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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Thoughts on the MacBook Neo, as Apple expands its superpremium tier via “Ultra” products; sources say Apple aims to use 3D-printed aluminum for Watch and iPhone — Apple has taken the wraps off its $599 MacBook Neo, entering new territory in a way that could shake up the computer market.
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| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
UK data center developer Nscale raised a $2B Series C led by Aker and 8090 Industries at a $14.6B valuation and adds Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to its board — Nscale, a UK developer for artificial intelligence data centers, has raised $2 billion in funding and added a trio …
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| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
A profile of Nscale founder Josh Payne, a former coal miner in Australia who moved to London and started the data center developer in 2024 amid the AI boom — After leaving high school in an industrial area of Australia, Josh Payne took an unlikely path to becoming the head … | Harvard Business Review: |
A study of ~1,500 US workers finds AI use can reduce burnout but also cause “AI brain fry”, a mental fatigue from using AI tools beyond one's cognitive capacity — On New Year's Day, programmer Steve Yegge launched Gas Town, an open-source platform that lets users orchestrate swarms …
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| Miles Kruppa / The Information: |
The US-led war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend $300B+ on AI investments, putting at risk a potential source of funding for tech companies — The war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend more than $300 billion on data centers, chips and other AI investments …
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| New York Times: |
How some candidates for the US midterms are using social media posts and niche buzzwords on their websites to signal for support from crypto and AI super PACs — The A.I. and crypto industries entered this year with nearly $250 million combined to spend on politics, and a battle plan to shape the regulatory landscape in their favor.| Nancy Scola / Politico: |
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Samsung's consumer device chief TM Roh says it is “open to strategic co-operation” with more AI groups, having recently added Perplexity to its mobile OS — Korean giant's device chief says its future Galaxy devices will host multiple models as users mix and match AI tools
More: PYMNTS.com and SamMobile
| Wall Street Journal: |
Kalshi aims to broaden its user base via targeted marketing, enlisting female influencers and others; 26% of current users are women, up from 13% in May 2025 — Kalshi wants to get more young women interested in the prediction-market platform, looking to expand beyond sports and its core male customer base.
More: Blockchain.News
| Bloomberg: |
A look at the OpenClaw craze in China: AI labs launch tools to help users set up OpenClaw, a Shenzhen district drafts policies to support AI agents, and more — Chinese software shares surged Monday after local government agencies joined tech leaders such as Tencent Holdings Ltd …
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| Mary McDougall / Financial Times: |
A Lloyds-commissioned study of 5,000 people in the UK finds that 50%+ of the adults used generative AI platforms for financial advice; ChatGPT was the most used — Millions of people are already turning to chatbots such as ChatGPT to plan their retirement — When Dan, a 41-year-old …
More: Forbes
| Financial Times: |
South Korean giant Coupang is lobbying the US to represent its interests as it faces 10+ data leak probes; Coupang Korea CEO Harold Rogers attended Trump's SOTU — Coupang leans on its US domicile to lobby Washington against probes from Seoul — Coupang, the online retailer, once called itself a “proud Korean company”.| Aaron Levie / @levie: |
Advice to developers: make software that agents want, with API-first design, as AI agents, instead of humans, will become the primary users of future software — Building for trillions of agents — Over the past few months, something big has started to happen with agents.
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| Sharon Goldman / Fortune: |
Caitlin Kalinowski, who led OpenAI's robotics team, resigned over concerns about domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons after OpenAI's US DOD contract — Caitlin Kalinowski, who had been leading hardware and robotic engineering teams at OpenAI since November 2024, announced she has left the company.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Chinese AI circuit board maker Victory Giant plans a Hong Kong IPO as soon as April that may raise $2B+; Chinese regulators approved the IPO last week — Victory Giant Technology (Huizhou) Co., a Chinese maker of printed circuit boards, is preparing for a Hong Kong listing …
More: Tech in Asia, Reuters, and South China Morning Post
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