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Sam Altman says OpenAI wants to create “a factory that can produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure every week” and plans to reveal more details this year — Growth in the use of AI services has been astonishing; we expect it to be even more astonishing going forward.
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| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
A look at the Nvidia-OpenAI deal, where Nvidia will invest in $10B tranches; sources say OpenAI informed Microsoft about the deal a day before it was signed — ABILENE, Texas - Sam Altman had a deadline. OpenAI's CEO was headed to Texas to unveil his company's next big infrastructure push …
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| Myles Miller / Bloomberg: |
The US Secret Service says it has dismantled 300+ SIM card servers in the NYC area that could have disrupted communications ahead of the UN General Assembly — Federal agents dismantled a network of devices in the New York area that was used to threaten senior US government officials …
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| New York Times: |
Larry Ellison is turning into a media magnate, potentially controlling CBS, CNN, TikTok, and more, amid a regulatory environment favorable to Trump allies — When Larry Ellison entered his ninth decade in 2024, his high-profile lifestyle seemed to be receding.
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Meta starts rolling out built-in message translation in WhatsApp, with support for 19+ languages on iOS and six on Android — Translation is rolling out to iPhone and Android users, and will expand to support additional languages in the future.
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google adds a new You tab to Google Play, featuring player account information, personalized content recommendations, rewards, and more — Curated content, rewards, subscriptions, stats, and updates will live under a new ‘You’ tab. … Google Play is adding a new centralized user hub …
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| Artie Beaty / ZDNET: |
Google rolls out an AI-powered conversational photo editing tool, previously exclusive to the Pixel 10 series, to all Google Photos users on Android — ZDNET's key takeaways — Google has revealed an AI-powered editing tool for Google Photos. — You describe your desired edits with voice or text.| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft says it is experimenting with microfluidics, which involves sending fluid through channels in AI and server chips to improve cooling efficiency — Small amounts of fluid passed through channels etched on chips can save energy and boost AI systems.| Ashley Gold / Axios: |
Meta launches the American Technology Excellence Project, a super PAC to fight AI policy bills at the state level; it previously launched a California PAC — Meta launched a new super PAC on Tuesday to help fight off what it sees as onerous AI and tech policy bills across the country, per an announcement shared exclusively with Axios.
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Sources: Microsoft is in talks with US publishers about launching a two-sided marketplace that would compensate publishers for their content used by AI products — Microsoft is in talks with select U.S. publishers about a pilot program to help launch a two-sided marketplace …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber launches prepaid passes, letting customers pay a discounted price in advance on frequently taken trips, in bundles of 5, 10, 15, or 20 rides — Customers can pay a discounted price when buying frequently made trips in advance. … Uber is still trying to chip away at the perception …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple quietly cancels the release of Apple TV+ show The Savant this Friday; its trailer faced backlash for allegedly misrepresenting right-wing ideologies — Apple has quietly cancelled the release of The Savant, which was set to hit Apple TV+ this Friday, September 26.| Ashleigh Fields / The Hill: |
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, YouTube says it will reinstate creators it banned for COVID and election misinfo, and blames Biden officials for the bans — YouTube's parent company, Alphabet, on Tuesday said it would reinstate creators previously banned for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and false election content.
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| Harvard Business Review: |
Research: low productivity gains from AI may stem from employees using AI to produce “workslop”, or low-effort, passable work that creates more work for others — A confusing contradiction is unfolding in companies embracing generative AI tools: while workers are largely following mandates …
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| Anna Irrera / Bloomberg: |
London-based Fnality, which lets banks transact in a digital cash asset backed with funds at the Bank of England, raised $136M led by BoA, Citigroup, and others — Fnality International Ltd., a UK-based blockchain-payments company, has raised $136 million in a funding round led … | Dan Primack / Axios: |
Source: Stripe is in talks to buy back shares from its VC backers at a $106.7B valuation; Sequoia bought $861M worth of shares in 2024 at a $70B valuation — Stripe is in talks to repurchase shares from venture capital backers at a $106.7 billion valuation, Axios has learned.| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
A look at MrBeast's entertainment company, which has ~$450M in annual sales but faced three years of losses due to high production costs of $3M-$4M per video — The master of viral videos now has a CEO to rein in spending on Lambos—and give his “banger content” an even wider reach.| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go in Indonesia for ~$4.50 per month, expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan after debuting it in India in August — OpenAI is expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan beyond India. The company launched its sub-$5 ChatGPT Go paid plan …
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