May 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, a vocal critic of toxic MEV, fell victim to a sandwich attack by the notorious jaredfromsubway bot. The bot used over $1 million in WETH to front-run and back-run Buterin’s small swap of digitalbits (XDB) for ether, highlighting the persistence of MEV exploitation despite Buterin’s push for encrypted mempools.
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May 15, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Parker, a well-funded fintech startup that provided corporate credit cards and banking services for e-commerce businesses, has filed for bankruptcy and shut down. The company was part of Y Combinator’s winter 2019 cohort and raised over $200 million, including a $125 million lending arrangement. Despite touting a unique underwriting process for e-commerce cash flows, the startup failed to secure an acquisition and abruptly closed, leaving small business customers in a tough spot. The bankruptcy filing reveals assets and liabilities between $50 million and $100 million, with 100 to 199 creditors affected.
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May 15, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures to deploy enterprise AI services, with backing from private equity and hedge funds. Anthropic's venture is valued at $1.5 billion, while OpenAI's aims to raise $4 billion. The moves signal a new phase in commercial AI, focused on deep integration with client businesses through forward-deployed engineers.
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May 15, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
SAP is investing $1.16 billion into German AI startup Prior Labs, which specializes in tabular foundation models for structured enterprise data. The deal aims to accelerate agentic AI while SAP maintains strict control over which AI agents can access its APIs.
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May 15, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Marc Lore, the entrepreneur behind Jet.com and Diapers.com, is leveraging AI to democratize restaurant ownership through his startup Wonder. The platform, called Wonder Create, allows users to design and launch a virtual restaurant brand in under a minute using AI-generated branding, recipes, and pricing. These virtual brands operate out of Wonder's network of tech-enabled, all-electric kitchens that are increasingly robotic, aiming to reach 400 locations by 2026.
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May 15, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
In 2025, OpenAI released several major ChatGPT updates, from the GPT-5 series and agent features to enterprise tools and shopping integrations. The company also faced intense competition from Google and DeepSeek, prompting a "code red" from CEO Sam Altman. Meanwhile, lawsuits over teen suicides and copyright issues highlighted growing safety and ethical concerns.
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May 14, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Samsung's One UI 9 beta introduces a new Security Report for Auto Blocker, allowing users to view a history of blocked app installations. The Maximum restrictions mode now completely blocks USB connections. These features are currently available on the Galaxy S26 series beta.
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May 14, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Google is rolling out a new Android feature called Contextual Suggestions that uses on-device AI to predict your next action based on your routines and location. The feature, which first appeared in beta, is now available in the stable channel of Android 16. It offers suggestions like automatically opening a music app when you arrive at the gym. All data is encrypted and stored on-device, with no sharing to other apps.
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May 14, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
The Eden Nintendo Switch emulator for Android has received a substantial one-year anniversary update. The update brings improved compatibility and performance on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices, along with a fix for Luigi's Mansion 3. Other enhancements include support for firmware 22.0, an auto-updater, and various Vulkan improvements. This release follows a period of legal challenges from Nintendo, but the development team remains active.
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