Everyone ran the headline that your $200 AI plan "costs OpenAI $14,000." It's wrong in a specific, important way. Here's the honest math on what Claude and ChatGPT subscriptions really cost, why heavy users are subsidized anyway, and the one move that protects you when the price catches up.
Read story →Everyone ran the headline that your $200 AI plan "costs OpenAI $14,000." It's wrong in a specific, important way. Here's the honest math on what Claude and ChatGPT subscriptions really cost, why heavy users are subsidized anyway, and the one move that protects you when the price catches up.
How the AI "passive income" scam actually works, how it differs from real automated investing, and how to spot the fake in ten seconds. With sources.
Six things Money20/20 Europe 2026 told us about where finance is going — and one good reason to stay skeptical.
The first papal encyclical on AI runs 42,000 words — and an Anthropic co-founder was in the room. What Magnifica Humanitas argues, and why tech should read it.
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How the AI "passive income" scam actually works, how it differs from real automated investing, and how to spot the fake in ten seconds. With sources.
Security
On May 18, a poisoned Nx Console VS Code extension was live on Microsoft’s marketplace for 18 minutes. One GitHub employee installed it. By May 20, ~3,800 internal repos were reportedly exfiltrated and auctioned for $50K. Here’s the full attack chain, payload analysis.
On May 18, a poisoned Nx Console VS Code extension was live on Microsoft’s marketplace for 18 minutes. One GitHub employee installed it. By May 20, ~3,800 internal repos were reportedly exfiltrated and auctioned for $50K. Here’s the full attack chain, payload analysis.
Claude Mythos autonomously exploited zero-days in every major OS and browser — including bugs that survived 27 years of human review. Over 99% remain unpatched. The full technical breakdown.
20 browser-based developer tools with no signup, no ads, and no data leaving your machine. From JSON formatting to JWT decoding — here are the 10 you'll use first.
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Global VC hit $300B in Q1 2026 — 70% of all 2025 capital in a single quarter. The money concentrates in AI infrastructure, defense tech, and deeptech with real IP. For founders pitching outside those categories, the market has become considerably less forgiving.
OpenAI expected the iPhone to become ChatGPT's biggest distribution channel. Apple expected a credible AI partner while it built its own. Neither got what they wanted. The full breakdown — and what every developer building on platforms they don't control should take from it.
The EU AI Act majority rules apply August 2026 — three months away. Here's how to classify your AI features, understand your obligations as a provider or deployer, and build compliance evidence into your product before the deadline hits.
Q1 2026 set the all-time record for venture investment. Four companies raised 65% of it. Seed deal count fell 31%. The money is real. The distribution is not what the headline implies.
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