London-based Converge, which uses sensors and AI to optimize the use of concrete in construction projects, raised a $22M Series A led by Dutch bank ABN Amro (Katie Fehrenbacher/Axios)
Katie Fehrenbacher / Axios: London-based Converge, which uses sensors and AI to optimize the use of concrete in construction projects, raised a $22M Series A
Anthropic says Rakuten deployed Opus 4 to code autonomously for seven hours on a complicated open-source project, paving the way for more proficient AI agents (Rhiannon Williams/MIT Technology Review)
Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review: Anthropic says Rakuten deployed Opus 4 to code autonomously for seven hours on a complicated open-source project, paving the
For its Copilot Studio agents, Microsoft announces a "computer use" feature available in its Frontier program for select US users, WhatsApp integration, more (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)
Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: For its Copilot Studio agents, Microsoft announces a “computer use” feature available in its Frontier program for select US users, WhatsApp
xAI publishes system prompts for Grok on GitHub, including telling Grok to be "extremely skeptical" and not to "blindly defer to mainstream authority or media" (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Emma Roth / The Verge: xAI publishes system prompts for Grok on GitHub, including telling Grok to be “extremely skeptical” and not to “blindly defer
Global tablet shipments grew 8.5% YoY to 36.8M in Q1, led by consumer and education refresh cycles; Apple's market share grew 14% to 37%, above Samsung's 18% (Canalys)
Canalys: Global tablet shipments grew 8.5% YoY to 36.8M in Q1, led by consumer and education refresh cycles; Apple’s market share grew 14% to 37%,
Pope Leo XIV says he chose his name to honor Pope Leo XIII's work during the first industrial revolution, as AI poses challenges in a new industrial revolution (Lauren Kent/CNN)
Lauren Kent / CNN: Pope Leo XIV says he chose his name to honor Pope Leo XIII’s work during the first industrial revolution, as AI
Samsung subsidiary Harman has agreed to acquire Masimo's audio division, which includes the Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, and Polk Audio brands, for $350M (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Samsung subsidiary Harman has agreed to acquire Masimo’s audio division, which includes the Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, and Polk Audio
President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA's ~$3B budget, claiming the cut "refocuses CISA on its core mission" (Tim Starks/CyberScoop)
Tim Starks / CyberScoop: President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA’s ~$3B budget, claiming the cut “refocuses CISA on its core
Epic Games says it will take a 0% store fee from developers on their first $1M in revenue per app per year, and plans to let developers launch own webshops (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Epic Games says it will take a 0% store fee from developers on their first $1M in revenue per app per
Researchers say bots on Reddit posing as rape victims and more were effective at changing minds in 1K+ posts, in an unauthorized AI persuasion experiment (Jason Koebler/404 Media)
Jason Koebler / 404 Media: Researchers say bots on Reddit posing as rape victims and more were effective at changing minds in 1K+ posts, in
