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AI Investors Stay Silent When Asked About the Risks in Funding Boom
At The Information's Financing the AI Revolution conference, investors offered little when pressed on the hidden risks building up inside the AI funding market.
Dreambase Raises $3.7M as Supabase Executives Back AI Analytics Startup
Dreambase secured $3.7 million in funding led by Felicis, with three Supabase executives participating as the AI analytics platform targets Postgres-native companies.
Seven Lawsuits Accuse OpenAI of Concealing Violent ChatGPT Users Before Canada School Shooting
Families of victims killed in the February 2026 Tumbler Ridge school shooting have filed seven California lawsuits alleging OpenAI ignored internal safety warnings about the shooter's ChatGPT account.
Firestorm Labs raises $82M to put drone factories on the front line
San Diego defence start-up Firestorm Labs has closed an $82 million Series A to ship containerised drone-manufacturing pods that can be deployed to forward operating bases.
Chinese Regulators Block Meta's $2 Billion Acquisition of Manus Maker Butterfly Effect
Chinese authorities have moved to block Meta's acquisition of Butterfly Effect, the Beijing-founded startup behind AI agent Manus, valued at over $2 billion.
OpenAI Misses Revenue and User Targets as Investors Dump AI Stocks
A Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI missed internal revenue and user growth targets triggered a broad sell-off in AI-linked stocks including Oracle and CoreWeave.
OpenAI Expects ChatGPT Go to Reach 122 Million Subscribers in 2026
OpenAI projects its cheaper $8 ChatGPT Go tier will attract 122 million consumer subscribers this year, reshaping its revenue mix away from the $20 Plus plan.
OpenAI Models and Codex Land on Anthropic Bedrock After Microsoft Exclusivity Ends
OpenAI's GPT-5.4 and Codex coding agent are now available in limited preview on Anthropic Bedrock, one day after Microsoft exclusivity ended.
Anthropic Ships Anthropic Quick, a Desktop AI Agent App Starting at $20 a Month
Anthropic launched Anthropic Quick, a desktop application that runs AI agents for tasks like creating presentations and documents, priced from $20 per month without requiring an Anthropic account.
GitHub Copilot Moves to Usage-Based Billing From June 1
GitHub will replace Copilot's flat subscription model with AI Credits tied to actual token consumption, citing unsustainable inference costs from agentic workflows.
China Orders Meta to Unwind $2 Billion Manus Acquisition After NDRC Probe
China's NDRC has ordered Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of agentic AI startup Manus, complicating the company's push into AI agents.
Ex-Nvidia Robotics Researcher Joel Jang Launches World Models Startup Dream Labs
Dream Labs, founded by former Nvidia Project Groot researcher Joel Jang, is seeking tens of millions in funding to build world models for robotics.
Musk Seeks $134 Billion as OpenAI For-Profit Trial Begins
Elon Musk and Sam Altman face trial over OpenAI's corporate future, with Musk seeking $134 billion in damages and a return to non-profit status.
NEA's Tiffany Luck Makes the Case for Vertical AI Moats
NEA partner Tiffany Luck argues that vertical AI startups can defend against frontier model providers by owning the last mile of enterprise workflows and delivering finished work products.
Fed Study Shows 50% Drop in Programming Job Growth After ChatGPT Launch
Federal Reserve economists found employment growth among U.S. programmers fell roughly 50% after ChatGPT's November 2022 launch, while public sentiment toward AI continues deteriorating.
Meta Faces Possible Reversal of $2 Billion Manus AI Acquisition
Chinese regulators have ordered the unwinding of Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI agent startup Manus, forcing the company to prepare contingency plans.