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OpenAI and Broadcom agree to co-develop and deploy 10GW of custom AI chips to run OpenAI's models over four years; sources: the deal is worth multiple billions — The companies plan to deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips over the next four years — OpenAI and Broadcom are working together …
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| Financial Times: |
The Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia using its Goods Availability Act, a first, to safeguard chip supply for Europe — Move by The Hague escalates frictions between western countries and Beijing over access to high-end technology
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| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 243, which mandates safety protocols for AI chatbot companions, the first state law to regulate such AI chatbots — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state … | Tyler Katzenberger / Politico: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 56, which requires social media companies to add warning labels on mental health risks for users under 18 in the state — “Emerging technology like chatbots and social media can inspire, educate and connect — but without real guardrails …
More: Bloomberg Law and Sacramento Bee
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Slack is testing an AI-based version of Slackbot that acts as a personalized assistant, operating via AWS' virtual private cloud, rolling out at the end of 2025 — The revamped Slackbot acts more like an AI companion that can help you create plans, schedule meetings, find files, and more.| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
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CoinGecko: crypto's combined market cap rises 6%+ to hit $4T, recovering from a brutal weekend selloff as President Trump tries to calm US-China trade war fears — Most major cryptocurrencies rebounded from steep losses suffered over a brutal weekend selloff, as President Donald Trump sought … | Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Apple says Apple TV+ streaming service is being renamed as Apple TV, with “a vibrant new identity” — Buried in its announcement about “F1: The Movie” making its streaming debut on December 12, Apple has also announced that Apple TV+ is being rebranded as simply Apple TV.
More: Apple TV+ Press, 9to5Mac, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, and Media Play News
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: London-based self-driving tech startup Wayve is in early stage talks with Microsoft and SoftBank to raise between $1B and $2B, valuing Wayve at ~$8B — London-based group seeks valuation of $8bn as global investors snap up deals with fast-growing AI start-ups
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| Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: |
Strava CEO Michael Martin says Strava plans to launch a US IPO; Sensor Tower says Strava has 50M MAUs and users spent $180M+ on Premium in the year to September — CEO Michael Martin targets US IPO to raise capital for deals to keep Strava ahead of rivals including Garmin and Nike| Paul Sandle / Reuters: |
Ofcom fines 4chan £20K under the OSA for failing to provide info on the risk of illegal content; the UK's tech minister says the government “fully backed” Ofcom — Britain said on Monday it had issued U.S. internet forum site 4chan with a 20,000 pound ($26,644) …
More: Ofcom, The Verge, The Register, The Record, Telegraph, Reclaim The Net, Politico, The Independent, UKTN, and BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
| Eshe Nelson / New York Times: |
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt win the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on how tech progress and sustained economic growth are related — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate …
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| George Hammond / Financial Times: |
OpenAI's multibillion-dollar Nvidia and AMD deals add a new layer to its complicated ownership structure and dilute shareholders, like Microsoft and SoftBank — Microsoft, OpenAI's staff and non-profit arm are due close to 90% of start-up. But Nvidia deal will dilute shareholders
More: ComputerWeekly.com and TechCrunch
| Alex Traub / New York Times: |
John Searle, known for “the Chinese Room” thought experiment on AI consciousness, died on Sept. 16 at 93; his UCB tenure ended over alleged sexual harassment — His blunt debating and imaginative theorizing about artificial intelligence and the human mind made him a leading scholar.
More: Colin McGinn, IFLScience, Daily Nous, The Guardian, Daily Californian, and The Times
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| Robert Olsen / Forbes: |
New York- and London-based ClaimSorted, which uses AI to help speed up insurance claims and works with 20+ insurers, raised a $13.3M seed led by Atomico — Robert Olsen is a journalist covering transatlantic business news. … The tedious, time-consuming process of settling insurance claims is practically begging for disruption.
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