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www.0xsid.com: Google's Antigravity Bait and Switch (May 21, 2026)
A forced background update replaced Antigravity’s IDE with a chatbot-only v2.0, broke workflows, prevented side-by-side installs, and wiped settings, chat history, and shortcuts. -
Anthropic: PwC is deploying Claude to build technology, execute deals, and reinvent enterprise functions for clients (May 14, 2026)
Anthropic and PwC expanded their alliance to roll out Claude, create a Center of Excellence, and train 30,000 professionals. They aim to build agentic systems for engineering. -
Anthropic: Building a new enterprise AI services company with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs (May 4, 2026)
Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs launched a new AI services company to deploy Claude across mid-sized firms, helping build tailored solutions, integrate systems, and provide long-term support. -
Anthropic: Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah's remarks on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica humanitas" (May 25, 2026)
Chris Olah welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical, warned AI labs face commercial, geopolitical, and pride incentives, and urged outside communities to insist on safety. -
Bilal Tahir: The Revenge of The Measurers (May 24, 2026)
Tech layoffs are underway as AI replaces middle managers and many white-collar roles, founder-led firms cutting fastest, and startups gaining an edge. -
Y Combinator: How to Build a Self-Improving Company with AI (May 21, 2026)
AI can transform companies from hierarchies into self-improving loops that monitor data, make decisions, call tools, and learn. -
Wirecutter: This AI Browser Changed How I Use the Internet (May 18, 2026)
AI-powered browsers put chatbots inside the browser, letting them scan pages for context, suggest ideas, and reduce tab-switching, which helped a treasure-hunt search. -
Prompt Armor: Microsoft Copilot Cowork Exfiltrates Files (May 25, 2026)
A poisoned Copilot Cowork skill can make the agent send Teams or Outlook messages that leak pre-authenticated file links, exposing PII and financial data when opened. Admins can reduce risk by limiting Graph permissions, blocking downloads, and tightening file access. -
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Opinion | AI Gave Me Confidence I Hadn’t Earned (May 21, 2026)
AI makes polished outputs that can short‑circuit hard thinking and create false confidence. Used to challenge prior thought, it can help, but leaders must insist on human judgment. -
Marginal REVOLUTION: The AIs are "One of Us" (May 21, 2026)
An OpenAI model solved Erdős’s unit distance problem, surprising mathematicians, and humans improved the proof. About 150–400 can referee it cold, 2,000–5,000 can learn it with weeks of study, and 50,000–200,000+ can grasp its outline. -
Simon Willison: Notes on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI (May 25, 2026)
Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas warns that AI risks bias, environmental harm, and dehumanizing automated decisions, and urges dignity and accountability. It urges treating data as a common good, stronger oversight, and measures to protect people and future generations. -
Tom's Hardware: Standard Chartered plans to cut 7,000 jobs in AI push — lender wants to replace ‘lower-value human capital’ and focus on automation (May 19, 2026)
“British multinational bank Standard Chartered just announced that it will cut 15% of corporate roles through 2030 and replace ‘lower-value human capital’ with AI.” -
WSJ Opinion: Becoming Who You Are Ain’t for Sissies (May 28, 2026)
At a commencement, Conan O’Brien urged modesty, risk-taking, and readiness to pivot, prompting a memoir of childhood struggle, setbacks, and small kindnesses. The message: don’t count yourself out, work hard, and accept that honors can heal.