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Sam Altman:
Sam Altman says OpenAI wants to create “a factory that can produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure every week” and plans to reveal more details this year  —  Growth in the use of AI services has been astonishing; we expect it to be even more astonishing going forward.
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
A look at the Nvidia-OpenAI deal, where Nvidia will invest in $10B tranches; sources say OpenAI informed Microsoft about the deal a day before it was signed  —  ABILENE, Texas - Sam Altman had a deadline.  OpenAI's CEO was headed to Texas to unveil his company's next big infrastructure push …
Reuters:
Source: the Nvidia-OpenAI deal has two separate transactions: Nvidia invests in OpenAI for non-voting shares, then OpenAI can use the cash to buy Nvidia's chips
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Jensen Huang says the 10 GW OpenAI project is equivalent to 4M-5M GPUs; the first phase is expected to come online in H2 2026 using Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform
Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
The US Secret Service says it has dismantled 300+ SIM card servers in the NYC area that could have disrupted communications ahead of the UN General Assembly  —  Federal agents dismantled a network of devices in the New York area that was used to threaten senior US government officials …
New York Times:
Larry Ellison is turning into a media magnate, potentially controlling CBS, CNN, TikTok, and more, amid a regulatory environment favorable to Trump allies  —  When Larry Ellison entered his ninth decade in 2024, his high-profile lifestyle seemed to be receding.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Meta starts rolling out built-in message translation in WhatsApp, with support for 19+ languages on iOS and six on Android  —  Translation is rolling out to iPhone and Android users, and will expand to support additional languages in the future.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google adds a new You tab to Google Play, featuring player account information, personalized content recommendations, rewards, and more  —  Curated content, rewards, subscriptions, stats, and updates will live under a new ‘You’ tab. … Google Play is adding a new centralized user hub …
Artie Beaty / ZDNET:
Google rolls out an AI-powered conversational photo editing tool, previously exclusive to the Pixel 10 series, to all Google Photos users on Android  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Google has revealed an AI-powered editing tool for Google Photos.  — You describe your desired edits with voice or text.
Ashley Gold / Axios:
Meta launches the American Technology Excellence Project, a super PAC to fight AI policy bills at the state level; it previously launched a California PAC  —  Meta launched a new super PAC on Tuesday to help fight off what it sees as onerous AI and tech policy bills across the country, per an announcement shared exclusively with Axios.
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Uber launches prepaid passes, letting customers pay a discounted price in advance on frequently taken trips, in bundles of 5, 10, 15, or 20 rides  —  Customers can pay a discounted price when buying frequently made trips in advance. … Uber is still trying to chip away at the perception …
More: How-To Geek, CNET, and PCMag
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, YouTube says it will reinstate creators it banned for COVID and election misinfo, and blames Biden officials for the bans  —  YouTube's parent company, Alphabet, on Tuesday said it would reinstate creators previously banned for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and false election content.
Harvard Business Review:
Research: low productivity gains from AI may stem from employees using AI to produce “workslop”, or low-effort, passable work that creates more work for others  —  A confusing contradiction is unfolding in companies embracing generative AI tools: while workers are largely following mandates …
Anna Irrera / Bloomberg:
London-based Fnality, which lets banks transact in a digital cash asset backed with funds at the Bank of England, raised $136M led by BoA, Citigroup, and others  —  Fnality International Ltd., a UK-based blockchain-payments company, has raised $136 million in a funding round led …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go in Indonesia for ~$4.50 per month, expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan after debuting it in India in August  —  OpenAI is expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan beyond India.  The company launched its sub-$5 ChatGPT Go paid plan …

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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

David Pierce / The Verge:
Yahoo launches Game Breakdowns in beta, offering AI-generated game summaries, stats, and play recaps, all updated live, to Yahoo Fantasy Plus subscribers

The Guardian:
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Carl Franzen / Venturebeat:
Alibaba releases Qwen3-Omni, a family of open-source AI models that can process text, audio, image, and video inputs and generate both text and speech outputs
Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
Over 200 prominent figures, including senior staffers at AI companies, call for international action to create “red lines” for AI development by the end of 2026
Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
Google adds Gemini to Google TV, starting on TCL's new QM9K series TVs and expanding to Google TV Streamer 4K and other major TV brands later in 2025
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