This week has it all: geopolitical FOMO, major AI deals, more courtroom drama, and a hacker group that just won't quit. Reed Albergotti (Semafor) breaks down why AI tokens are the new oil, and why Anthropic is buying compute straight from SpaceX. Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) takes us inside the Elon Musk-OpenAI trial, where Shivon Zilis, aka the “Elon Whisperer” and the mother of four of Musk's children, finally took the stand. And Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dexter Thomas gives insight into how the hacking of education tech platform Canvas could still affect college students, even after Canvas’s parent company says a deal was reached to delete the stolen data. 

Additional Reading: 
Nvidia CEO joins Trump in China despite ‘awkward’ politics | Semafor 
Anthropic-SpaceX compute deal shows how tokens are taking over the economy | Semafor 
Shivon Zilis was Elon Musk’s ‘bridge’ to OpenAI. Now she’s entangled in his lawsuit. | The Washington Post 
Instructure Pays Ransom to Canvas Hackers | Inside Higher Education 

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This week has it all: geopolitical FOMO, major AI deals, more courtroom drama, and a hacker group that just won't quit. Reed Albergotti (Semafor) breaks down why AI tokens are the new oil, and why Anthropic is buying compute straight from SpaceX. Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) takes us inside the Elon Musk-OpenAI trial, where Shivon Zilis, aka the &ldquo;Elon Whisperer&rdquo; and the mother of four of Musk's children, finally took the stand. And Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dexter Thomas gives insight into how the hacking of education tech platform Canvas could still affect college students, even after Canvas&rsquo;s parent company says a deal was reached to delete the stolen data.&nbsp;
Additional Reading:&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/05/12/2026/nvidia-snubbed-from-trump-china-trip-to-avoid-awkward-conversations?utm_medium=technology&amp;utm_campaign=First+Word&amp;utm_source=newsletterlink">Nvidia CEO joins Trump in China despite &lsquo;awkward&rsquo; politics | Semafor</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/05/08/2026/anthropic-spacex-compute-deal-shows-how-tokens-are-taking-over-the-economy">Anthropic-SpaceX compute deal shows how tokens are taking over the economy | Semafor</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/05/08/shivon-zilis-elon-musk-trial/">Shivon Zilis was Elon Musk&rsquo;s &lsquo;bridge&rsquo; to OpenAI. Now she&rsquo;s entangled in his lawsuit. | The Washington Post</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/administrative-tech/2026/05/11/instructure-pays-ransom-canvas-hackers">Instructure Pays Ransom to Canvas Hackers | Inside Higher Education</a>&nbsp;</li>
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