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| Greg Bensinger / Reuters: |
Sources: Amazon plans to lay off ~10% of corporate staff, or ~30,000 people, its largest layoffs since 2022, to reduce costs and address pandemic overhiring — Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses …
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X: @joinblind, @buccocapital, @simenomics, @98_tennis, @j1618g, @jason, @quantumagecap, @pankajmittl7, @aconfidencegame, @icomaki2, @darrigomelanie, @notseger, @catturd2, @jason, @deitaone, @sergiustrading, @n29to, @mgsiegler, and @aaront4boss
LinkedIn: Neil Dutta and Greg Bensinger
Bluesky: @carnage4life, @carlquintanilla, @coachnobody, @vought, and @mgsiegler.com. Threads: @joshpetersel. Mastodon: @[email protected]
Forums: r/Fauxmoi, r/SeattleWA, r/singularity, r/wallstreetbets, r/AmazonFC, r/technology, r/Seattle, r/aws, and Slashdot
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Qualcomm unveils two AI inference chips, the AI200, set for 2026, and the AI250, planned for 2027, and says Humain is the first customer; QCOM closes up 11% — Qualcomm announced Monday that it will release new artificial intelligence accelerator chips, marking new competition for Nvidia …
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X: @digitalix, @fortunemagazine, @jamescz19, @omercheeema, @qualcomm_mea, @fortunemagazine, @durga_malladi, @maxwinebach, @qualcomm, @humainai, @zephyr_z9, @eastdakota, @gauravisnotme, @beth_kindig, @superluckeee, @cristianoamon, @edludlow, @tareqamin_, @semianalysis_, @edludlow, @qualcomm, @patrickmoorhead, @theaustinlyons, @kristinaparts, @cristianoamon, and @patrickmoorhead
Forums: r/AMD_Stock and Slashdot
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI estimates that around 0.07% of ChatGPT users active in a week show “severe mental health symptoms” like mania, and details its safety improvements — We worked with more than 170 mental health experts to help ChatGPT more reliably recognize signs of distress, respond with care …
More: Wired, TechCrunch, Platformer, The Guardian, PCMag, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, Business Insider, Search Engine Journal, Blockchain.News, WebProNews, and Big Technology
X: @openai, @8teapi, @joheidecke, @indianidle, @joheidecke, @joheidecke, @joheidecke, @fidjissimo, and @marvinvonhagen. LinkedIn: Andrea V.
Bluesky: @benecal, @lizzieohreally, @brbarrett, @damonberes.com, @fluxinflux, @edithcharles, @fluxinflux, @folletto, and @viacristiano. Mastodon: @[email protected]
Forums: r/technology, r/technology, r/technews, r/TrueReddit, r/MyBoyfriendIsAI, and r/OpenAI
| Webb Wright / ZDNET: |
Anthropic expands Claude for Financial Services with a beta Claude for Excel integration, additional data connectors, and new pre-built Agent Skills — ZDNET's key takeaways — Anthropic's Claude chatbot just got a suite of finance updates. — Claude can draft financial reports, access new data, and more.
More: Anthropic, Finextra, WinBuzzer, VentureBeat, and PYMNTS.com
X: @anthropicai, @ambricken, @alexalbert__, @kimmonismus, @loganmbrand, @anthropicai, @_arohan_, @danshipper, and @vitaliychiley
Forums: r/artificial and r/singularity
| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft's next Xbox will run Windows, letting users play PlayStation titles on Steam and the full Xbox console library, without a multiplayer paywall — The new Xbox platform is said to be a “premium” experience, and now we have some details on what it'll look like.
More: IGN, Kotaku, Thurrott, TheGamer, Gamereactor UK, Windows Report, Pure Xbox, Polygon.com, Comic Book, Tech4Gamers, and PCWorld
X: @kahliefadams, @brap_podcast, @qwik, @qwik, @qwik, @qwik, @qwik, @jdotb, @jezcorden, @klobrille, @paultassi, @jezcorden, @danno_omen, and @longislandviper
Bluesky: @knoebel, @brettfavaro, @alex.antilogik.de, @tprstly.com, @vegandroid, @benalterman.com, and @mgsiegler.com
Forums: r/xbox, r/technology, r/wow, r/gaming, r/XboxSeriesS, r/gamingnews, r/kindafunny, r/pcgaming, r/Games, and Slashdot
| Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac: |
Meta launches “ghost posts” on Threads, letting users share “unfiltered thoughts” in posts that disappear after 24 hours; replies will appear as a DM — Threads is rolling out ghost posts, which get automatically archived after 24 hours. Here's how it works.
