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Last month, Scott Stevenson, co-founder and CEO of the legal AI startup Spellbook, took to X in an effort to expose what he called a “huge scam” among AI startups: inflation of the revenue figures that they announce publicly. “The reason many AI startups are crushing revenue records is because they are using a dishonest metric. The biggest funds in the world are supporting this and misleading journalists for PR coverage,” he wrote in his tweet. Stevenson isn’t the first to claim that annual recurring revenue (ARR) — a metric historically used to sum up annual revenue of active customers…

By Anthony Franco | at May 22, 2026 3:36pm CDT Anthony Franco Good afternoon, hope all is well! Looking forward to another of these, let’s get going Drew If you’re Andrew Friedman, which of the Dodgers outfield prospects are untouchable and which are in the mix in Skubal trade Sandy at 90 I know it is early but assuming that Skubal comes back from surgery and the Tigers fall out of the race, opinion on this deal to Dodgers. Skubal to LA for Zyhir Hope, River Ryan and Kellon Lynsey. Who says no? Scott Harris Should I worry about my…

President Trump’s week included high highs, with major election wins in his test of Republican loyalty, and low lows as he attacked Congressional allies and faced legislative defeat.

Programming note: We’ll be off this Monday but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 52 ALBANY AUTOPSY ANGST: National Democrats entrusted their 2024 autopsy to a strategist entwined with another long-ago party calamity: the Obama-era implosion of the New York Senate. Paul Rivera previously served as a key adviser to state Senate Democratic leader John Sampson, a Brooklyn lawmaker who led an infamously dysfunctional majority for part of 2009 and into 2010 — and was later convicted of federal fraud charges. Rivera arrived in the Senate with a strong resume after working on…

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol told staff that the coffee shop will no longer use an AI inventory program after trying it for nine months. This ‘Automatic Counting’ software, developed with NomadGo, is an AI-powered tool that is supposed to help in inventory tracking. The tool, which was only released in 2025, was designed to count milk and syrups, in theory, automating and optimizing an easy task.   However, the AI-powered tool reportedly mislabeled and miscounted items, would mix up similar milk types and sometimes skip counting items entirely. Funny enough, the Starbucks video that first introduced this new AI tool…

Timothy A. Clary/AFPAFP via Getty Images Immigration and Customs Enforcement reactivated a previously paused contract with spyware maker Paragon Solutions last year, which raised questions about whether the agency was using commercial spyware to remotely hack into cell phones and if the deal complied with a 2023 executive order. But now the Department of Homeland Security says ICE has no current contract or relationship with the Israeli-founded company, which is best known for making a spyware tool called Graphite that can be used to remotely infiltrate devices and access encrypted messages without targets needing to click a link. “ICE has…

The search engine’s definitions have been replaced with AI Overviews. Karissa Bell for Engadget Google appears to be running into some hiccups after the company began rolling out its updated, and even more AI-focused search experience at I/O 2026. Currently, searching for the words “disregard,” “stop” or “ignore” on Google no longer displays a snippet with a definition, and instead offers an AI Overview and a lot of blank space. Because users have complained about the issue on social media, and publications like TechCrunch and Macrumors have reported on it, even if you don’t get a…

Mar 3, 2026; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets pitcher Jonah Tong (21) delivers a pitch against Nicaragua during the first inning at Clover Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The New York Mets recalled right-hander Jonah Tong, ranked as the organization’s No. 2 prospect by MLB Pipeline, and designated veteran closer Craig Kimbrel for assignment in a corresponding move on Friday. Tong, 22, was called up from Triple-A Syracuse before the Mets opened a three-game series at the Miami Marlins. A seventh-round pick of the Mets in the 2022 MLB Draft, Tong debuted last season, posting a…

Miley Cyrus brought full rockstar energy to her Walk of Fame moment in a daring skin-baring Versace look. The Hannah Montana alum, 33, was joined by her mother, Tish Cyrus, stepdad Dominic Purcell, sister Brandi Cyrus and fiancé Maxx Morando during the Friday, May 22, ceremony. Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, did not attend the event but did cheer her on via social media. While taking the podium, Miley expressed her gratitude to those who have remained by her side, also sharing her excitement for what’s ahead. “To my family, my future family, my parents, my mom, my friends, my…

The Blue Jays and designated hitter Eloy Jimenez have reached an agreement on a new minor league contract, per Mitch Bannon and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Klutch Sports client was with Toronto earlier this season but elected free agency in early May after being designated for assignment and clearing waivers. It appears no other club was willing to plug Jimenez right onto its big league roster, so he’ll head back to the Jays and hope for another opportunity. Jimenez, 29, appeared in a dozen games with the Jays prior to his DFA and hit .290 with a .343…