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Sources: OpenAI signs a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power over roughly five years, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, starting in 2027 — The vast majority of new revenue revealed by Oracle will come from OpenAI deal, sources say — OpenAI signed a contract …
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| Vas Panagiotopoulos / Wired: |
Atlantic Council: the number of US-based investors in spyware companies nearly tripled in 2024 to 31, compared to just 11 in 2023, topping Israel's 26 investors — A new report warns that the number of US investors in powerful commercial spyware rose sharply in 2024 and names new countries linked to the dangerous technology.
More: The Record and Atlantic Council
Bluesky: @suzannesmalley, @couts, @dell, and @vaspanagiotopoulos.com
| Tim Anderson / The Register: |
Microsoft releases its first preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major version update since November 2021, with a new design and deeper AI integration — New look for Visual Studio but the core still runs on the old .Net Framework — Microsoft has released a preview of Visual Studio 2026 …
More: Microsoft, Windows Report, How-To Geek, WinBuzzer, Thurrott, and Microsoft Learn
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| New York Times: |
Graphic videos of Charlie Kirk's shooting, first posted to X, also spread to Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Telegram within hours, amassing millions of views — First posted to X, they amassed millions of views on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and Telegram within hours.
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Bluesky: @newsjennifer, @trashmale, @faineg, @refusecomplicity, @winterwarpath, and @sheeraf
| Declan Harty / Politico: |
CFTC nominee Brian Quintenz says the Winklevosses asked Trump to pause his confirmation after he refused to make promises “rectifying” a prior Gemini settlement — “Our complaint raises serious questions and concerns about the culture of the agency that you are about to chair … | Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
AI companies' bet on prediction token-based LLMs may make them vulnerable to disruption by a novel approach, especially as new models face diminishing returns — Fortunes are riding on one AI technique, even as cracks start to show. — Every investor knows not to put all your eggs in one basket.| Jody Godoy / Reuters: |
US Senator Ted Cruz introduces a bill that would let AI companies apply for exemptions from federal regulation to help them experiment in developing new tech — - Cruz bill would let AI companies apply for 2-year regulatory exemptions — Consumer group concerned that White House would control process
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
YouTube debuts multilanguage audio after a two-year pilot, saying creators saw 25%+ of watch time on average come from views in the 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 Decoder, Thurrott, The Indian Express, Business Standard, WinBuzzer, Business Today, Android Authority, Social Media Today, and The Verge. Threads: @mattnavarra
| Sam Schube / Wall Street Journal: |
Interviews with Tim Cook, Apple VP of Industrial Design Molly Anderson, and others about iPhone Air design choices, cross-body straps, the iPhone Pro, and more — As Apple releases its lightest, leanest iPhone ever, the company explains the thinking behind its ultra-slim design, which has buyers deciding between capacity and chic| Reuters: |
Digital banking group NOBA plans to list on Nasdaq Stockholm in Q3 2025, in a deal expected to value the company at around $3.74B — Digital banking group NOBA has announced plans to list on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange sometime in the third quarter of this year in a deal expected to value …
| Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: |
Ant Group unit Robbyant showcases its first LLM-powered humanoid robot, the R1, at a conference in Shanghai, joining an intensifying effort by Chinese companies — Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. showcased its first humanoid robot on Thursday, formally joining an intensifying effort … | Bloomberg: |
Blockchain-based lender Figure and some of its backers raised $787.5M in a Nasdaq IPO, selling 31.5M shares at $25 each, valuing the credit company at ~$5.3B — Blockchain-based credit company Figure Technology Solutions Inc. and some of its backers raised $787.5 million in an initial public offering …
More: The Block, Proactive, Axios, Bitcoin Insider, Reuters, The Crypto Times, Cryptonews, Tech Funding News, and BeInCrypto
| 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.
More: The Decoder, The Atlantic, and WinBuzzer
| Bloomberg: |
Vantage Data Centers raised $1.6B from GIC and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to expand in APAC, including the acquisition of a Malaysian data center campus — Vantage Data Centers has secured a $1.6 billion investment to help expand its business in the Asia-Pacific region …
More: DealStreetAsia, Canadian Press, The Business Times, and Reuters
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