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SpaceXAI signs an agreement with Anthropic to provide access to Colossus 1, and says Anthropic expressed interest in partnering for orbital AI compute capacity — SpaceXAI has signed an agreement with Anthropic to provide access to Colossus 1, one of the world's largest and fastest-deployed AI supercomputers.
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| Lauren Goode / Wired: |
Elon Musk says he spent time with Anthropic “to understand what they do to ensure Claude is good for humanity”; Musk called Anthropic “evil” and “misanthropic” — In an unexpected turn, the two companies signed a deal for Anthropic to use computing resources from Elon Musk's xAI.| Axios: |
Anthropic says it signed a deal with SpaceX to use “all of the compute capacity” at Colossus 1, giving it access to 300+ MW of new capacity “within the month” — Anthropic said Wednesday it has struck a deal to gain access to compute capacity from Elon Musk's SpaceX … | Anthropic: |
Following its SpaceX deal, Anthropic doubles Claude Code's five-hour rate limits for paid plans and removes the peak hours limit reduction for Pro and Max plans — We've agreed to a partnership with SpaceX that will substantially increase our compute capacity.
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| Natallie Rocha / New York Times: |
At Code with Claude, Dario Amodei said Anthropic had planned to grow ~10x in 2026 but could grow 80x, calling its growth rate “crazy” and “too hard to handle” — The chief executive, Dario Amodei, said the rapid growth had exponentially increased the start-up's need for more computing power.
More: The Information, Benzinga, and Business Insider
| Carly Nairn / Courthouse News Service: |
Musk v. Altman: Shivon Zilis testifies her relationship with Musk didn't influence her duties as an OpenAI board member; she left in 2023 after Musk started xAI — “When the father of your babies starts a competitive effort and starts recruiting from OpenAI there is nothing to be done,” …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Musk v. Altman: Mira Murati testifies that Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new OpenAI model and that he made her work more difficult — OpenAI's former CEO testified under oath that Altman lied to her. … Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, has testified under oath …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researchers: 5K+ web apps built using AI coding tools like Lovable, Base44, and Replit had little to no authentication, and ~40% of them exposed sensitive data — Companies like Lovable, Base44, Replit, and Netlify use AI to let anyone build a web app in seconds—and in thousands of cases … | Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
Kalshi raised $1B led by Coatue at a $22B valuation, its third round in seven months after raising $1B and $300M+, and hits $178B in annualized trading volume — The platform for betting on sports, politics, the weather and more has raised $1 billion and sees big financial firms as a key source of growth.| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Snap reports Q1 revenue up 12% YoY to $1.53B, in line with est., and says it ended its $400M Perplexity deal announced in November; SNAP drops 4%+ pre-market — Snap shares dropped about 4% in extended trading after the company reported first-quarter earnings on Wednesday … | Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
Moonshot, the Chinese AI startup behind Kimi chatbot, raised ~$2B at a $20B+ valuation led by Meituan's venture arm; Moonshot's ARR topped $200M in April 2026 — Moonshot AI has raised about $2 billion in its latest funding round, signaling growing investor appetite for Chinese startups rivaling Silicon Valley's leaders.
More: The Next Web, Silicon Republic, MapCo, South China Morning Post, Verdict, Forbes, and Tech in Asia. X: @business
| Koyena Das / Reuters: |
DoorDash reports Q1 revenue up 33% YoY to $4.04B, below $4.14B est., and forecasts Q2 marketplace gross order value above estimates; DASH jumps 11%+ pre-market — DoorDash (DASH.O) on Wednesday forecast second-quarter marketplace gross order value above analysts' estimates … | Diana Novak Jones / Reuters: |
Filing: Meta asks a judge to overturn the jury's verdict in the Los Angeles social media addiction trial or order a new trial, citing Section 230 protections — Meta Platforms (META.O) has asked a Los Angeles judge to throw out a jury's verdict finding the company liable for a woman's depression … | Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: |
MediaTek launches the first phase of its Taiwan data center, aimed at R&D, powered by Nvidia's B200 platform, and built on Nvidia's DGX SuperPOD infrastructure — MIAOLI, Taiwan — MediaTek, the world's leading mobile chip developer, is building Taiwan's most advanced AI data center …
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| Crystal Tse / Bloomberg: |
Kraken parent Payward agrees to buy Hong Kong-based Reap, which connects financial systems with digital assets, for $600M, and issues stock at a $20B valuation — The owner of crypto exchange Kraken has agreed to pay $600 million for Reap Technologies, a stablecoin-oriented provider of cross-border and business payments services.
