May 10, 2026

Headlines

• № 01 · The Verge

  Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure

  Microsoft executives feared OpenAI might defect to Amazon and disparage Azure in court documents from the Musk v. Altman trial, revealing tensions during early partnership negotiations.

• № 02 · MIT Tech Review

  Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman

  In week two of the Musk v. Altman trial, OpenAI's defense proceeded while testimony revealed Musk attempted to recruit Sam Altman away from the company he co-founded.

• № 03 · TechCrunch

  The fax machine is the bottleneck in US healthcare, and VCs are starting to notice

  Fax machines remain a critical bottleneck in US healthcare administration, attracting venture capital investment in automation startups targeting the sector's inefficiencies.

• № 04 · The Verge

  All the latest updates on AI data centers

  Massive AI data centers are sparking global conflicts over power consumption, environmental impact, and community effects as tech companies race to expand infrastructure.

• № 05 · TechCrunch

  Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high

  Cloudflare announced its first major layoff, with CEO Matthew Prince attributing 1,100 job eliminations to AI efficiency gains reducing the need for support staff.

• № 06 · Fast Company

  This company boldly asks you to replace human workers with AI. Its strategy is working well, in one way

  Artisan, an AI worker replacement company, has generated significant social media attention through its provocative anti-human marketing campaign strategy.

• № 07 · The Guardian

  AI-powered surveillance company Palantir created a chore coat. Great, now I have no choice but to burn mine | Van Badham

  Palantir, a surveillance megacorp with $80 million in Australian government contracts, launched a branded chore coat, prompting criticism from commentators.

• № 08 · The New York Times

  Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable

  Meta is pushing its 78,000 employees to adopt AI tools while preparing layoffs as the company adapts to the artificial intelligence era.

• № 09 · The Verge

  Everybody wants to rule the AI world

  Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI in 2024 involved chaotic CEO selection processes and communications between current and former leadership during the crisis.

• № 10 · The New York Times

  Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $55 Billion Investment to Make A.I. Chips

  SpaceX plans a $55 billion investment in Terafab, a semiconductor factory designed to advance Elon Musk's broader ambitions in artificial intelligence dominance.

• № 11 · The Verge

  Mira Murati’s deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman’s ouster

  Mira Murati's deposition in the Musk v. Altman trial revealed details about Sam Altman's November 2023 ouster from OpenAI over alleged communication failures with the board.

• № 12 · The New York Times

  Elon Musk’s Confidante Shivon Zilis Is Cast as His Inside Source at OpenAI

  Shivon Zilis, an OpenAI board member and Elon Musk confidante, was portrayed as Musk's inside source during testimony in the landmark trial.

• № 13 · VentureBeat

  Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI

  Salesforce rebuilt Slackbot into a full AI agent capable of searching data and drafting documents, escalating competition with Microsoft and Google in workplace AI.

• № 14 · Financial Times

  Women at the sharp end as AI takes over administrative roles

  Female-dominated clerical and administrative roles face disproportionate automation risk from AI, with labour market losses already measurable across sectors.

• № 15 · Fast Company

  Is an AI agent is your new coworker? Make sure to lean into your humanness

  Workers competing with AI agents should emphasize their human judgment and decision-making capabilities to remain valuable in automated work environments.

• № 16 · TechCrunch

  Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no.

  Oracle denied better severance negotiations to laid-off workers, some of whom lost WARN Act protections because the company classified them as remote.

• № 17 · TechCrunch

  The “people’s airline” and the enterprise AI gold rush

  Enterprise AI has become a major acquisition target, with Anthropic, OpenAI, and SAP making significant moves to capture the growing market opportunity.

• № 18 · Fast Company

  OpenAI and Anthropic just met with religious leaders at the ‘Faith-AI Covenant.’ Here’s why

  OpenAI and Anthropic met with religious leaders at a Faith-AI Covenant roundtable in New York to discuss ethical AI development amid rapid technological growth.

• № 19 · Financial Times

  Chris Hohn’s hedge fund slashes $8bn Microsoft stake in warning over AI disruption

  TCI hedge fund slashed its Microsoft stake from 10 percent to 1 percent, citing concerns about AI disruption risks to the technology giant's business.

• № 20 · The Guardian

  ‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?

  Literary translators face ongoing pressure from AI tools, though human expertise remains valuable for nuanced publishing work in the near term.

• № 21 · Financial Times

  Anthropic weighs deal for near $1tn valuation as revenue surges

  Anthropic is fielding investment offers that could value the Claude maker near one trillion dollars, potentially surpassing rival OpenAI in valuation.

• № 22 · The Verge

  SpaceX has a $55 billion plan to build AI chips in Texas

  SpaceX plans a $55 billion Terafab chip manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, seeking tax breaks to support Musk's AI chip production ambitions.

• № 23 · Simon Willison

  Notes on the xAI/Anthropic data center deal

  xAI and Anthropic announced a data center partnership, marking a significant infrastructure collaboration in the competitive AI development landscape.

• № 24 · The New York Times

  Anthropic’s C.E.O. Says It Could Grow by 80 Times This Year

  Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the startup could grow eighty times this year, exponentially increasing its need for computing power and infrastructure investment.