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OpenAI in recent weeks discussed acquiring a startup its CEO Sam Altman has been working on with ex-Apple designer Jony Ive’s studio to develop an artificial intelligence-powered personal device, according to two people with direct knowledge of the deal talks.
They are also discussing partnership options beyond a full acquisition, one of the people said.
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Apple today announced its 2025 Pride Collection, including a new Apple Watch band, watch face, and iPhone and iPad wallpaper. The new Pride Edition Sport Band is available to order on Apple.com and in the Apple Store app starting today, and it will be available at Apple Store locations beginning next week. In the U.S., the band costs $49. The new Pride Harmony watch face and a matching iPhone and... Read more ›
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You can save up to $325 with a trade-in credit when purchasing the rugged, outdoorsy Galaxy Watch Ultra. Read more ›
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Trump said the US's film industry is "dying a very fast death" because productions are shifting out of the country. Read more ›
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Investing in artificial intelligence can be a tricky business. It’s the time of “peak ambiguity when it comes to AI,” said Hemant Taneja, CEO of venture capital firm General Catalyst. “None of us really know what the world’s going to look like in some ways.” Investors face uncertainties about which startups endure, which piece of AI technology generates the most money and how much businesses are willing to spend on... Read more ›
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Fundraising is picking up among crypto venture funds after two dismal years, as investors hope to profit from the friendly regulatory environment under President Donald Trump. The rebound is likely to be modest because venture capital funds are no longer the only game in town for big investors who want crypto exposure. Crypto VC funds are on track to raise nearly $4 billion in the coming months, which would top... Read more ›
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Earlier this year, Microsoft stopped trying to convince consumers to pay extra for artificial intelligence features in its popular Office 365 software, instead opting to add the AI features by default while increasing the lowest price of the software by 30%. That strategy is showing early signs of wringing a few extra bucks out of individual Office customers.Revenue from consumer subscriptions to Office 365 rose 10% in the three months... Read more ›
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It’s the startup equivalent of misplacing a winning lottery ticket. Former employees of Scale AI are being excluded from a planned share sale at a $25 billion valuation. “I just heard back from the stock admin. Former employees won’t be participating in the tender offer. rip,” one ex-employee wrote last month in a private Slack channel of former Scale workers. “So the only way is to re-join?” another person asked.I... Read more ›
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In January, three police officers arrived at a warehouse in central Connecticut run by a company called UniUni, a logistics startup that handles millions of packages each week for mostly China-founded e-commerce clients like Temu, Shein and TikTok Shop. Inside, they found piles of cardboard boxes and plastic mailing bags in the brightly lit main room of the warehouse—everything you’d expect to see at one of the hubs that serve... Read more ›
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Temu has discontinued its direct-from-China shipping model and now requires China-based merchants to fulfill orders on their own when selling to the U.S. market. The shift marks the online bargain seller’s latest attempt to keep its site stocked as sky-rocketing tariffs make it ... Read more ›
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A crop of new artificial intelligence startups, including those founded by star ex-OpenAI executives, is trying to convince investors to invest at multibillion-dollar valuations with scant products or revenue to speak of. But representatives from two investors, Fidelity and Atreides Management, say it may be too late for those firms to overcome the first movers in the field. That’s because incumbents like Elon Musk’s xAI and Google have a trifecta... Read more ›
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Snowflake and other enterprise software firms whose success predates the rise of ChatGPT are trying to recast themselves as artificial intelligence companies. They’ll have to persuade corporate customers to choose their offerings in what has become a very crowded field. The pressure is particularly acute for Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, who took the reins of the data analytics firm just over a year ago to turbocharge its AI efforts. To... Read more ›
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After years of incremental changes to the iPhone, Apple is mixing things up much more dramatically. Later this year it’s expected to introduce an ultrathin new device, followed by a foldable phone expected in 2026. Also next year, Apple plans to change its release strategy, launching pricier, more premium versions in the fall as usual, but pushing the release of the more affordable standard model to the following spring. Apple’s... Read more ›
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The U.S. government is steadily tightening the noose on Nvidia’s sales to China. But the AI chip giant isn’t giving up on the market. Nvidia has told some of its biggest Chinese customers, including ByteDance, Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings, that it is tweaking the design of its artificial intelligence chips so they can be sold to Chinese businesses without running afoul of U.S. export regulations, according to three people... Read more ›
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