Anthropic Forms AI Services Joint Venture With Blackstone, Goldman Sachs

Anthropic has partnered with private equity firms Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs to form a new company focused on providing AI services to mid-sized companies. The new venture will help businesses integrate Anthropic's Claude AI into their operations.

Coinbase to Lay Off 14% of Staff in Push to Become 'AI-Native'

Coinbase announced it is laying off approximately 14% of its workforce, or around 700 employees, as part of a restructuring. CEO Brian Armstrong said the move is intended to make the company leaner and more efficient as it aims to transform into an "AI-native" organization.

Anthropic and SpaceXAI Announce Major AI Compute Partnership

Anthropic announced a partnership with SpaceXAI to use its Colossus 1 AI supercomputer, one of the world's largest, to significantly increase compute capacity. The deal will allow Anthropic to raise API rate limits for its Claude models and support its enterprise customers' expansion.

Musk v. Altman Trial: Helen Toner's Deposition Details Sam Altman's Ouster

In a video deposition for the Musk v. Altman trial, former OpenAI board member Helen Toner detailed the events leading to Sam Altman's firing. She explained that concerns from Ilya Sutskever about Altman's lack of candor, rather than a single incident, were the primary cause, and that she herself learned about ChatGPT's launch from Twitter.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Offers 50% Discount on Second Pass

TechCrunch is running a limited-time promotion for its upcoming Disrupt 2026 conference, offering a 50% discount on a second pass with the purchase of a full-price one. The offer, aimed at encouraging attendees to bring colleagues or partners, is set to expire on May 8.

Adobe Unveils New AI Agents and Assistants Across Its Product Suite

Adobe announced it is developing and launching new AI agents and assistants for several of its major products, including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Adobe Express, and Acrobat. These new features are designed to simplify complex tasks and accelerate creative workflows by allowing users to edit designs and documents using simple text commands.

Adobe Launches Acrobat Studio With AI Agent for PDFs

Adobe has launched Acrobat Studio, a new platform integrating its PDF software with an AI assistant. The new AI "productivity agent" enables conversational document editing, information consolidation, and content generation within shared workspaces called 'PDF Spaces.'

Shivon Zilis Testifies in Musk v. Altman Trial

During testimony in the Musk v. Altman trial, Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis discussed her concerns about Sam Altman, which she said she raised with the OpenAI board. These included the board not being notified in advance of ChatGPT's release and a potential deal with nuclear energy company Helion, in which Altman was an investor.

OpenAI and Partners Develop New 'MRC' Networking Protocol for AI Training

OpenAI, in collaboration with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, has developed the Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC) protocol. The new protocol is designed to improve the performance and resilience of GPU networking in large AI training clusters, and its specification has been released via the Open Compute Project.

Greg Brockman Testifies in Musk v. Altman Trial

OpenAI President Greg Brockman testified in the trial brought by Elon Musk, discussing the company's early days and his relationship with Sam Altman. During cross-examination, Brockman was questioned about his personal financial goals and journal entries that suggested a desire to move OpenAI to a for-profit model without Musk's involvement.

Musk v. Altman Trial: Mira Murati Testifies Against Sam Altman

In video testimony for the Musk v. Altman trial, former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati stated under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about safety standards and undermined her role. She also testified that the company was at "catastrophic risk of falling apart" after Altman's firing, a process she described as untrustworthy and non-transparent.

Musk v. Altman Trial: Shivon Zilis Testifies About Concerns She Raised to OpenAI Board

During testimony in the Musk v. Altman trial, Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis detailed concerns she had raised to the OpenAI board regarding CEO Sam Altman. Her primary issues included the board not being notified in advance of ChatGPT's release and a potential deal with nuclear energy company Helion, in which Altman had a personal investment.