More: The Block and Crypto Briefing
| Daniel Tudor / Financial Times: |
Source: Samsung offered to allocate ~13% of operating profit to chip division staff; unions threaten an 18-day walkout, seeking a 15% share and a 7% wage hike — South Korean unions threaten strike action in battle for big bonuses and higher wages — Samsung Electronics is locked in a feud … | Bloomberg: |
Specialist chipmaker Silex raised ~$220M in a Stockholm IPO and jumps nearly 160% in trading, the strongest open for a sizable European IPO in almost five years — Silex Microsystems AB surged in its first day of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm after an initial public offering that raised …
More: The Next Web
| Bloomberg: |
UK-based Quantum Motion, which builds quantum computers on silicon chips, raised a $160M Series C; EU-backed growth fund Kembara made its first investment — Kembara, a technology growth fund backed by the European Union, made its first investment, supporting a British startup that builds quantum computers running on silicon chips.| Kwanwoo Jun / Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung says it is ceasing sales of TVs and appliances in China amid fierce competition from local brands; Samsung's TV and appliance unit lost ~$138M in 2025 — The company will continue to sell smartphones and computer chips in China — Samsung Electronics is ceasing sales of televisions … | Sangmi Cha / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: South Korea's equity market overtakes Canada's as the world's seventh largest, driven by Samsung and SK Hynix, whose stocks have more than doubled YTD — South Korea's equity market has overtaken Canada's as the world's seventh largest, propelled by insatiable demand for chips powering artificial intelligence.
More: Dow Jones Newswires and Korea Joongang Daily
Forums: r/worldnews, r/CanadianInvestor, r/CanadaPolitics, and r/Baystreetbets
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Arm reports Q4 revenue up 20% YoY to $1.5B and says AGI CPU demand will drive $2B in sales in 2027 and 2028, over 2x its guidance; ARM jumps 11%+ pre-market — SoftBank-backed UK group says its first in-house semiconductor has drawn strong demand — Arm on Wednesday said demand … | Brian Halligan / @bhalligan: |
As founders race to make their companies “legible” to AI, they must keep the things that make them hard to copy “illegible”, or risk commoditizing their moat — The Case for Strategic Illegibilty
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| Adrià Calatayud / Wall Street Journal: |
Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche agrees to acquire US-based PathAI, which makes AI diagnostic tools, for up to $1.05B, with $750M upfront, closing in H2 2026 — The pharma giant has agreed to pay $750 million upfront, with up to $300 million in additional payments subject to targets| Kate O'Keeffe / Bloomberg: |
The Pentagon's mishandled blacklisting of Alibaba and Baidu in February shows how the Trump administration is often at odds with itself on how to approach China — A mishandled blacklisting of tech giants Alibaba and Baidu gives a rare window into an administration often at odds with itself on how to approach Beijing| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Google Chrome silently installs a ~4GB Gemini Nano model on desktop devices; Google says it has been there since 2024 and users can “turn off and remove” it — The ongoing march of AI features continues to go on, whether you want it to or not, and a recent update …
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| Christopher Kuo / Wall Street Journal: |
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe departs after five years, succeeded by President Christian Genetski, as parent company Flutter reports MAUs fell 3% YoY to 14.4M in Q1 2026 — Howe presided over FanDuel during a boom in sports betting, even as the rise of prediction-market companies posed increasing competition
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