Топ-10 технологий на 2026-05-03
1. Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell | TechCrunch
Описание: At TechCrunch’s sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: in a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acqu…
2. Waymo Is Trying to Crack Down on Solo Kids in Driverless Cars
Описание: As adult riders report new age-verification checks, the self-driving car company says it’s continuing to “refine” its system in places where kids aren’t allowed to ride alone.
3. Meta buys robotic startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions | TechCrunch
Описание: Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.
4. Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price
Описание: Apple’s Mac Mini now starts at $799 after the company pulled the $599 option with 256GB of storage from its online store, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. The model’s discontinuation comes just one day after Apple CEO Tim Cook said during an earnings call tha…
5. OpenAI Enables Marketing Cookies by Default for Free ChatGPT Users
Описание: ChatGPT’s new privacy policy states how the company uses cookies for tracking, to turn free users into paying subscribers.
6. The things we’re building
Описание: Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 126, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) Happy Ruthless …
7. Dangerous New Linux Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access to Countless Computers
Описание: The exploit, dubbed CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows hackers to take over PCs and data center servers. The Linux vulnerabilities have been patched—but many machines remain at risk.
8. A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
Описание: Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, is funding a campaign to spread pro-AI messaging and stoke fears about China.
9. Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is down to its best-ever price for Mother’s Day
Описание: From crafting machines to smart calendars, a number of unique gifts are already on sale in the run-up to Mother’s Day, May 10th. Birdfy smart feeders are another discounted option to consider, particularly the new Birdfy Feeder Metal 2 (4K), which is on sale …
10. Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic | TechCrunch
Описание: Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources.