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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Another look at Apple's executive succession, as it increases the spotlight on hardware chief John Ternus; sources: Apple weighed hiring a senior Meta AI exec — Apple is intensifying the spotlight on hardware chief John Ternus as executive succession looms.
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| Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
PitchBook: VCs have invested $192.7B in AI startups so far this year, putting 2025 on track to be the first year when 50%+ of VC funding goes to the AI industry — Venture capitalists poured $192.7 billion into AI startups so far this year — setting new global records and putting 2025 …
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| Anvee Bhutani / Wall Street Journal: |
PitchBook: US VCs have invested ~$14.2B in European AI startups so far in 2025, with founders saying US investors better fit the sector's high upfront costs — Founders seeking funding see U.S. investors as better fit for sector's fast pace and huge upfront costs| Sam Altman: |
Sam Altman says OpenAI is planning two Sora changes for rightsholders: granular controls over generation of their characters and a revenue sharing system — We have been learning quickly from how people are using Sora and taking feedback from users, rightsholders, and other interested groups.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: OpenAI and Jony Ive have yet to solve key technical and software issues that could delay the company's palm-sized device, slated for release in 2026 — ChatGPT maker is working with former Apple design boss to launch a palm-sized personal assistant next year
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| Luke James / Tom's Hardware: |
The AI boom is driving memory and storage shortages that may last a decade; OpenAI's Stargate has deals for 900K DRAM wafers per month, or ~40% of global output — Once-cheap SSDs, DRAM, and HDD prices are climbing fast as AI demand and constrained supply converge to create the tightest market in years.
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Forums: r/technology and r/hardware
| Amanda Gerut / Fortune: |
The FBI estimates that North Koreans posing as IT workers, using stolen IDs and AI-fabricated work, funneled up to $1B into the country over the past five years — In corporate security circles, a ghastly new fear has led to some strange advice for recruiters interviewing potential IT staffers … | Anna Heim / TechCrunch: |
Polars, the Amsterdam-based startup behind the popular open-source library for data manipulation of the same name, raised a €18M Series A led by Accel — Polars, the Amsterdam-based company behind the popular open source project of the same name, has raised €18 million …
More: Silicon Canals
| New York Times: |
How video games are shaping a generation of boys, as a survey says US males aged 15 to 24 now spend ~10 hrs/week on average on games, over 2x the time from 2010 — They've become an important way to spend time with peers. But they've also become more addictive.
Bluesky: @daviddarmofal
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
A big portion of EA's cash flow will go toward servicing the $20B debt from the $55B sale, which even the most bullish analysts expect will lead to big layoffs — Leveraged buyouts almost always lead to cost-cutting in the form of big layoffs — Hi everyone.| Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware: |
SiPearl unveils Athena1, Europe's first high-performance CPU with up to 80 cores designed for civilian and military use, slated for commercial launch in H2 2027 — Rhea with advanced security and cryptography and without HBM2E. — SiPearl, a CPU developer funded by the EU … | Jessica Golden / CNBC: |
Scorability, a college sports recruiting marketplace for athletes and coaches, raised $40M led by Bluestone Equity Partners, bringing its total funding to $51M — Sports tech platform Scorability has raised $40 million in fresh funding as the company looks to modernize college sports recruiting, the company announced on Tuesday.
More: Business Wire
| Chase DiFeliciantonio / Politico: |
Insiders detail negotiations between politicians, tech and AI companies, VCs, and others over California's SB 53, the first-in-the-nation AI safety law — The process also highlighted the stakes for the top Democrats involved: Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential contender, and the bill's author …
More: TechCrunch
| Financial Times: |
Robinhood is expanding aggressively in the UK, releasing low-cost investment products and seeking to launch its prediction market products in the country — US broker in talks with regulator about bringing its products to Britain — US broker Robinhood is taking aim at Hargreaves Lansdown … Sponsor Posts
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