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| Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: OpenAI signed a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, over roughly five years — The vast majority of new revenue revealed by Oracle will come from OpenAI deal, sources say — OpenAI signed a contract to purchase $300 billion …
More: New York Times, The Verge, Forbes Middle East, Reuters, Semafor, Bloomberg, Fierce Network, TechCrunch, Coinspeaker, Techstrong.ai, The Information, CIO Dive, Yahoo Finance, Proactive, TVNewsCheck, Nairametrics, and Tech.co
X: @benbajarin, @_4lex_4, @morqon, @kakashiii111, @michaelmottcm, and @berber_jin1
Bluesky: @peark.es, @mwelsh1977, and @marypcbuk
Forums: r/singularity, r/StockMarket, and r/wallstreetbets
| Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times: |
Amazon's Zoox launches its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, letting riders hail its toaster-shaped cars between specific destinations in the city's 4.2-mile Strip — The driverless car group launches to the public in challenge to Waymo and Tesla over the future of ride-hailing
More: Forbes, The Verge, CNBC, Forbes, Associated Press, TechEBlog, CNBC on YouTube, Barron's Online, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Investor's Business Daily, CNBC Television on YouTube, CNBC Television on YouTube, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, GeekWire, Bloomberg, Dexerto, Wired, Reuters, The Robot Report, PCMag, Engadget, Fortune, CNET, Proactive, Electrek, Yahoo Finance, The Last Driver License Holder, and NDTV Profit
X: @ajassy, @mickakers, @aicha2evans, @awsnewsroom, @panos_panay, @zoox, @anyryanwallace, and @pitdesi. Forums: Hacker News
| Lynn Doan / Bloomberg: |
Bending Spoons agrees to acquire Vimeo for $1.38B, in an all-cash deal set to close in Q4, representing a 91% premium; Vimeo will be delisted from exchanges — Bending Spoons, one of Europe's largest mobile app developers, has agreed to buy the video platform Vimeo in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.38 billion.
More: Vimeo.com, Inc., PetaPixel, Variety, Tubefilter, Sifted, Pulse 2.0, Reuters, The Information, TechCrunch, Yahoo Finance, TVBEurope, EU-Startups, NCS | NewscastStudio, and Engadget
X: @michaelmiraflor, @colinkeeley, @fedesimio, @maxrovensky, @artemr, @championswimmer, and @alexlindsay
LinkedIn: Eric Rudolf and Nico Wittenborn
Bluesky: @hunterwalk.com and @johnvoorhees.macstories.net
| Bloomberg: |
Klarna's shares closed up 14.55% at $45.82 in its NYSE debut, giving it a $17B+ market value, after the company and some of its backers raised $1.37B in its IPO — Klarna Group Plc rose 15% in its trading debut after the company and some of its backers raised $1.37 billion in an initial public offering …
More: Axios, Business Insider, SiliconANGLE, The American Bazaar, Yahoo Finance, Fortune, Reuters, CNBC, Crunchbase News, Entrepreneur, Barron's Online, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, and Business Insider
X: @pitdesi, @klarnaseb, @klarna, @jbahrdestefano, @ibrahimajami, @marktluszcz, @klarna, @nyse, @jordihays, and @andrew__reed
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Lyft partners with Ann Arbor-based May Mobility to let Atlanta riders request an autonomous minivan, with a safety driver, starting in a seven square-mile area — The vehicles from May Mobility will have safety drivers who will ‘drive manually during initial trips,’ the companies said.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky says it will comply with South Dakota and Wyoming age-verification laws, which “currently strikes the right balance”, after exiting Mississippi — After blocking its service in Mississippi over its new age-assurance law, the social networking startup is taking … | Anders Melin / Bloomberg: |
Larry Ellison becomes the world's richest person for the first time, at $393B, overtaking Elon Musk at $385B, as Oracle's stock jumps 40%+ after beating Q1 est. — Larry Ellison has become the world's richest person for the first time, ending Elon Musk's nearly year-long reign in the top spot.
More: Financial Times, Oracle, CNET, Silicon Valley Business …, Washington Post, CNBC, Austin Business Journal, Associated Press, Fox Business, Austin American-Statesman, CNN, Benzinga, NDTV Profit, The American Bazaar, The San Francisco Standard, Al Jazeera, Business Insider, Deadline, TMZ.com, CNBC, MarketWatch, Yahoo Finance, KTVU-TV, UPI, Daily Sabah, Forbes, The Hill, Capital Brief, The Information, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Economic Times, Inc.com, The i Paper, Hollywood Life, Dexerto, NBC News, Times of India, KDFX-TV, Analytics India Magazine, Entrepreneur, The Ankler, Fortune, Daily Kos, Sherwood News, Australian Financial Review, Robb Report, Jamaica Observer, Bisnow, E! Online, Newser, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Daily News, and CNBC
X: @ankurnagpal, @nateobrienn, @buccocapital, @gannonbreslin, @pythiar, @jeffnolan, @zephyr_z9, @schuldensuehner, @kirksimon9, @tenreirodaniel, @edludlow, @marceloplima, and @spencerhakimian. LinkedIn: Bruce K Lee. Bluesky: @esqueer.net. Mastodon: @andrew@esq.social
Forums: r/MediaMergers, r/Economics, and Slashdot
| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Uber plans to add Blade helicopter rides as soon as 2026 via a partnership with electric air taxi maker Joby Aviation, which acquired Blade for $125M in August — Uber is tackling a new form of ride sharing: helicopters. — The ride hailing company on Wednesday said it will launch Blade helicopter rides …
More: CBS News, Yahoo Finance, Fast Company, The Daily Caller, Benzinga, Business Wire, Bloomberg, Electrek, Travel + Leisure, Forbes, Newser, Gulf News, Inc.com, Reuters, The Verge, TechCrunch, and Skift
| Terrence O'Brien / The Verge: |
Spotify plans to roll out lossless audio at 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC to Premium users over the next two months in 50 markets, without needing a pricier subscription — Subscribers will be able to enjoy 24-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC as part of their Premium plan. … It's been a long time coming but Spotify is finally getting lossless audio.
More: Spotify, 9to5Mac, Android Central, GSMArena.com, CMU, Digital Music News, iPhone in Canada, How-To Geek, NBC Bay Area, Mashable, Engadget, nextpit, Metro.co.uk, CNET, The Tab, GB News, Android Police, Android Headlines, Digital Trends, MobileSyrup, WeRSM, Windows Report, AppleInsider, The Shortcut, ZDNET, BGR, PCMag, WJXX-TV, TechRadar, Consequence, Forbes, Gamereactor UK, 9to5Google, Moneycontrol, Thurrott, Pocket-lint, T3, Trusted Reviews, PCWorld, TheDesk.net, Android Authority, MacRumors, Music Business Worldwide, Billboard, Music Ally, The Hollywood Reporter, and TechCrunch
| Financial Times: |
Quantum startup PsiQuantum raised $1B led by BlackRock, Temasek, and Baillie Gifford at a $7B valuation, up from $3.2B in 2021, for a 1M-qubit computer by 2028 — PsiQuantum backed by BlackRock, Temasek and Baillie Gifford as investment race intensifies — PsiQuantum has raised $1bn … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Reddit, Yahoo, Medium, Quora, People, O'Reilly, wikiHow, Ziff Davis, and others adopt the Really Simple Licensing (RSL) standard that sets terms for AI scraping — Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are just some of the major brands on board with the RSL Standard.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Apple extends free access to satellite connectivity features for an extra year for iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 owners who activated their device before September 9 — People on an iPhone 14 or 15 won't have to pay for Apple's satellite messaging until as early as November 2026.
More: Apple, Six Colors, iDrop News, BGR, Lifehacker, Tech Times, MobileSyrup, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, GSMArena.com, Engadget, AppleInsider, PCMag, Six Colors, and The Verge
| The Information: |
Sources: Amazon is developing two AR glasses, one codenamed Jayhawk with a color display for consumers, and another codenamed Amelia focused on delivery drivers — Amazon is developing a pair of augmented-reality glasses for consumers, say two people with knowledge of the plans.
More: CNET, Engadget, The Verge, WinBuzzer, PYMNTS.com, Android Police, Reuters, TechRadar, Android Authority, Android Central, GeekWire, Road to VR, and UploadVR
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Reddit launches free tools for publishers as part of Reddit Pro, to track article performance and get suggestions on which communities to share their stories in — Reddit on Wednesday launched a set of free tools for publishers to track their article performance and receive suggestions … | Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
More: Reddit Upvoted, Tubefilter, PCMag, and Dexerto
Forums: r/modnews, r/RedditAlternatives, r/inthenews, r/LeftoversH3, r/technology, and r/PowerfulJRE
| Alex Reisner / The Atlantic: |
Analysis: 13+ datasets used by tech companies without permission to train AI models contain 15.8M+ YouTube videos from 2M+ channels, including 1M how-to videos — Editor's note: This analysis is part of The Atlantic's investigation into how YouTube videos are taken to train AI tools.
| Vincent Chow / South China Morning Post: |
ByteDance launches Seedream 4.0, an AI image model it claims can beat Google's viral “nano banana” model in prompt adherence, alignment, and aesthetics — ByteDance claims that Seedream 4.0 beat Gemini 2.5 Flash Image for image generation and editing on its internal evaluation benchmark
More: The Decoder. X: @levelsio, @artificialanlys, and @deedydas. Bluesky: @quinnypig.com
Forums: r/singularity and r/singularity
| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio after a two-year pilot, saying creators saw 25%+ of watch time coming from views in their video's non-primary language — YouTube announced on Wednesday that its multi-language audio feature has officially launched after a two-year-long pilot.
