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Wall Street Journal: 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 -
Bloomberg: 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 -
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 -
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 -
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” -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Chris Metinko / Axios: Outset, which develops AI agents that help Microsoft and other companies conduct customer research and surveys, raised a $30M Series B led by Radical Ventures -
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: SuperCircle, which offers an AI-powered reverse logistics and recycling management service for retail brands, raised a $24M+ Series A led by Foundry Group