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Sources: OpenAI signs a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, over roughly five years 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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Bluesky: @edzitron.com, @marypcbuk, @kbsutt, @carnage4life, @mwelsh1977, @iphawk, @peark.es, @disappoptimism, @jessefelder, and @edzitron.com
Forums: r/singularity, r/StockMarket, and r/wallstreetbets
| Bloomberg: |
Klarna's shares closed up 14.55% at $45.82 in its NYSE debut, giving it a $17B+ market cap, 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 …
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X: @marktluszcz, @jordihays, @klarna, @pitdesi, @jbahrdestefano, @klarna, @nyse, @andrew__reed, @klarnaseb, and @ibrahimajami
Bluesky: @papenhe.im, @mollytaft.com, and @bratpupper
| Tim Anderson / The Register: |
Microsoft releases its first preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major update since November 2021, with a new look 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, and Thurrott
LinkedIn: Gaurav Seth and Punit Shah
Bluesky: @dotmorten.xaml.dev, @blowdart.me, @jlaban, @keansbox.com, and @jfversluis.dev
| 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| 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 … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky says it will comply with South Dakota's and Wyoming's 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 …
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Bluesky: @tonywebster.com, @jake-degroot, @mikestabile, @mikestabile, @mikestabile, and @mikestabile
| 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.
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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: @trashmale, @faineg, @sheeraf, @refusecomplicity, @winterwarpath, and @newsjennifer
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| 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, Business Standard, Android Authority, Business Today, Social Media Today, and The Verge. Threads: @mattnavarra
| 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.| 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.| Sam Schube / Wall Street Journal: |
Interviews with Tim Cook, Apple's VP of Industrial Design Molly Anderson, and others about iPhone Air design choices, cross-body straps, Pro iPhones, 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| 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 …
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
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| 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
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| Pranav Mukul / The Economic Times: |
Sensor Tower: as of July 2025, Rapido had 50M MAUs on Android in India, above Uber's 30M; in the four-wheeler cab segment, Rapido has a ~30% share and Uber ~50% — Bengaluru-based mobility company Rapido now has nearly half the share of overall ride-hailing market, with monthly active users …
X: @ettech, @pranavmukul, @pranavmukul, @pranavmukul, @pranavmukul, and @pranavmukul
| 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 … | 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.
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| Anders Melin / Bloomberg: |
Larry Ellison briefly surpassed Elon Musk to become the world's richest person for the first time on Wednesday after a jump in Oracle shares; ORCL closed up 36% — Larry Ellison briefly surpassed Elon Musk to become the world's richest person Wednesday after a jump in Oracle Corp. shares added a record amount to his fortune.
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X: @pythiar, @jeffnolan, @zephyr_z9, @ankurnagpal, @schuldensuehner, @kirksimon9, @tenreirodaniel, @nateobrienn, @edludlow, @marceloplima, @spencerhakimian, @gannonbreslin, and @buccocapital. LinkedIn: Bruce K Lee
Bluesky: @esqueer.net, @gayfesh.com, @martingelin, and @aidanmoher.com. Mastodon: @andrew@esq.social
Forums: r/MediaMergers, r/Economics, and Slashdot
| 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: @deedydas, @venturetwins, @halimalrasihi, @angaisb_, @levelsio, and @artificialanlys. Bluesky: @quinnypig.com
Forums: r/singularity and r/singularity
| Meir Orbach / CTech: |
Koi, which is developing a centralized protection layer for enterprise endpoints, raised a $38M Series A, taking its total funding to $48M — The startup, founded by Unit 8200 veterans, was born from a VSCode hack and aims to give enterprises control over every application installed on their endpoints.
More: Koi, PaymentSecurity.io, ACCESS Newswire Blog, and Axios
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