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Barry Diller vouches for Sam Altman at WSJ conference, calls AGI the great unknown
Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything conference, saying he believes Altman is sincere, but trust may be irrelevant as AGI approaches. Diller warned that the consequences of AI are unpredictable even to its creators, and that guardrails are urgently needed before AGI takes autonomous action.source：TechCrunch
Anthropic signs deal with SpaceX for all compute at Colossus 1 data center
Anthropic announced a partnership with SpaceX to access over 300 megawatts of compute capacity at the Colossus 1 data center, comprising more than 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs. The deal immediately raised Claude's usage limits for Pro, Max, and API customers. Anthropic also expressed interest in partnering on multi-gigawatt orbital AI compute.source：Anthropic
DeepSeek in talks to raise first funding round at up to $45B valuation
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is in talks to raise its first venture capital round, with its potential valuation soaring from $20B to $45B in weeks. The round is reportedly led by China's state investment vehicle. DeepSeek came to prominence in early 2025 with efficient large language models and remains open-weight. Competitors have been poaching its researchers, prompting the raise to offer employee equity.source：TechCrunch
AI chip demand pushes Samsung past $1 trillion valuation
Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark for the first time as shares surged more than 10%, fueled by AI-driven demand for memory chips. The milestone makes Samsung only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit $1T. The company posted profits eight times higher than a year ago. Apple is also reportedly in talks with Samsung to manufacture chips in the U.S., potentially reshaping the global semiconductor supply chain.source：TechCrunch
AI Innovation & Applications
OpenAI converts sold-out GPT-5.5 party into month-long Codex giveaway for 8,000 devs
OpenAI emailed more than 8,000 developers who applied for its invite-only GPT-5.5 party, offering a 10x boost to Codex rate limits on personal ChatGPT accounts through June 5 as a consolation prize. Over 8,000 people expressed interest within 24 hours. The company says GPT-5.5 matches GPT-5.4 latency while operating at a higher intelligence level with fewer tokens.source：VentureBeat
Google updates AI search to surface quotes from Reddit and web forums
Google is updating its AI-powered search experience to include excerpts from web forums and blogs alongside traditional results. The change aims to help users find answers to niche queries, capitalizing on the common practice of adding 'Reddit' to search queries. Google says AI Overviews are now correct about 90% of the time, though critics note this still means hundreds of thousands of inaccurate results per minute across trillions of queries.source：TechCrunch
Genesis AI goes full-stack with GENE-26.5 model and humanoid robotic hands
Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI unveiled its first model GENE-26.5 alongside in-house designed robotic hands matching the size and shape of human hands. The company raised a $105 million seed round and built its own hardware to reduce the 'embodiment gap.' Demo videos showed robots cooking, solving Rubik's cubes, and performing lab tasks. The startup also developed a sensor-loaded glove that mirrors the robotic hand to collect training data.source：TechCrunch
AI Investment & Startups
SpaceX proposes $119B 'Terafab' chip factory in Texas as xAI compute ambitions grow
SpaceX submitted a proposal to Grimes County, Texas, for a semiconductor manufacturing facility potentially costing up to $119 billion, with an initial investment of $55 billion. The 'Terafab' project would be a vertically integrated chip manufacturing and advanced computing facility. Intel has signed on as a partner. Musk says the factory would manufacture enough chips to provide 1 terawatt of power per year to meet AI and robotics compute demands.source：TechCrunch
xAI positions itself as a neocloud, selling compute to Anthropic amid IPO prep
xAI's surprise compute partnership with Anthropic, selling all capacity at its Colossus 1 data center for ~300MW, signals the company may be more of a neocloud than an AI developer. With Grok usage declining after image generation controversies, xAI turned its data center buildout into immediate revenue ahead of a potential SpaceX IPO. Analysts note xAI was valued at $230B versus CoreWeave's far lower valuation despite comparable GPU counts.source：TechCrunch
Snap and Perplexity end $400M integration deal amicably
Snap disclosed in its Q1 2026 earnings that its $400 million deal with Perplexity has ended amicably, with no revenue contribution expected as previously planned. The partnership, announced last November, would have integrated Perplexity's AI search engine into Snapchat's Chat interface. Testing did not result in a mutually agreed path to broader rollout. Snap's global DAU rose 5% year-over-year to 483 million.source：TechCrunch
Digital Marketing Updates
Shopify guide: navigating tariffs and international shipping in 2026
Shopify published an updated guide on navigating tariffs and international shipping, covering the U.S. Supreme Court's invalidation of IEEPA-based reciprocal tariffs, the new temporary 10% import duty under Section 122, and the suspended de minimis exemption for low-value shipments. The guide advises merchants to add HS codes and country of origin to products to ensure accurate duty calculations and stay compliant with evolving U.S. trade policy.source：Shopify
Match Group slows hiring to fund AI tool adoption across dating apps
Match Group, the parent company of Tinder and Hinge, said it is slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year to cover the rising costs of AI tools. The company said AI is becoming a significant expense across its portfolio of dating apps. Match Group CEO said the company is focused on disciplined execution as it integrates AI features designed to improve matching and user experience across its platforms.source：TechCrunch
Key Trends Today
AI Infrastructure as a BusinessxAI selling compute to Anthropic and planning $119B Terafab factory signals AI companies are pivoting to infrastructure and cloud plays, not just model development.
Compute Scarcity Drives PartnershipsAnthropic's multi-billion-dollar compute deals with SpaceX, Amazon, Google and Microsoft reflect a land-grab for AI training capacity that is reshaping industry alliances.
Valuation Escalation for AI LabsDeepSeek's leap from $20B to $45B in weeks underscores how fast investor appetite for proven AI labs is growing, especially for non-U.S. players.
Consumer AI Monetization StrugglesSnap-Perplexity breakup and Match Group's AI-driven hiring slowdown show that monetizing consumer AI integrations remains unsolved.
AI Drives Semiconductor RallySamsung joining the $1T club and SpaceX's massive chip factory plan confirm that AI compute demand is the primary growth engine for the semiconductor industry.
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