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Developers can now debug and evaluate AI agents locally with Raindrop's open source tool Workshop
Observability startup Raindrop AI’s new open source, MIT Licensed "Workshop" tool, launched today, gives developers something that they've likely wanted, perhaps subconsciously, since the agentic AI era kicked off in earnest last year: a local debugger and evaluation tool specifically designed for AI agents, allowing devs to see all the traces of what their agent has been doing in a single, lightweight Structured Query Language (SQL) database file (.db)It functions as a local daem
Cerebras stock nearly doubles on day one as AI chipmaker hits $100 billion — what it means for AI infrastructure
Cerebras Systems, the Silicon Valley chipmaker that built the world's largest commercial AI processor, erupted onto the Nasdaq on Wednesday, opening at $350 per share — nearly double its $185 IPO price — and rocketing past a $100 billion market capitalization in its first hours of trading. The debut instantly crowned Cerebras as one of the most valuable semiconductor companies on Earth and validated a decade-long bet that the AI industry would eventually demand a fundamentally different kin
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger
More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives.
Figma’s numbers say AI is a tailwind. Its stock price says the market isn’t sure.
For ten months, Figma has been a case study in how quickly Wall Street can fall out of love. The company went public on 31 July 2025 at $33 a share, soared past $140 on its debut, and has spent most of 2026 in freefall, battered by Google’s free Stitch design tool, Anthropic’s Claude […]This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone
The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows.
Thrive Capital bets $100 million on Shopify, because sometimes the best AI trade is a beaten-down stock
Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital has taken a roughly $100 million stake in Shopify, according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter. The investment is notable less for its size, $100 million is a rounding error in a firm that raised more than $10 billion for its latest fund, than for what it signals […]This story continues at The Next Web
Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware
Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.
Palantir’s numbers are working. For the first time, the story is not.
Alex Karp has spent the past fortnight telling anyone who will listen that Palantir Technologies is indispensable. Retail investors and the German military have arrived at the opposite conclusion, and their timing is almost perfectly synchronised. In the week through 13 May, individual investors were net sellers of $82 million worth of Palantir shares, […]This story continues at The Next Web
Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting
Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.
Agent authorization is broken — and authentication passing makes it worse
Anthony Grieco, Cisco’s SVP and chief security and trust officer, did not hesitate when VentureBeat asked whether rogue agent incidents are reaching Cisco’s customer base."A hundred percent. We see them regularly," Grieco told VentureBeat in an exclusive interview at RSAC 2026. "I've heard some that I can't repeat, but they do get to the places of, you know, agents are doing things that they think are the right things to do."The incidents Grieco described follow a c
Polestar says ‘pump anxiety’ has replaced range anxiety. Its balance sheet tells a more complicated story.
For years, the electric vehicle industry’s biggest problem had a name: range anxiety. Now, according to the chief executive of Polestar, the anxiety has moved to the other side of the forecourt. “People are concerned, ‘how much do I pay at the gas station?’” Michael Lohscheller told CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe on Wednesday, coining […]This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI is preparing to sue Apple over a partnership that was supposed to be the next Google search deal
OpenAI’s partnership with Apple, announced to considerable fanfare in June 2024, is fracturing. The AI company’s lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on options that could include sending Apple a formal notice alleging breach of contract, according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the deliberations. No lawsuit has been filed, […]This story continues at The Next Web
What happens when AI starts building itself?
Richard Socher's new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely — and he insists it will actually ship products.
Carta acquires a law firm and bets the future of private capital runs on a single platform
Carta has spent the past eight months buying its way toward something that did not exist a year ago: a single platform that handles dealmaking, fund operations, investor relations, and now legal and compliance work for the private capital industry. The acquisition of Avantia, a UK-based AI-powered law firm for asset managers, is the […]This story continues at The Next Web
Elon Musk Becomes Selfie King In China, Pictures With Xiaomi CEO from Trump's China State Dinner Goes Viral
The Tesla CEO is in Beijing as part of a high-powered American business delegation, and his antics at a state dinner have grabbed nearly as much attention as the diplomacy itself. , US Buzz, Times Now
Elon Musk's selfie photo op during China visit goes viral
Elon Musk was spotted pulling faces at a state dinner hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, May 14. The Tesla ...
Elon Musk Takes Selfie With Rival EV Billionaire Lei Jun At Chinese State Banquet
Lei Jun, the billionaire CEO of Xiaomi, is competing directly with Tesla for the most popular EV model in China.
The Elon Musk v. Sam Altman trial is dragging on for so long that everyone is bringing pillows to protect their butts from the hard wooden benches
World's richest man Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been putting up their legal dukes for weeks now (1), since April ...
Elon Musk accuses Christopher Nolan of pandering for awards with casting in 'The Odyssey'
Elon Musk criticized director Christopher Nolan after he confirmed Lupita Nyong'o will play Helen of Troy in "The Odyssey," ...