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Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, is planning to invest in Chinese AI developer DeepSeek’s fundraising, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. CATL’s planned investment comes as it is aggressively stepping up its efforts to sell power equipment to AI data centers.
DeepSeek’s first-ever funding round, which aims to raise about 50 billion yuan ($7.35 billion), could close as early as next month, according to the people. DeepSeek could be valued
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Severance. Pachinko. Silo. Ted Lasso. Over the past couple of years, a number of Apple TV shows have become hits with audiences and critics alike. And yet, compared to the […] Read more ›
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If Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch wants a second season, it'll need a new showrunner — but one star completely denies clash rumors between Chad Feehan, Taylor Sheridan and its cast. Read more ›
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Lewis Raymond Taylor explains what it's like to live with antisocial personality disorder and how psychopathic traits influence his behavior. Read more ›
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Prediction markets now run around the clock, but the banking system still stops on weekends and that timing gap is costing institutional traders real money. EDGE Markets has already pushed $2B through its dedicated gaming and trading debit platform in just over a year, and the company just raised $29.2M to go after the bigger problem: institutional capital sitting idle across pre-funded exchange accounts. Find out what this NYC-based fintech... Read more ›
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Project Hail Mary is landing on streaming so you can watch the sci-fi hit from anywhere. Read more ›
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THEKER, the Barcelona-based AI robotics company building AI-native generalist robots for industrial production environments, today announced a €73 million ($85 million) round to accelerate deployments with tier-one industrial operators, deepen its proprietary AI and robotics stack, and expand its team across software, electronics, mechanical engineering and deployments. The round was led by CRV, with participation ... Read more ›
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Two years ago, Apple and ChatGPT were partners. Now it looks like they're breaking up — and the evidence is in the new, AI-powered Siri. Read more ›
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Код работает, тесты зелёные — а читать его невозможно. Документация «содержит всё» — а в голове после неё не остаётся ничего. Привычный диагноз «плохо обучили» объясняет не всё: человек и LLM мыслят по-разному устроенными механизмами, и значительная часть «низкого качества» — это столкновение двух когнитивных архитектур. Где на самом деле предел внимания LLM, почему у человека сложность болит, а у модели нет, и кто в системе «человек + LLM» заметит... Read more ›
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Microsoft's latest AI decision could make millions of existing Windows PCs far more relevant than anyone expected. Read more ›
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Despite a decline in deal activity, May saw a significant increase in capital invested across European tech compared to April.A total of 258 funding deals were announced in May, down from 290 in April... Read more ›
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Meta Platforms has fully separated its operations from Manus after Chinese authorities ordered the companies to unwind their $2 billion acquisition deal, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has halted data sharing with Manus, ... Read more ›
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We take a look at some of the biggest threats facing fans at the World Cup 2026. Read more ›
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The outbreak has likely been ongoing since at least 2023, with more cases than have been detected. Read more ›
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Woot is hosting a small, but welcome deal on the Nintendo Switch 2 through June 19th. New customers can save $15 on the $449.99 console with the code NEW15 used at checkout. Sure, these are microscopic savings, but come September, the Switch 2 will rise in price to $499.99, so any deal is worth telling […] Read more ›
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The Weather Company announced an "enhanced allergy experience" now available through its The Weather Channel app designed to help allergy sufferers better understand when their symptoms might flare up, and what's causing them. While the app already provides static pollen counts, its "Health & Wellness" section is being expanded to take into account other factors […] Read more ›
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Pinterest said it would spend $4 billion on Amazon Web Services infrastructure through 2031, the largest infrastructure commitment in the company’s history. As part of the deal, Pinterest will use AWS’ Trainium chips for AI workloads and expand its use of Amazon’s CPU Graviton. Pinterest has ... Read more ›
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Two members of Congress released a sweeping discussion draft for an AI regulatory framework on Thursday, proposing a bipartisan federal approach ahead of November’s midterm elections. Led by Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), the bill represents the latest Congressional ... Read more ›
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Tech firms ranging from Block to Meta Platforms have announced mass layoffs in the past year, frequently citing AI as allowing them to do more with less people. In a variation on that approach Snowflake says it used layoffs to force software engineers to use AI tools and become more productive.“At the time, my team hated me, but I thought it was a provocative way” to get them to use... Read more ›
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SpaceX, planning the largest initial public offering of all time next week, will already need to raise more cash by next year if private forecasts from analysts at Goldman Sachs come to fruition. SpaceX’s lead bank on the IPO, in aggressive forecasts shared with prospective investors this week, expects the company to burn $120 billion this year and next year combined, and another $230 billion through 2030, as it significantly... Read more ›
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Cybersecurity stocks CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks have risen 50% or more this year based on the perception that an AI-driven increase in cyberthreats will make their services all the more important. Yet Rubrik, which also stands to benefit from that trend, is up only 1% so far this year. That lag likely results from investors’ narrow view of what constitutes a cybersecurity firm, and partly because its AI business... Read more ›
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday rebuked an internal memo that another company executive had written advocating to “make people addicted” to its new AI agent product called Scout. “This is absolutely a non goal! If anything we are doing the exact opposite. We want to make sure AI empowers ... Read more ›
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Cybersecurity and data recovery firm Rubrik reported 39% higher revenue of $387 million for the April quarter, far exceeding what Rubrik had projected for the quarter. Rubrik, which in February released a new software tool to help companies manage intelligence agents, also upped its revenue ... Read more ›
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Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky is in early stage talks to fund a new AI lab, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions. The lab will aim to develop models with a possible design focus, according to a Bloomberg report. In recent months, Airbnb has made strides to become a more ... Read more ›
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S&P Dow Jones Indices said Thursday it had decided against a proposed rule change that would have made it easier and faster for SpaceX to quickly join the S&P 500 and other indices after it goes public. The group’s index committee had been considering a series of changes that would have ... Read more ›
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For most of this decade, venture capital has morphed from a game of spotting the best young startups to making a more complex range of investments—from public stocks and cryptocurrencies to multibillion-dollar bets on older startups. General Catalyst even bought a hospital system!But industry stalwart Benchmark had held fast to a definition of VC that was more common when the firm was founded two decades ago. As Thrive, Andreessen Horowitz... Read more ›
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