Cursor: Introducing Composer 2.5 (May 17, 2026)
Composer 2.5 is now in Cursor, offering stronger intelligence, more reliable long-task performance, and smoother collaboration. It uses scaled training, targeted textual feedback, and extensive synthetic tasks,
NY Times: OpenAI Bought Company That Offered A.I. Tools for Cloning Voices (May 15, 2026)
OpenAI quietly bought Weights.gg, a startup that let users create and share AI voice clones of celebrities and politicians. It bought the team and IP, shut the service, and plans limited, partner-only uses.
NY Times Opinion: What A.I. Did to My College Class (May 16, 2026)
At Stanford, A.I. has reshaped campus life, fueling startups, lavish wealth, and widespread cheating, prompting a return to proctored exams. It narrows job prospects, erodes learning, and normalizes dishonesty.
Konstantin Tkachuk: The Floor Doesn't Exist (May 13, 2026)
AI didn’t invent new attack types but slashed the cost and skill required: hacking is now affordable via commercial subscriptions rather than elite labor.
Anthony B. Bradley: America Is Closing Its Elementary Schools, and Nobody Wants to Say Why (May 18, 2026)
Elementary schools are closing nationwide, in cities, suburbs, and rural areas, not mainly because of homeschooling or private schools, but because fewer children are being born. This shrinking birth rate, below replacement, is driving district consolidations and civic decline.