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When invading a hostile territory or testing a new AI service, it’s best to move quietly and steal a march on your opponents. Google appears to have learned that lesson. It’s now possible, if you’ve got its latest Pixel or Samsung phones, to ask the Gemini app to order an Uber or a meal on DoorDash. I tried it today and it worked flawlessly, if slowly. (I ordered paper towels via DoorDash, and once Gemini had arranged the transaction, it sent me to DoorDash to click the order button).OpenAI’s ChatGPT can’t.
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Anthropic and OpenAI are widening the revenue gap between themselves and the rest of the AI startup field. A group of 34 leading startups in that sector, including Anthropic and OpenAI, is generating nearly $80 billion in annualized revenue, or $6.6 billion per month, from selling AI applications or access to the models that power such apps, according to The Information’s Generative AI Database. That’s up 112% from six months... Read more ›
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Bill Gates’ charitable trust has sold all of its Microsoft stock and no longer owns any shares in the company, it disclosed Friday. The Gates Foundation Trust reported that it had sold around $3 billion worth of Microsoft stock in the first quarter of 2026. Gates, who is the sole trustee of the ... Read more ›
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This should be an action-packed week in tech news, what with Nvidia’s first-quarter earnings, Google’s annual I/O developer conference and Meta Platforms’ scheduled layoffs of 8,000 employees. But it is Elon Musk who has the biggest week coming up.For one thing, the first test launch of SpaceX’s Starship in seven months is scheduled for Tuesday. A successful launch will boost investor interest in SpaceX’s upcoming IPO, not that it needs... Read more ›
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No part of Microsoft better illustrates its predicament in AI than GitHub. The AI boom has boosted usage and revenue of the code repository as well as GitHub Copilot, an AI coding assistant. But GitHub has struggled to respond to new AI coding competitors that have since overtaken it. And the service has suffered from frequent and major outages, peeving big customers and prompting Microsoft to issue an apology. In... Read more ›
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Nvidia might be on a tear, but some investors are still convinced that there’s demand for another kind of specialized chips. And they’re putting their money where their mouth is. For example: San Jose, Calif.-based SiMa.ai, which develops chips that work on devices such as drones or cameras, is in talks with investors to raise more than $100 million in new funding at a valuation of around $1.4 billion, according... Read more ›
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Good morning, Anissa here!The AI boom requires an enormous amount of new power plants, chips and data centers. But it also requires something that’s less visible: new financial plumbing that makes it possible to lend against this costly hardware.Miami fintech startup Barkr is one of the firms building the pipes, specifically for valuing AI chips being used as loan collateral, and has already attracted the attention of Nvidia. I recently... Read more ›
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Jurors rejected Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, delivering a major victory to CEO Sam Altman in Silicon Valley’s biggest grudge match. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury’s decision. The nine-member jury’s decision on Monday, following three weeks of testimony and legal ... Read more ›
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Jurors rejected Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, delivering a major victory to CEO Sam Altman in Silicon Valley’s biggest grudge match. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury’s decision on Monday that Musk waited too long to bring his lawsuit. The decision came after just two hours of deliberation following three weeks of testimony and legal arguments. Read more ›
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