NVIDIA Puts AI in Orbit With the Vera Rubin Space-1 Module

May 10, 2026 · News

NVIDIA Puts AI in Orbit With the Vera Rubin Space-1 Module

The chipmaker unveiled a radiation-hardened computing platform for space at GTC 2026, with six industry partners already committed.

Brian Weerasinghe · 4 min read

Marc Andreessen Says Companies Were Always Overstaffed. AI Is Just the Excuse to Finally Act.

May 10, 2026 · Analysis

Marc Andreessen Says Companies Were Always Overstaffed. AI Is Just the Excuse to Finally Act.

The a16z co-founder's viral claim reframes the 2026 tech layoff wave as a decades-long reckoning, not an AI revolution.

Brian Weerasinghe · 5 min read

AI in the Courtroom: What Happens When Both Lawyers Are Using the Same Tool?

May 10, 2026 · Analysis

AI in the Courtroom: What Happens When Both Lawyers Are Using the Same Tool?

As attorneys on both sides lean on AI to build arguments, the case for algorithmic judges gets louder. The case against it gets more complicated.

Brian Weerasinghe · 5 min read

Built by AI, Killed by AI: The Ryze Story Is a Warning for Every SaaS Founder

May 10, 2026 · Analysis

Built by AI, Killed by AI: The Ryze Story Is a Warning for Every SaaS Founder

A San Francisco startup went from 0 to hundreds of paying clients in two months — then one platform update erased their entire product category overnight.

Brian Weerasinghe · 7 min read

Parker, the E-Commerce Fintech That Raised $200M, Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

May 10, 2026 · Startups

Parker, the E-Commerce Fintech That Raised $200M, Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

The YC-backed corporate credit card startup has shut down abruptly, leaving small business customers stranded and failed acquisition talks as the likely trigger.

Brian Weerasinghe · 4 min read

Meta Is Cutting 8,000 Jobs to Fund a $145 Billion AI Bet

May 9, 2026 · News

Meta Is Cutting 8,000 Jobs to Fund a $145 Billion AI Bet

Zuckerberg told employees directly: the layoffs are a line item in the company's AI infrastructure budget, not a response to financial trouble.

Brian Weerasinghe · 4 min read

Oracle Laid Off 30,000 People to Fund AI. Then It Refused to Negotiate Severance.

May 9, 2026 · News

Oracle Laid Off 30,000 People to Fund AI. Then It Refused to Negotiate Severance.

Workers lost millions in unvested stock and tried to organize. Oracle's response: take it or leave it.

Brian Weerasinghe · 5 min read

Claude Opus 4.7 vs GPT-5.5: The Honest Flagship Breakdown

May 9, 2026 · Analysis

Claude Opus 4.7 vs GPT-5.5: The Honest Flagship Breakdown

Both dropped within seven days of each other in April 2026. Here's what the benchmarks, pricing, and real-world tests actually show.

Brian Weerasinghe · 8 min read

Corgi Wants to Be the Insurance Company for the AI Era

May 9, 2026 · Startups

Corgi Wants to Be the Insurance Company for the AI Era

The YC-backed insurer just hit a $1.3B valuation. Its AI liability product is aimed squarely at startups building with models they do not fully control.

Brian Weerasinghe · 5 min read

Upwork Cuts 25% of Its Workforce and Points to AI

May 9, 2026 · News

Upwork Cuts 25% of Its Workforce and Points to AI

The freelance platform that built its name on human labor is trimming its own headcount, citing AI-driven efficiency as the reason.

Brian Weerasinghe · 4 min read

OpenAI Releases Three Realtime Voice Models, Including GPT-Realtime-2 With GPT-5-Class Reasoning

May 8, 2026 · News

OpenAI Releases Three Realtime Voice Models, Including GPT-Realtime-2 With GPT-5-Class Reasoning

GPT-Realtime-2, GPT-Realtime-Translate, and GPT-Realtime-Whisper are now available through the Realtime API, which exits beta and goes generally available.

Brian Weerasinghe · 4 min read

Verizon Cuts Hundreds More Jobs Six Months After Its Largest-Ever Layoff

May 8, 2026 · News

Verizon Cuts Hundreds More Jobs Six Months After Its Largest-Ever Layoff

The telecom giant confirmed a second wave of reductions, with Basking Ridge bearing the heaviest impact, even as Q1 results showed the first signs of a real turnaround.

Brian Weerasinghe · 4 min read

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