Google Search Queries Hit Record High as AI Integration Drives 19% Revenue Growth

Google Search hit an all-time query high in Q1 2026 with 19% revenue growth. The numbers are real. Pichai's framing around them is standard earnings theater.

Runway's $860M Raise and a CEO Narrating Into World Models

Runway has raised ~$860M at a $5.3B valuation and competes with Google and OpenAI in AI video. Its CEO says world models are next.

OpenAI Founding Documents Surface a Recursive Irony for Musk's Lawsuit

Trial exhibits confirm Musk drafted OpenAI's mission — while Brockman and Sutskever worried about his control from day one. Neither side's framing survives.

Parag Agrawal's Parallel Web Systems raises $200M across two rounds in five months

Parallel Web Systems raises $100M led by Sequoia at a $2B valuation, five months after a prior $100M round. No product shipped yet.

Canonical Refuses Ubuntu Kill Switch as Linux Users Signal Infrastructure Resistance

Canonical refused a global Ubuntu AI kill switch. VP Jon Seager's promise of per-feature toggles is unshipped. Linux infrastructure operators are watching.

SenseTime's Open-Source Pivot Is Adaptation, Not Conviction

SenseTime's open-source image model optimized for Chinese chips is adaptation under US sanctions, not a principled stance on openness.

ChatGPT's Explosive Growth Phase Is Over, and the Pentagon Deal Didn't Help

ChatGPT uninstalls surged 413% year-over-year after OpenAI's Pentagon deal. MAU growth halved in three months. What the data says about the IPO ahead.

OpenAI Considered Alerting Police to Tumbler Ridge Shooter, Then Didn't

Seven Tumbler Ridge families sue OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the company flagged shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT activity and stayed silent to protect its IPO.

Oracle Burns Its Boats on One Specific Version of AI's Future

Oracle has bet its aging enterprise franchise on one specific AI future. A look at what that concentration actually means — and what the downside looks like.

Celebrity Deepfake Scams on TikTok Are Fraud Running Cheap

AI deepfakes of Taylor Swift and Rihanna are running scam ads on TikTok. The fraud is old. The production cost just dropped.

Baidu's Wuhan Gridlock Hands Beijing a Convenient Licensing Freeze

Baidu Apollo Go's simultaneous fleet halt in Wuhan gave Beijing cover for a sector-wide AV licensing freeze. Two events, one date.

Meta's Child Safety Gate Was a Birthdate Field That Trusted the Child

EU finds Meta breached the DSA by letting under-13s onto Facebook and Instagram via a false birthdate. Up to $12B in fines pending.