Merck and Mastercard are seeing real agentic AI results. Both say the plumbing came first.

by News Feed Editor | May 27, 2026 | Technology

Merck is using AI agents to cut drug discovery cycles by a third and ship compliant marketing materials up to 80% faster — but VP of Digital Platforms Sean Finnerty says the only reason it’s working is because they built the infrastructure first.And the...

Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans

by News Feed Editor | May 27, 2026 | Technology

Meta is doubling down on its subscription offerings. On Wednesday, the social networking giant announced it’s now rolling out its consumer subscription plans globally for its flagship apps, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, and beginning tests of new subscriptions...

CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks

by News Feed Editor | May 27, 2026 | Technology

CrowdStrike, working with Google and Shadowserver, a nonprofit organization that scans and monitors the internet for cyberattacks, took down a botnet that cybercriminals used to push malware and steal passwords from open-source software developers. The takedown...

DataGrail report finds your vendor may be sending data to AI models you never approved

by News Feed Editor | May 27, 2026 | Technology

The data processing agreement (DPA) — the bedrock contract companies use to evaluate how vendors handle personal data — can no longer be trusted at face value. That is the central, and arguably most alarming, conclusion of DataGrail’s Privacy and AI Trends...

AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation

by News Feed Editor | May 27, 2026 | Technology

Cognition, the makers of the autonomous AI software engineer named Devin, has raised more than $1 billion at a $25 billion pre-money valuation, the company announced on Wednesday. That’s a major leap from its $10.2 billion post-money valuation when it closed a $400...

FAA orders SpaceX to investigate Starship V3 booster failure

by News Feed Editor | May 27, 2026 | Technology

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered SpaceX to investigate why its Starship booster failed during the company’s May 22 test flight, according to a statement released to TechCrunch on Wednesday. This means SpaceX will have to pause any further Starship...