NVIDIA didn’t invest in Xanadu, but it made its CEO a billionaire anyway
NVIDIA’s Indirect Billion-Dollar Bet on Xanadu Quantum Technologies
April 18, 2026 – 9:58 am
Christian Weedbrook , the founder and CEO of Toronto-based …
Author: Emily Chen
Three more senior executives leave OpenAI as the company kills its side quests
OpenAI Loses Three Senior Executives in Single-Day Exit Event
April 18, 2026 – 10:13 am
Three senior OpenAI executives, Kevin Weil , Sora head Bill Peeb…
Cursor is raising $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation as AI coding tools become the fastest-growing software category
Cursor Raises $2 Billion at $50 Billion Valuation
Cursor (Anysphere) is in talks to raise at least $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation , co-led by And…
Palantir, Thales, and a startup are competing to build the FAA’s predictive air traffic AI
The FAA’s Predictive Air Traffic AI: Palantir, Thales, and a Startup Compete
April 18, 2026 – 10:38 am
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developi…
Anthropic’s Amodei meets Wiles and Bessent at the White House in first step toward resolving Mythos standoff
Anthropic’s Amodei Meets Wiles and Bessent at the White House in First Step Toward Resolving Mythos Standoff
April 18, 2026 – 10:54 am
In short: Anthropic …
Nvidia’s Huang warns DeepSeek running on Huawei chips would be ‘horrible’ for the US
Nvidia’s Huang Warns DeepSeek Running on Huawei Chips Would Be ‘Horrible’ for the US
April 18, 2026 – 11:14 am
In short: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned on t…
Europe is pouring tens of billions of public money into VC. The hard part is making it work
Europe’s Public Investment in VC and Scaleups: A Massive Undertaking
Europe is pouring tens of billions of euros into venture capital (VC) and scaleup funding…
Intel’s new Wildcat Lake chips take aim at the MacBook Neo with AI as the differentiator
Intel’s New Wildcat Lake Chips Challenge Apple’s MacBook Neo with AI as the Differentiator
April 17, 2026 – 5:49 pm
Intel has launched its Core Series 3 p…
Uber launches $5 doorstep return pickups for Uber Eats purchases across 5,000 US cities
Uber Launches $5 Doorstep Return Pickups for Uber Eats Purchases Across 5,000 US Cities
April 17, 2026 – 6:00 pm
Uber has introduced a new service called R…
Zoom partners with Sam Altman’s World to verify that meeting participants are actually human
Zoom Integrates World’s Deep Face Technology for Human Verification in Meetings
April 17, 2026 – 6:16 pm
Zoom has partnered with World , Sam Altman’s bio…