timef 05/05/2026
- OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO techcrunch.com2026-05-05 05:53:21
AI chip maker Cerebras is heading for a blockbuster IPO that could value it at $26.6 billion or more. It's relationship with OpenAI is deep and rich.
- Elon Musk’s Lawyers Ask OpenAI’s Brockman Why He Is Worth $30 Billion nytimes.com2026-05-05 05:40:29
The legal team implied in a federal trial that Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, was driven by greed rather than building safe A.I.
- Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades techcrunch.com2026-05-05 03:12:49
Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don’t convert that spike into revenue.
- Katie Haun raises $1 billion for new venture funds techcrunch.com2026-05-05 03:12:15
Katie Haun announced on Monday that $1 billion has been raised across new funds to continue the firm’s thesis of backing crypto and blockchain startups.
- White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released nytimes.com2026-05-05 03:02:34
The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.
- Fake traffic violation text scam uses QR codes to steal payment info foxnews.com2026-05-05 03:00:46
Scammers are sending fake court text messages with QR codes to U.S. drivers, demanding payment for traffic violations that never occurred across multiple states.
- Siri’s big Google upgrade: What iPhone fans are waiting for mashable.com2026-05-05 02:45:52
Apple’s Siri gets a major AI upgrade inspired by Google. Here’s what it means for iPhone users.
- This $25,000 robot looks like its right out of Star Wars mashable.com2026-05-05 02:44:59
The $25,000 Tron 1 robot from LimX Dynamics looks like a Star Wars AT-ST. Here’s what it can actually do.
- Motorola’s Razr Fold is poised to outshine Galaxy Z Fold 7 mashable.com2026-05-05 02:44:19
Motorola Razr Fold takes on Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a refined design and strong performance. Here’s what to expect.
- Celebrate May the 4th with these Star Wars Alexa commands mashable.com2026-05-05 02:34:48
Try these 12 Star Wars themed commands with Alexa devices on May the 4th.
- Hackers are still exploiting the cPanel bug to gain control of thousands of websites techcrunch.com2026-05-05 02:02:18
Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers keep targeting and hacking websites.
- GameStop (yes, that GameStop) wants to buy eBay for $56 billion mashable.com2026-05-05 01:20:58
Meme stock king GameStop is looking to acquire another online retail giant of old: eBay.
- Elon Musk’s only expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race techcrunch.com2026-05-05 00:57:47
Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs.
- Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious techcrunch.com2026-05-05 00:45:55
The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with — capital the company says it will use to become the "global standard" for AI-powered customer experiences.
- The Mashable favorite Dreame FP10 air purifier is on sale at Amazon for $75 off mashable.com2026-05-05 00:36:58
The Dreame FP10 air purifier is on sale at Amazon for $424.99, down from the list price of $499.99. That's a 15% discount.
- Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims techcrunch.com2026-05-05 00:36:03
Musk texted OpenAI's president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman "will be the most hated men in America."
- The best Star Wars Day deals, drops, and freebies for May the 4th mashable.com2026-05-05 00:27:08
You don't have to be a Star Wars fan to appreciate a good sale. Here are the best May the 4th deals, freebies, and new drops to shop right now.
- Instructure data breach: ShinyHunters says it stole data and private messages from 275 million teachers and students mashable.com2026-05-05 00:23:56
Hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for another recent data breach, this time at edtech giant Instructure.
- Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services techcrunch.com2026-05-04 23:59:24
Both Anthropic and OpenAI have partnered with asset managers to more aggressively market their enterprise AI products.
- PS5 gamers entitled to credits in new Sony lawsuit settlement mashable.com2026-05-04 23:56:01
Sony to pay $7.85 million to settle claims it monopolized PlayStation digital game sales.
- The water-resistant Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra portable power station is $300 off at Amazon mashable.com2026-05-04 23:46:21
The Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $999, down from the standard price of $1,299. That's a 33% discount.
- Amazons newest Fire Stick just got its first price cut ever — and its nearly 50% off mashable.com2026-05-04 23:33:48
As of May 4, Amazon's Fire TV Stick HD is just $17.99, slashing $17 off its price, with a coupon code.
- Amazons most advanced Fire TV Stick, the 4K Max, is the cheapest its ever been mashable.com2026-05-04 23:29:19
The most advanced Fire TV Stick, the 4K Max, is on sale at Amazon for only $29.99 with an on-page code.
- Treat yourself this Monday with a DoorDash gift card on sale mashable.com2026-05-04 23:04:59
As of May 4, you can pick up a $50 DoorDash gift card for less than its value, at $42.50.
