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Nvidia says South Korea-based Naver will use Nvidia's DSX tech to build AI factories at “gigawatt scale” to meet global demand for AI services and physical AI — Nvidia (NVDA.O) said on Monday that South Korean internet conglomerate Naver (035420.KS) would use its technology … | Choi Eun-Kyung / The Chosun Daily: |
Nvidia and LG expand their partnership in AI, robotics, and mobility tech, including building an AI factory and co-designing future data center architectures — Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, visited the LG Group headquarters and shouted “Fighting LG,” emphasizing, “We are collaborating with LG … | Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
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Report: UK PM Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on “harmful” online platforms for children under 16 while maintaining access to some “safer” social media — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on “harmful” online platforms for children under 16 …
More: The Guardian, The Times, and Mirror
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UK PM Keir Starmer says tech companies must introduce “device controls” that stop kids from sending and receiving nude images or face laws forcing them to do so — Big tech firms operating in Britain must introduce safety measures on children's phones to prevent …
More: The Guardian, Daily Mail, BBC, Politico, Metro.co.uk, and Mirror
| Eddie Makuch / GameSpot: |
Xbox EVP Matt Booty clarifies Microsoft's new exclusivity strategy, saying new games will be reviewed case-by-case and multiplayer games will stay multiplatform — Today's Xbox Games Showcase was the first under the leadership of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who has pledged to consider making changes to Xbox's exclusivity strategy.
More: Thurrott, XBOX Wire, The Shortcut, GamesIndustry.biz, IGN, Video Games Chronicle, TheGamer, Push Square, Stevivor, Gameranx, Tech4Gamers, XDA Developers, Pure Xbox, DayOne, Kotaku, and Windows Central
Bluesky: @xboxgamedev and @aarongreenberg
Forums: r/XboxAlly and r/xcloud
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Sources: Beijing-based Moonshot, which makes the Kimi chatbot, is in talks to raise $1B+ that would value it at $30B, up from a $20B valuation in a recent round — Moonshot AI is seeking as much as $2 billion in a new funding round that would value the startup at $30 billion … | Tim De Chant / TechCrunch: |
Fusion energy startup Helion raised a $465M Series G led by Thrive Capital at a $15.5B valuation, nearly tripling the valuation from its January 2025 round — Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the company at $15.5 billion.| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Spotify has approached concert promoters about licensing music festival livestreams, as it pivots to video to become a one-stop shop for music fans — Spotify is looking to become a hub for live music — Good evening from New York. I just landed here so that I can help smuggle Charles Oakley … | Yusuf Khan / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Ireland's Bring Your Own Power policy, which requires new data centers to have their own power plants on site or sources of energy produced nearby — The tiny nation is a test case for countries seeking AI investment without risking outages or higher bills for citizens| Zack Whittaker / ~this week in security~: |
In a notice to Maine's AG, Meta says ~20K Instagram accounts may have been hacked during the months-long abuse of its Meta AI chatbot, starting April 17 — Meta fixed the bug that let anyone trick its Meta AI chatbot into resetting the password on Instagram accounts that didn't have two-factor authentication.
More: SecurityWeek, 9to5Mac, Security Affairs, Hackread, Maine AG, Infosecurity, BleepingComputer, Cyber Security News, and Memeburn
X: @heaney555. LinkedIn: Zack Whittaker. Bluesky: @yurrpost, @heaney555, @christinaayiotis, and @onthistangent.eurosky.social
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Inside the early 2025 executive meeting that got Apple to take its AI crisis seriously; Tim Cook became intimately involved in Apple's AI roadmap around then — Also: What to expect at WWDC 2026. — A top secret meeting finally got Apple to take its AI crisis seriously.| Wall Street Journal: |
KPMG survey: only 26% of companies have a comprehensive view of their AI costs, while 50% have some visibility and 22% have none or only see costs after billing — Only 26% of companies say they have a comprehensive view of their AI costs, according to a new survey
More: Digit. X: @eglyman. LinkedIn: Ritesh Patel. Bluesky: @whocouldsay, @oisinmcgann, and @edzitron.com
| The Guardian: |
Microsoft says it will tighten human rights controls when working with national security agencies after an inquiry found Israel's Unit 8200 violated its ToS — Announcement seeks to close a difficult chapter for the company after the Guardian revealed its platform was used in mass surveillance of Palestinians
More: CTech
| Mike Butcher / Pathfounders: |
UK-based Creator Fund closes a $56M fund to back European PhD founders, reaching them in universities before they're pulled into academia, Big Tech, or US labs — Creator Fund has closed a $56 million European fund to back PhD founders before they have a pitch deck, let alone a company.
More: Tech.eu and Tech Funding News
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