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| Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: OpenAI signs a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power over roughly five years, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, starting in 2027 — The vast majority of new revenue revealed by Oracle will come from OpenAI deal, sources say — OpenAI signed a contract …
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Bluesky: @davelee.me, @edzitron.com, @marypcbuk, @kbsutt, @carnage4life, @mwelsh1977, @iphawk, @peark.es, @disappoptimism, @jessefelder, and @edzitron.com
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| Jody Godoy / Reuters: |
US Senator Ted Cruz introduces a bill that would let AI companies apply for exemptions from federal regulation to help them experiment in developing new tech — - Cruz bill would let AI companies apply for 2-year regulatory exemptions — Consumer group concerned that White House would control process
More: The Verge, Computerworld, Gizmodo, U.S. Senate Committee …, Implicator.ai, Public Citizen, Livemint, FedScoop, Biometric Update, Roll Call, R Street Institute, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, Forbes, Nextgov/FCW, and Punchbowl News
X: @protectaxpayers and @sentedcruz
Forums: r/technology and r/technology
| Vas Panagiotopoulos / Wired: |
Atlantic Council: the number of US-based investors in spyware companies nearly tripled in 2024 to 31, compared to just 11 in 2023, topping Israel's 26 investors — A new report warns that the number of US investors in powerful commercial spyware rose sharply in 2024 and names new countries linked to the dangerous technology.| Tim Anderson / The Register: |
Microsoft releases its first preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major version update since November 2021, with a new design and deeper AI integration — New look for Visual Studio but the core still runs on the old .Net Framework — Microsoft has released a preview of Visual Studio 2026 …
More: Microsoft, Windows Report, How-To Geek, WinBuzzer, and Thurrott
LinkedIn: Gaurav Seth and Punit Shah
Bluesky: @dotmorten.xaml.dev, @joshjers.drilian.com, @blowdart.me, @jlaban, @keansbox.com, and @jfversluis.dev
| New York Times: |
Graphic videos of Charlie Kirk's shooting, first posted to X, also spread to Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Telegram within hours, amassing millions of views — First posted to X, they amassed millions of views on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and Telegram within hours.
More: Wired, Associated Press, The Verge, New York Times, CNN, Crooked Media, and Status
X: @nikitabier, @paulyacoubian, @gkamstra, and @struglord
Bluesky: @trashmale, @faineg, @newsjennifer, @refusecomplicity, @winterwarpath, and @sheeraf
| Declan Harty / Politico: |
CFTC nominee Brian Quintenz says the Winklevosses asked Trump to pause his confirmation after he refused to make promises “rectifying” a prior Gemini settlement — “Our complaint raises serious questions and concerns about the culture of the agency that you are about to chair … | Bloomberg: |
Klarna's shares closed up 14.55% at $45.82 in its NYSE debut, giving it a $17B+ market cap, after the company and some of its backers raised $1.37B in its IPO — Klarna Group Plc rose 15% in its trading debut after the company and some of its backers raised $1.37 billion in an initial public offering …
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X: @marktluszcz, @klarna, @pitdesi, @jbahrdestefano, @klarna, @nyse, @klarnaseb, @ibrahimajami, @andrew__reed, and @jordihays
Bluesky: @papenhe.im, @mollytaft.com, and @bratpupper
| Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
AI companies' bet on prediction token-based LLMs may make them vulnerable to disruption by a novel approach, especially as new models face diminishing returns — Fortunes are riding on one AI technique, even as cracks start to show. — Every investor knows not to put all your eggs in one basket.| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
YouTube debuts multilanguage audio after a two-year pilot, saying creators saw 25%+ of watch time on average come from views in the video's non-primary language — YouTube announced on Wednesday that its multi-language audio feature has officially launched after a two-year-long pilot.
More: YouTube Official Blog, Thurrott, The Indian Express, WinBuzzer, Business Today, Business Standard, Android Authority, Social Media Today, and The Verge. Threads: @mattnavarra
| Sam Schube / Wall Street Journal: |
Interviews with Tim Cook, Apple VP of Industrial Design Molly Anderson, and others about iPhone Air design choices, cross-body straps, the iPhone Pro, and more — As Apple releases its lightest, leanest iPhone ever, the company explains the thinking behind its ultra-slim design, which has buyers deciding between capacity and chic| Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: |
Ant Group unit Robbyant showcases its first LLM-powered humanoid robot, the R1, at a conference in Shanghai, joining an intensifying effort by Chinese companies — Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. showcased its first humanoid robot on Thursday, formally joining an intensifying effort … | Alex Reisner / The Atlantic: |
Analysis: 13+ datasets used by tech companies without permission to train AI models contain 15.8M+ YouTube videos from 2M+ channels, including 1M how-to videos — Editor's note: This analysis is part of The Atlantic's investigation into how YouTube videos are taken to train AI tools.
More: The Atlantic and WinBuzzer
Bluesky: @bcmerchant, @damonberes.com, @annakornbluh, and @jasonkoebler
| Bloomberg: |
Blockchain-based lender Figure and some of its backers raised $787.5M in a Nasdaq IPO, selling 31.5M shares at $25 each, valuing the credit company at ~$5.3B — Blockchain-based credit company Figure Technology Solutions Inc. and some of its backers raised $787.5 million in an initial public offering …
More: The Block, Axios, The Crypto Times, BeInCrypto, Reuters, Tech Funding News, and Cryptonews
| Financial Times: |
How Larry Ellison, briefly the world's richest man, and Oracle CEO Safra Catz capitalized on the AI boom and vaulted Oracle into contention with industry giants — Tech billionaire capitalised on the AI boom to briefly claim the title of world's richest person| Anders Melin / Bloomberg: |
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X: @edludlow, @pythiar, @schuldensuehner, @kirksimon9, @tenreirodaniel, @jeffnolan, @zephyr_z9, @ankurnagpal, @nateobrienn, @marceloplima, @spencerhakimian, @gannonbreslin, and @buccocapital. LinkedIn: Bruce K Lee
Bluesky: @carnage4life, @esqueer.net, @gayfesh.com, @martingelin, and @aidanmoher.com. Mastodon: @andrew@esq.social
Forums: r/MediaMergers, r/Economics, and Slashdot
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky says it will comply with South Dakota's and Wyoming's age-verification laws, which currently strike “the right balance”, after exiting Mississippi — After blocking its service in Mississippi over its new age-assurance law, the social networking startup is taking …
More: Bluesky, Tech Times, How-To Geek, Engadget, and The Verge
Bluesky: @tonywebster.com, @jake-degroot, @mikestabile, @mikestabile, @mikestabile, and @mikestabile
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Reddit launches free tools for publishers as part of Reddit Pro, to track article performance and get suggestions on which communities to share their stories in — Reddit on Wednesday launched a set of free tools for publishers to track their article performance and receive suggestions …
More: Reddit Upvoted, Tech in Asia, Social Media Today, BMI, WeRSM, Adweek, Search Engine Land, and WinBuzzer
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
More: Reddit Upvoted, Tubefilter, PCMag, and Dexerto
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