More: Meta Newsroom, MacRumors, Forbes Middle East, TechCrunch, The Verge, Digital Trends, Reuters, Fast Company, Bloomberg, Engadget, Android Central, and PhoneArena
Bluesky: @vegandroid. Threads: @katienotopoulos, @guillecummings, @masiosare, @conno_r, @kurtwag8, @feministajones, @threads, @jw, @katienotopoulos, @zuck, @hashpiperdy, @kurtwag8, @martinsfp, @racsterls, and @chancehmiller. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US judge decertifies a class action that accused Apple of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps, citing errors in the plaintiffs' damages model — - Judge reverses February 2024 class certification — Apple monopolization said to result in higher prices — Disappointed plaintiffs to review next steps, lawyer says
More: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iClarified, and Bloomberg Law
| Washington Post: |
Grokipedia, a Grok-powered online encyclopedia, launches with over 885K articles; Elon Musk has touted it as a less biased alternative to Wikipedia — The right-leaning tech magnate is touting his own online encyclopedia as an unbiased alternative, but it went down after about an hour. — just now
More: Engadget, The Verge, New York Times, Moneycontrol, and Business Insider
X: @brianroemmele, @harrisonstephen, and @kettlebelldan
Bluesky: @davidingram, @rmac, @nerdjpg.com, @rmac, @rmac, @niedermeyer.online, @milesklee, and @jeremyfcohen
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
OpenAI urges the US to commit to building 100GW of new energy capacity each year to stay ahead of China in AI, and says “electrons are the new oil” — OpenAI on Monday said the U.S. needs to substantially ramp up its investment in new energy capacity if it wants to stay ahead … | Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Anthropic's success with corporate AI, which makes up ~80% of its revenue; a July report put its enterprise API market share at 32% vs. OpenAI's 25% — Anthropic, backed by Amazon and Google, is focusing on corporate customers rather than the mass market
X: @peterwildeford, @awakenstudy, @garymarcus, @aiwithkush, @ddehilster, @_valsai, @shadowcrewtroll, @synthshareai, @muh_saad0, @sjoldvalueguy, @rammvier14, @steadtlera58435, @sonicshifts, @itsonolo, @shiva_2314, @itakgol, @premmeyyappan0, @jd__hayes, @almadiraeronyx, @mirko_monti6, @madietlx, @davidpawlan, @everydayai_, @philswenson, @shlomicohenai, @lorenzozar, @garrisonlovely, @mickrussom, @jamipuchi, @moxarela_tech, @eve_silb, @gethackteam, @quentin_o26, @notadrianmadame, @oscarle_x, @snowalgo, @carlosml, @stefanfschubert, @robertomasymas, @smzpomr_yimort, @doctoryev, @vietphanx, @zenul_abidin, @comrade_mog, @dogancanbaris, @nathanbenaich, @jordanroth_, @jingerzz, @truthdotphd, @ai_for_success, @codewithimanshu, @timdodaro2, @lmt2683, @anaishowland18, @jakemcm36986672, @kuittinenpetri, @pablocr, @david_logger, @thenohtus, and @chachangfan. Bluesky: @jessefelder. Forums: Slashdot
| MiniMax: |
China's MiniMax releases MiniMax M2, an open-source model optimized for AI agents and coding and priced at $0.30/1M input tokens and $1.20/1M output tokens — From Day 1 of our founding, we have been committed to the vision of “Intelligence with Everyone.”
More: Hugging Face, South China Morning Post, WebProNews, Analytics India Magazine, and The Information
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| Reuters: |
The US forms a $1B partnership with AMD to build two AI supercomputers, Lux and Discovery, accelerating research in fusion energy, drug development, and more — - Supercomputers to help harness fusion energy, treat cancer — Lux supercomputer to come online in six months
More: The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Washington Examiner, ORNL, FedScoop, Tom's Hardware, Blockchain.News, Fast Company, TechPowerUp, and Benzinga
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Forums: r/AMD_Stock and Slashdot
| Vallari Srivastava / Reuters: |
NextEra Energy and Google sign a 25-year power supply deal, which includes restarting the 615MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, shut down in 2020 — U.S. utility NextEra Energy (NEE.N) and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google have singed a power supply deal, which would help restart the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa.
