2026-05-31: GitHub Copilot switched to token-based billing, spiking some developers' costs from $29 to $750 per

Show Notes - 2026-05-31 Stories Covered: - Today: (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/30/what-a-joke-github-copilots-new-token-based-billing-spurs-consternation-among-devs/) - Zendesk for Startups (https://smallbiztrends.com/zendesk-unleashes-100m-to-fuel-startup-innovation-with-ai-support/) - AI-Powered Browsers (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/30/as-the-browser-wars-heat-up-here-are-the-hottest-alternatives-to-chrome-and-safari-in-2026/) - Google Gemini Spark (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/30/i-put-googles-24-7-ai-assistant-gemini-spark-to-work-and-its-actually-pretty-useful/) - IBM Red Hat AI Inference (https://smallbiztrends.com/ibm-unveils-red-hat-ai-inference-and-virtualization-services-on-cloud/) - Betting on the Old-School Web (https://www.theverge.com/tech/938245/past-maps-website-google-zero-ai) - AI Scams on TikTok (https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/938844/ai-tiktok-shop-blackface-shein-dropshipping) - Anthropic's Revenue Model (https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/31/anthropic-run-rate/#atom-everything) - Perplexity Comet Pricing - Meta's AI Pendant (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/30/meta-is-reportedly-developing-an-ai-pendant/) - SoftBank's French Data Centers (https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/30/softbank-says-it-will-invest-up-to-e75-billion-to-build-french-data-centers/) - Anthropic vs. OpenAI (https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/how-did-anthropic-become-more-valuable-than-openai-heres-the-answer-in-just-1-word/91353078) - Audit Your AI Tool Costs - Test Zendesk for Startups Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/ai-brief/2026-05-31/