SaaStr AI Annual 2026 Archives

The Week Ahead in AI: AI Layoffs, Perplexity Launches Mac AI Agent, Jensen Huang Speaks to SMU Grads, Plus Funding, Upcoming Earnings & AI Week New York

Welcome to AI Insider’s The Week Ahead in AI. See the key developments and events we’re watching May 10- 16. Weekend AI News Briefs Oracle’s AI-Driven Mass Layoff of 30,000 Draws Backlash Over Severance

11 May 2026 · 5 min read

SaaStr AI Annual 2026

The Week Ahead in AI: AI Layoffs, Perplexity Launches Mac AI Agent, Jensen Huang Speaks to SMU Grads, Plus Funding, Upcoming Earnings & AI Week New York

Trending today

Augmeta Secures $3M Seed to Assign AI Operators to Every Business KPI

Fort Robotics Advances SPAC Deal With Confidential S-4 Filing

Honda & Redwire Explore Robotic Lab System for Commercial Space Stations

ElevenLabs Doubles Valuation to $22B Through $300M Employee Tender Offer

Google Sends Its First TPU Into Orbit to Test Space-Based AI Compute

SaaStr AI Annual 2026

The Week Ahead in AI: AI Layoffs, Perplexity Launches Mac AI Agent, Jensen Huang Speaks to SMU Grads, Plus Funding, Upcoming Earnings & AI Week New York

Trending today

Augmeta Secures $3M Seed to Assign AI Operators to Every Business KPI

Fort Robotics Advances SPAC Deal With Confidential S-4 Filing

Honda & Redwire Explore Robotic Lab System for Commercial Space Stations

ElevenLabs Doubles Valuation to $22B Through $300M Employee Tender Offer

Google Sends Its First TPU Into Orbit to Test Space-Based AI Compute

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