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AGI Defined: AI Outperforms Humans in Economic Tasks

AGI is defined as AI surpassing human performance on most economically valuable work. This means systems that can autonomously outperform people in various roles. Why should you care? If AGI becomes a reality, it could automate complex tasks currently requiring human oversight, impacting job markets and workflows. Key details: 1) OpenAI's charter defines AGI as highly autonomous systems excelling at economically valuable work; 2) Google DeepMind sees AGI as AI matching or surpassing humans in cognitive tasks.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Shift Offers Free Home Cleaning for AI Training Footage

Shift, an AI training startup, has launched a program that offers free home cleaning services in exchange for video footage of the process. This initiative is designed to collect high-quality data necessary for teaching machines to understand and execute physical tasks like cooking or cleaning. Developers working on robotics projects should pay attention as this approach could significantly impact how AI systems are trained for real-world applications. The startup plans to expand its service into cities like London, indicating a broader strategy to gather diverse datasets across various environments. Shift claims to have paid tens of thousands of people in 15 countries to record their activities through an app designed specifically for this purpose. This includes remote workers stepping in when robots get stuck, generating additional training data.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Groq Seeks $650M for Inference Neocloud

Groq is seeking a massive $650 million from existing investors to fuel its growing inference neocloud business. This comes after Groq struck a controversial deal with Nvidia for around $20 billion, which saw some top employees leave and hardware technology licensed out. Now, Groq's interim CEO Adam Winter and CFO Matt Eng are leading the charge to grow their cloud services that host AI apps hungry for inference processing. The key here is that investors have already agreed to back this round if others don't want pro-rata shares, ensuring $650 million is guaranteed.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Security Researcher Publishes Unpatched Microsoft Bugs

Security researcher publishes unpatched bugs in Microsoft products, including Windows Defender and BitLocker. Microsoft threatens legal action, claiming the researcher did not attempt to report the flaws for fixing before publishing them. This move has sparked controversy within the cybersecurity community, with many fearing it could discourage future bug disclosures and harm security efforts. The researcher claims they were mistreated by Microsoft after attempting to coordinate a fix. Some vulnerabilities disclosed have since been used in real-world attacks according to Microsoft and CISA.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Fable Delayed to February 2027

Microsoft has delayed the highly anticipated Fable reboot, originally slated for autumn 2026, to February 2027. This shift in timing is significant as it impacts gamers' expectations for new releases during a crowded fall gaming season. The Xbox Games Showcase on June 7th will provide more details about specific release dates and other titles in the pipeline. Fable's delay means that players will have to wait longer for this reboot, which was first announced in 2020 as a fresh start for the series.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Microsoft Teases New Surface Hardware for Devs

Microsoft has teased new Surface hardware featuring a curved display edge, hinting at an announcement during Computex and Build next week. The focus is on developer-centric features, with Nvidia's N1 and N1X chips expected to power the Windows on Arm ecosystem. This could mean significant performance improvements for developers running ARM-based workloads in Visual Studio Code or other development environments. Key dates are May 31st (Nvidia Computex keynote) and June 2nd (Microsoft Build keynote).

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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AI Coding Agent Startup Raises $1B at $26B Valuation

A two-year-old AI coding agent startup has raised an eye-watering $1 billion in funding, valued at $26 billion. The company's vision is to shift the landscape of software development towards a 'self-driving' model where AI agents like Devin can take over mundane tasks, allowing developers to focus on more creative and strategic work. With 89% of code committed by Devin, it’s clear that this technology isn't just theoretical. However, the CEO emphasizes that their goal is not to replace human programmers but to augment them, ensuring humans remain in control of high-level decisions.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Anthropic Hits $965B Valuation, Passes OpenAI for the First Time

Anthropic closed a $65B round at a $965B post-money valuation led by Altimeter, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia. Run-rate revenue crossed $47B this month, ahead of OpenAI's reported $25B in February, even with a fraction of the consumer base.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Willison: Anthropic and OpenAI Have Finally Found PMF

Simon Willison argues the coding agents — Claude Code and Codex — are the product-market fit moment for the labs, not ChatGPT. He documents personal usage of $1,199 on Claude Code and $980 on Codex in a single month against $200 in subscriptions.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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NextPower Buys Battery Firm Prevalon for $365M, Eyes AI Power

Solar-tracker maker NextPower agreed to acquire battery storage company Prevalon Energy for up to $365M, pitching the combined entity at hyperscalers scrambling for AI data-center capacity. The deal reframes solar+storage as AI infrastructure.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Hassabis: AGI by 2029 Now Possible, 2030 Still the Base Case

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis told Google's developer conference society is in 'the foothills of the singularity' with a few years to prepare. He pulled his AGI timeline forward to 2029 as a real possibility while keeping 2030 as the base case.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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SemiAnalysis: Custom ASICs Will Outgrow Nvidia GPUs in 2026

TrendForce data cited by SemiAnalysis shows custom AI ASIC shipments growing 44.6% in 2026 vs 16.1% for merchant GPUs — the first inversion of the AI era. ASICs hold a 40–65% TCO edge in multi-year inference deployments per SemiAnalysis and Bernstein.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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