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May 18, 2026

 

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Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI: Elon Musk's claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI co-founders failed after nine California jurors decided in a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late. Read More

Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom: The open source project said hackers stole its codebase and threatened to publish its source code if the company did not pay. Read More

Kin Health raises $9M to build an AI notetaker for patients: The app is similar to a meeting notetaker — you can record doctor visits, and it will return an AI summary of the meeting, with the next steps, all of which you share with family and friends if you want to. Read More

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Design, train & ship scalable AI: NVIDIA at Microsoft Build

Get hands-on with real code, real systems, and real results. Join NVIDIA June 2–3 at Microsoft Build, happening in San Francisco and online. Developer-first activities, sessions, and solution demos available to both on-site and virtual attendees. Virtual passes are still available—sign up now.

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