Anthropic warns that AI may soon be able to self‑improve and urges a verifiable global "brake" to slow frontier work while researchers study risks.

At Snowflake Summit, the company’s HR chief said candidates should be 'AI curious' as Snowflake folds agentic tools into daily work and hiring.

Arizona Tech Week's debut logged 419 events and more than 18,000 attendees, spotlighting semiconductors, aerospace sponsors and growing university talent.

Fail rates jumped across UC Berkeley's intro CS classes this spring as professors point to AI misuse and weak math preparation; faculty are pressing for policy changes.

After pausing in February, Redwood City ad‑tech Liftoff Mobile relaunched a smaller IPO that would raise about $399M. The offering will test appetite for AI‑driven ad tech.

Bloomberg reports Alphabet is lining up an $80B equity program — ATM sales, underwritten offerings and a Berkshire‑backed private placement — to pay for massive AI buildout.

Foundation Future Industries says it has Pentagon research contracts to test Phantom humanoid robots and has already sent early units to Ukraine. The award and the company's ties to Eric Trump have prompted scrutiny and oversight questions.

Objectors say Bayer’s $7.25B Roundup settlement tramples due process and favors lawyers; a May removal filing and a June 4 opt‑out deadline now cloud approval.

The State Senate cleared SB 895, an amended $12B plan to fund research; UCSF says federal grant slowdowns have put labs and clinical trials at risk. The measure now heads to the Assembly.

Carta's Q1 data shows AI startups now soak up half of U.S. pre-seed dollars and Miami has vaulted into the top three startup hubs. That reshapes early-stage capital.

A San Francisco host says a robotics startup booked his Airbnb to test a prototype and left thousands of dollars in damage. He’s now seeking $12,383.50 in small‑claims court.

A Sam Altman‑backed Orb is scanning irises in San Francisco to create World ID credentials as Tinder, Zoom and DocuSign test the system; privacy experts warn the data is permanent.

California sued 23andMe, alleging the company downplayed a 2023 hack that exposed nearly 7 million customers’ genetic data and broke state privacy laws.