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September 11, 2025, 6:40 AM

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Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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.
Financial Times:
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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.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky says it will comply with South Dakota's and Wyoming's age-verification laws, which currently strike “the right balance”, after exiting Mississippi  —  After blocking its service in Mississippi over its new age-assurance law, the social networking startup is taking …
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
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 …
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.
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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