More: YouTube Official Blog, The Verge, Android Authority, and Social Media Today. Threads: @mattnavarra
| Ben Funk / HotHardware: |
Arm launches four Lumex compute subsystem CPU architectures to improve on-device AI on smartphones, PCs, and wearables, and unveils its new Mali G1-Ultra GPU — As the smartphone market has matured, the workloads that consumers expect from their tiny in-pocket mobile computers has increased drastically.
More: Arm Newsroom, Arm Newsroom, SiliconANGLE, TechRadar, Benzinga, Reuters, Implicator.ai, SamMobile, CNX Software, Hackster, Techstrong.ai, TalkAndroid.com, Phoronix, VideoCardz.com, and WinBuzzer
X: @armsoftwaredev and @arm
| Jody Godoy / Reuters: |
US Senator Ted Cruz introduces a bill that would let AI companies apply for exemptions from federal regulations to help them experiment with new technology — - Cruz bill would let AI companies apply for 2-year regulatory exemptions — Consumer group concerned that White House would control process| Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: |
Replit raised $250M led by Prysm, nearly tripling its valuation to $3B; its annualized revenue grew from $2.8M to $150M in the past year and it has 40M users — AI coding startup Replit Inc. has raised $250 million in a funding round that nearly triples its valuation to $3 billion … | Brian Steinberg / Variety: |
Amazon and Netflix partner to let advertisers buy Netflix ad inventory via Amazon's demand-side platform, after Amazon signed a similar deal with Disney in June — Amazon and Netflix are two of the major competitors in Hollywood's streaming wars, but in at least one instance, they're ready to team up.
More: The Information, Motley Fool, Profectio, Deadline, Business Insider, Marketing Dive, The Streamable, Adweek, Digiday, Ad Age, TipRanks Financial, and The Wrap
X: @shaneoleary1, @shaneoleary1, and @richlightshed
LinkedIn: Danae Zoellin, Adam Mellott, and Ludovic de Valon. Bluesky: @quinnypig.com. Threads: @eric_seufert
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
The EU's General Court sides with Meta and TikTok in their legal dispute with the EC over the DSA's 0.05% supervisory fee, saying the EU's methodology is flawed — Meta Platforms (META.O) and TikTok on Wednesday won their legal fight against a European Union supervisory fee imposed … | The Information: |
Source: Perplexity has secured commitments from investors for $200M in new funding at a $20B valuation — Perplexity, which runs an artificial intelligence-powered search engine, has secured commitments from investors for $200 million in new funding at a $20 billion valuation, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
More: Reuters
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Kraken opens trading of 60+ tokenized US securities to its EU users, powered by Backed Finance's xStocks; rwa.xyz says tokenized shares' market value is ~$421M — Crypto exchange Kraken opened up trading of tokenized US securities to its customers in the European Union, expanding the reach of the nascent asset class.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta's TBD Lab team sits in an area near Mark Zuckerberg's desk that needs special badge access, and their names are not on the company's org chart — An influx of highly paid researchers has created new status divisions, even as some recent hires have already left their jobs| Katherine Hamilton / Wall Street Journal: |
Opendoor names Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian as its CEO, following Carrie Wheeler's ouster, and taps co-founder Keith Rabois as chairman; OPEN jumps 35%+ after hours — Kaz Nejatian will help Opendoor incorporate more artificial intelligence into its real estate platform, the company says
More: The Information, CNBC, Benzinga, Stock Titan, HousingWire, Inman, Sherwood News, and RealEstateNews.com
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
A US Treasury Department document says “digital content creators”, including podcasters, social media influencers, and streamers, are eligible for tax-free tips — A U.S. Treasury Department document includes podcasters, social media influencers and streamers among occupations eligible for tax-free tips.
More: Engadget, Quartz, Mashable, Bloomberg, and USA Insurance News …
| Bloomberg: |
Letter to FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson: Senator Ron Wyden accuses Microsoft of “gross cybersecurity negligence”, citing hospital operator Ascension's 2024 breach — US Senator Ron Wyden says glaring cybersecurity flaws by Microsoft Corp. enabled a ransomware attack on a US hospital system …
More: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden …, CyberScoop, Ars Technica, TechRadar, Reuters, and WinBuzzer. Forums: Slashdot
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