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If you’re a Claude Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise subscriber, you’ve got a fun new tool to play with this weekend.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 😀 Zoom is Partnering With World to Verify Humans in Meetings
Have you ever been in a Zoom meeting with an AI-generated human? Well, now you’ll have a way to find out. Meeting platform Zoom announced a partnership with World, Sam Altman’s human ID verification company, to ensure that the people attending meetings are actually human and not AI-generated imposters. (TechCrunch)
2. 💰 Compliance That Helps You Close $1M+ Deals
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3. ✌️ OpenAI is Losing Two of its Ambitious Architects
OpenAI is losing two of the people responsible for its most ambitious projects: Kevin Weil, who led the company’s science research initiative, and Bill Peebles, the researcher behind AI video tool Sora, both announced their departures today. The departures follow OpenAI’s decision to cut back on “side quests,” including customer-facing bets like Sora and OpenAI for Science. (TechCrunch)
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5. 😬 Meta is Planning to Lay Off Thousands in May
Well, next month might be tough for some. Meta is reportedly planning job cuts for May that could affect around 10% of its workforce, or around 8,000 employees. It’s also just the beginning… additional cuts are reportedly planned for later in 2026 that could lead Meta to cut as much as 20% of its workforce. (The Verge)
6. 💰 Cursor is in Talks to Raise $2Bn+ at a $50Bn Valuation
Four-year-old AI coding startup Cursor is nearing new funding that would raise at least $2 billion in fresh capital. Returning investors Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz are expected to lead the financing at a $50 billion valuation, prior to the new capital addition. Battery Ventures and Nvidia may also participate, though the round is already oversubscribed. (TechCrunch)
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7. 🎨 Anthropic Launched Claude Design
Maybe Figma and Canva should be worried after all. Anthropic announced Claude Design’s launch today, a new experimental product that lets users create visuals like prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and more using Claude. That said, Anthropic claims Claude Design is intended to complement the other design tools, not replace them. (TechCrunch)
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