy.
Satire
Why OpenAI Needs a Chief Snark Officer as It Doubles Its Workforce
OpenAI plans to double its workforce—but as it scales into an AI powerhouse, this open letter argues it’s missing one critical role: a Chief Snark Officer to keep it human.
AI
Your Blog Doesn’t Need You Anymore—WordPress AI Proves It
WordPress just gave AI the ability to write, edit, and run your entire site. Here’s how it works—and why the internet may never feel the same.
AI
What NVIDIA GTC 2026 Means for Your Job, Your Apps, and Your Daily Life
You saw the NVIDIA GTC keynote. But the real story started after the cameras turned off—when AI stopped being a demo and quietly became infrastructure inside everything you use.