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X: @morqon, @stocksavvyshay, and @thomasortk
| Sneha Kumar / Reuters: |
Australia sues Microsoft for allegedly misleading ~2.7M Microsoft 365 users into accepting a price hike for Copilot plans while hiding cheaper non-AI options — - Microsoft 365 personal plan price increased by 45% — Cheaper ‘classic’ plan only revealed during cancellation process
More: Australian Competition …, SiliconANGLE, The Register, ABC, Tech.co, HotHardware, The Guardian, CIO Dive, Breitbart, Moneycontrol, The American Bazaar, UPI, Thurrott, Windows Central, BonTech Labs, and Information Age
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Bluesky: @richardtroupe, @rewhan, @raymondwilton, @magnificom, @picketer, @kels316, @eliseswritings, @yungenchee, @jilldlawrence, @joshtaylor, and @leanneveronica
Mastodon: @brucelawson@social …, @[email protected], and @[email protected]
Forums: Hacker News, r/assholedesign, r/BuyFromEU, r/BetterOffline, r/australia, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Internal memo: Vishal Shah, who led Meta's metaverse unit, will now lead AI product management; sources: Vibes was rushed out to get ahead of OpenAI's Sora — Vishal Shah takes on key role after Meta AI video service Vibes overshadowed by OpenAI's Sora — Mark Zuckerberg has appointed … | Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal: |
AI contractor marketplace Mercor raised a $350M Series C led by Felicis at a $10B valuation, following a $100M Series B at a $2B valuation announced in February — Founded in 2023 by three college dropouts, Mercor recruits humans to train chatbots, a new industry gold mine
More: CNBC, Tech Funding News, TechCrunch, and Mercor
X: @sarahtavel, @akothari, @adarsh_exe, @mercor_ai, @chetanp, @arfurrock, @kevinhartz, @kylerywang, @brendanfoody, @mahapatrachirag, @luke_metro, and @pxd. LinkedIn: Angel Au-Yeung
| Toby Sterling / Reuters: |
Sources: the Netherlands took control of Nexperia over fears its ex-CEO Zhang Xuezheng was dismantling its European operations and moving production to China — The Netherlands' decision to take control of chipmaker Nexperia in September was due to fears the company's former CEO … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Filing: iRobot says its last potential buyer withdrew from the process and its financials remain dire, following Amazon abandoning a 2024 bid; IRBT drops 33%+ — Shares of iRobot plunged 33% on Monday after the company warned its search for a buyer has hit a substantial roadblock and its financial condition remains dire.
More: The Verge, The Boston Globe, iRobot, Mashable, and The Independent
| Josh Scott / BetaKit: |
Toronto-based Wealthsimple, an online investment management service, raised CA$750M co-led by Dragoneer and GIC at a post-money valuation of CA$10B — Up to $750-million financing includes $550-million primary and $200-million secondary offerings. — Toronto-based FinTech firm Wealthsimple …
More: Canadian Press and Wealthsimple
| Vallari Srivastava / Reuters: |
Chegg plans to cut 388 roles, or about 45% of the workforce, citing the “new realities of AI”, and says executive chairman Dan Rosensweig returns as CEO — Educational technology company Chegg (CHGG.N) said on Monday it would cut 388 roles globally, or about 45% of the workforce … | Dion Lim / CEO Dinner Insights: |
The current AI investment boom will spark a “wildfire” that wipes out some companies, yet bolsters and enables others by unlocking GPUs, energy, and talent — AI won't crash—it will burn. Like every tech cycle, the fire will clear the brush, redistribute talent, and leave infrastructure to power what comes next.
X: @manosaie, @ericabrescia, @thisiskp_, and @mamoonha
LinkedIn: Dion Lim, Janet Lee Johnson, Benjamin Abes, and Liz Fuscaldo Chroust
| Kai Wu / Sparkline Capital: |
X: @thestalwart, @bgurley, @adam_winnick, @buccocapital, @mattsechrest, @ckaiwu, and @jackneele
Bluesky: @kentindell and @jessefelder
| Paige Smith / Bloomberg: |
PayPal and Bilt, which offers rewards points for rent payments, say Bilt customers will be able to use Venmo to make rent and mortgage payments starting in 2026 — PayPal Holdings Inc. and Bilt Rewards are teaming up to let customers use Venmo to make rent and mortgage payments starting early next year.
More: PYMNTS.com, Forbes, and PayPal Newsroom
| Emily Mason / Bloomberg: |
Citigroup and Coinbase say they are exploring on-chain stablecoin payments and simpler crypto-fiat transfers for Citi's institutional clients — Citigroup Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. are teaming up to provide expanded digital-asset payment capabilities to the bank's corporate clients …
More: Citi, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Finextra, Bitcoin Insider, CoinGape, and Decrypt
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Forge Global, a leading platform for trading stakes in private startups, is exploring a sale, after its stock fell 90% since its 2021 IPO — Platform for trading stakes in private start-ups went public in 2021 through reverse merger with blank cheque company
More: The Information and Wall Street Journal
| Anna Irrera / Bloomberg: |
IBM launches Digital Asset Haven, a digital assets platform built with crypto wallet provider Dfns for financial institutions, governments, and companies — International Business Machines Corp. is launching a digital assets platform to allow financial institutions, governments and companies …
More: IBM, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, The Daily Hodl, BeInCrypto, The Crypto Basic, Bitcoin Insider, CoinDesk, and Cryptonews. LinkedIn: Tina Tarquinio
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