Accel raises $5 billion for AI as venture capital bets reach infrastructure scale
In short: Accel has raised $5 billion in new capital, comprising a $4 billion Leaders Fund V and a $650 million sidecar, targeting 20-25 late-stage
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Anthropic attracts $800 billion valuation offers as revenue hits $30 billion annualised run rate
In short: Anthropic has received investor offers valuing the company at approximately $800 billion, more than doubling its $380 billion valuation from a $30 billion
Microsoft to cut Windows 365 price for SMBs
Microsoft will cut the price of Windows 365 subscriptions for small and mid-sized businesses by 20% next month, though analysts expect little impact on uptake
Blancco confirms Mac adoption is accelerating
While sales of new Macs are surging the second-user market is also seeing strong momentum, prompting Blancco Technology Group and Cambrionix to introduce a new solution to help quickly
Ad Companies Settle With F.T.C. Over Claims of Harm to Conservative Sites
WPP, Dentsu and Publicis settled claims they colluded on policies to combat misinformation, denying ad revenue to publishers on the right.
We Don’t Really Know How A.I. Works. That’s a Problem.
For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box
Google classifies back button hijacking as spam, enforcement starts June 2026
In short: Google is classifying “back button hijacking” as spam, targeting sites that abuse the browser History API to trap users when they try to
Snap cuts 1,000 jobs as Spiegel bets AI can do the work of a bigger workforce
Snap is cutting roughly 1,000 jobs, or 16% of its full-time workforce, as CEO Evan Spiegel cites AI-driven efficiency gains and pursues more than $500
What’s the deal with Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid?
At the end of last month, a scientific journal pulled a research paper on Alzheimer’s disease. The retraction came from Neurobiology of Aging, which removed a
Blue Origin has a new employee stock plan, but not everyone is happy
Blue Origin released details about a new stock option plan in an internal communication on Tuesday. Ars was able to review the materials and connect
They Were YouTube’s First Stars. Here’s What They Wish They’d Known.
MatPat, Miranda Sings, Grace Helbig and WheezyWaiter hit it big on YouTube long before it became a behemoth. They have thoughts about what it takes
How Older Adults Are Using VR to Counter Social Isolation
New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding.
Auctor emerges from stealth with $20M led by Sequoia
Half of enterprise software projects miss their deadlines. One in six exceeds budgets by more than 200%. The New York startup says the problem is
Meta and Broadcom extend their AI chip deal to 2029
The expanded partnership covers several generations of Meta’s custom MTIA processors, starts with over a gigawatt of computing capacity, and is described as the ‘first