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AI jargon decoded: A practical glossary for the rest of us

May 10, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, redefining workflows, and — let’s be honest — inventing a whole new vocabulary along the way. Spend even a few minutes reading about AI and you’ll encounter terms like LLMs, RAG, RLHF, and AGI. For many, it can feel like everyone else is in on a secret language. This glossary […]

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Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year

May 10, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Nvidia has committed more than $40 billion to equity investments in AI companies during the early months of 2026, according to data compiled by CNBC and FactSet. The figure underscores the chipmaker’s deepening role as both a dominant hardware supplier and a major financial backer of the artificial intelligence ecosystem. The bulk of Nvidia’s AI […]

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DeepMind alum David Silver raises $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human data

May 10, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

David Silver, the former lead of Google DeepMind’s reinforcement learning team, has raised $1.1 billion in seed funding for his new AI venture, Ineffable Intelligence. The British startup, founded just months ago, is valued at $5.1 billion and aims to build a so-called superlearner that discovers knowledge entirely through trial and error — without relying […]

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Skye’s AI-Powered iPhone Homescreen Attracts Investors and Tens of Thousands of Users Before Launch

May 10, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Skye, an iPhone app still in private testing, wants to fundamentally change how people interact with artificial intelligence on their smartphones. Rather than requiring users to open a separate app or speak to a chatbot, the startup is designing an “agentic homescreen” for the iPhone using iOS widgets as the primary interface. Even before its […]

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Oracle Refused to Negotiate Severance After Laying Off Up to 30,000 Workers

May 9, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Oracle terminated an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 employees on March 31 via email, cutting off VPN and Slack access before notifying them. The mass layoff, conducted in the name of AI restructuring, triggered a wave of frustration as workers discovered their severance terms were far less generous than those offered by other major tech companies. […]

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Intel’s 490% stock surge masks a turnaround still in progress

May 9, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Intel’s stock has risen an eye-popping 490% over the past year, a rally that reflects Wall Street’s bet on a dramatic turnaround at one of Silicon Valley’s most storied chipmakers. But beneath the headline numbers, the recovery story is far from complete. The Tan era begins CEO Lip-Bu Tan took the helm in March 2025 […]

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Cloudflare cuts 1,100 jobs, citing AI productivity gains, even as revenue hits record high

May 9, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Cloudflare on Thursday announced it would cut approximately 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, marking the first mass layoff in the company’s 16-year history. The decision came even as the internet security and performance company reported record quarterly revenue of $639.8 million, a 34% year-over-year increase. The layoffs, which affect teams across all geographies […]

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Enterprise AI gold rush accelerates: Anthropic, OpenAI, and SAP make big moves

May 9, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

The race to dominate enterprise artificial intelligence is intensifying, with major players making strategic moves that signal a new phase in the AI industry’s evolution. This week alone, Anthropic and OpenAI each announced new joint ventures targeting enterprise AI deployment, while SAP acquired German AI startup Prior Labs for $1 billion. The flurry of activity […]

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Last Day for 50% Off Second Pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

May 9, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Today is the final day to secure a 50% discount on a second pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The offer expires at 11:59 p.m. PT, after which prices increase and the opportunity to bring a partner, co-founder, or colleague at half the cost disappears. Organizers urge attendees to register now to lock in savings of […]

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The Back Office Bottleneck: Why Getting a Specialist Appointment Is So Hard, and How AI Is Trying to Fix It

May 9, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

For anyone who has waited weeks for a specialist appointment after a primary care referral, the frustration is familiar. A new wave of healthcare startups argues the problem isn’t just a shortage of doctors, but a hidden administrative bottleneck: the manual, paper-heavy process that sits between a referral being written and a patient being scheduled. […]