AI & Tooling

Oracle CTO Larry Ellison predicts increased surveillance will lead to better citizen behavior, raising privacy concerns amid AI-driven monitoring growth.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 2, 2026

Developer’s dictation app WhisperPad was rejected by Apple for using the accessibility API, raising questions about app guidelines and accessibility tools.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 2, 2026

Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion through stock offerings, including a $10 billion investment from Berkshire Hathaway, to fund its AI infrastructure growth.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 2, 2026

Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 to the SEC, signaling potential plans for an initial public offering, dependent on market conditions.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 2, 2026

AI chip company Groq is raising $650 million, leveraging its existing datacenter assets and technology licensing from Nvidia, raising questions about its valuation and strategy.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 2, 2026

Alphabet plans an $80 billion equity capital raise to fund expansion of AI infrastructure and computing capabilities, aiming to accelerate its AI development efforts.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 2, 2026

Microsoft announces Surface Laptop Ultra, featuring NVIDIA’s Blackwell RTX GPU, up to 128GB RAM, and designed for creators and developers demanding high performance.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 1, 2026

Nvidia introduces RTX Spark Superchip, combining AI and graphics in one compact chip for laptops and desktops, promising enhanced performance and efficiency.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 1, 2026

DuckDuckGo introduces easier access to its no-AI search engine via browser extensions amid rising traffic, amid concerns over AI-driven search changes.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 1, 2026

A 2016-era Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 successfully runs a large language model with optimized settings, despite hardware limitations.

• Geek Salad Team
• June 1, 2026