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Sources: OpenAI told staff it was ending the six-month “vesting cliff” that required new employees to work for at least six months before their equity vests — Maker of ChatGPT and its competitor xAI have relaxed restrictions meant to keep new hires from leaving in the midst of a fierce talent war
More: Bloomberg, The Information, Benzinga, and The Decoder
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Sources: ServiceNow is in advanced talks to buy Armis, which helps businesses secure and manage IoT devices, in a deal that may value Armis at as much as $7B — ServiceNow Inc. is in advanced talks to buy the cybersecurity startup Armis in a deal that may be valued at as much as $7 billion …
More: iTnews, CNBC, The Times of Israel, Globes, Tech in Asia, The Information, and Bloomberg Law. X: @rngould
| Will McCurdy / PCMag: |
Amazon rolls out Ask This Book to the Kindle iOS app, letting readers ask questions about plot or characters; authors can't opt out — Whether you're reading dense, challenging 19th-century classics or the latest thriller, sometimes even the best readers lose track of what's actually going on …
More: Engadget, Reactor, TechRadar, About Amazon, Publishers Lunch, The Indian Express, and Good e-Reader
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Forums: Hacker News, r/books, and Slashdot
| Mike Butcher / Pathfounders: |
Solve Intelligence, which offers generative AI tools to law firms for IP and patent law work, raised a $40M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55M — With most intellectual property or patent law work done with spreadsheets, docs, and PDFs, this is a ripe arena for generative AI …
More: Solve Intelligence, Silicon Republic, Tech Funding News, Law360, Artificial Lawyer, and Sifted. Bluesky: @prietschka
| Kieran Smith / Financial Times: |
Delivery Hero Chair Kristin Skogen Lund backs CEO Niklas Östberg as the group explores asset sales amid shareholder pressure over its falling stock price — Founder Östberg retains board support even as German food group explores routes to revive shares
Bluesky: @quinnypig.com
| Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
Stocks of private companies like OpenAI and SpaceX are being sold via invitation-only markets to the ultrawealthy before their IPOs, creating a two-tier system — The buzziest private companies are being sold to a select few as the universe of stocks everyone else can invest in shrinks rapidly
Forums: r/StockMarket and r/Bogleheads
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
A look at Trump's AI EO and how its interstate commerce argument could backfire by invalidating laws in GOP states targeting “Big Tech censorship” — The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks …
More: Ars Technica and naked capitalism
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Forums: r/politics and r/esist
| Bloomberg: |
A profile of ASML, Europe's most valuable company, as it prepares for a transition to High NA EUV, with high-volume manufacturing expected in 2027 and 2028 — The Dutch company's machines are needed to make the AI chips that power ChatGPT and other models — When Christophe Fouquet interviewed … | New York Times: |
Crypto casinos have become online gambling havens for teens and problem gamblers, propped up by operators who turn social media influencers into recruiters — Produced by Leo Dominguez and Rumsey Taylor — David and many people like him — young and chronically online …
More: Futurism, al.com, and New York Post
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| Tim Wu / Financial Times: |
Despite talk of an existential US-China AI race, the Chinese state and its major companies are spending more to dominate other domains, such as EVs and robotics — Over the past year, major US tech companies have spent more than $350bn on AI-related infrastructure, with projections of over $400bn for 2026.| Zack Abrams / The Block: |
Exor rejects Tether's all-cash offer for its 65.4% controlling stake in Juventus, which valued the Italian soccer club at €1.1B — Partner offers — Quick Take — Italy's Agnelli family has unanimously rejected stablecoin giant Tether's $1.3 billion offer to buy the Juventus football club … | Krysta Escobar / CNBC: |
Esusu, which offers a rent reporting API used by Zillow, banks, and others to help renters build credit scores, raised a $50M Series C at a $1.2B valuation — Esusu, a fintech platform that helps renters build credit scores, has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.2 billion valuation.
LinkedIn: Esusu, Jenna Anita Nicholas, and Evan Leaphart
| Clive Cookson / Financial Times: |
A University of Cambridge analysis reveals how cheap SMS text message verification to create online accounts fuels global influence and manipulation campaigns — Analysis reveals how cheap text message verification fuels global influence and manipulation campaigns
More: Howie Town and COTSI
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| Micah Zimmerman / Bitcoin Magazine: |
The US CFTC withdraws its 2020 guidance on the “actual delivery” of a digital asset, aiming to support broader access to regulated crypto markets — The CFTC is withdrawing outdated crypto delivery guidance, paving the way for updated rules amid expanding oversight.
More: CFTC, BeInCrypto, and Bitcoin News
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