Consumer Tech News (May 25-29): Dell, IBM, CrowdStrike, Meta Lead Big Tech AI Push

Major tech companies drove AI innovation this week with strong earnings and strategic initiatives. Dell reported record Q1 revenue of $43.84B, significantly beating estimates, while IBM and Red Hat launched a $5B open-source security initiative. Meta expanded into paid subscriptions across its platforms, and CrowdStrike expanded its cybersecurity initiatives. Anthropic surpassed OpenAI as the world's most valuable startup at $965B valuation. Japanese banks gained access to OpenAI's GPT-5.5 model for cybersecurity defense.