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We published our latest quarterly and annual funding data from our Creator Economy Database this week. The upshot: Funding for creator startups is down, unless of course, the business has an artificial intelligence angle. In total, the 525 creator-centric startups in our database have raised more than $13.8 billion since 2021.Ā As you would expect, the money is not evenly divided: The database includes 32 companies that have raised $100 million or more each since 2021. Together, those companies account for n
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Cloudflare has confirmed that a bug in one of its core services caused a major outage on Tuesday, taking large portions of the internet offline. Read more āŗ
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In a decision that could potentially reshape the 2026 midterm elections and cement the Democratic Partyās future control of the US House, a federal court just struck down the gerrymandered Texas maps that President Donald Trump pressured that state to enact. If the decision holds, it could cost Republicans as many as five House seats. [ā¦] Read more āŗ
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Phelan said it's hard to entice workers for hard jobs like welding when the pay is comparable to a job at a Buc-ees truck stop or a job at Amazon. Read more āŗ
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Tesla got a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in Arizona as the company continues to expand Robotaxi access to more users. Read more āŗ
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EA has announced some big changes for the future of its F1 racing series. Next year, instead of a new game, the company will opt to release a paid expansion for F1 25 as part of āa strategic reset for the F1 Franchise,ā EA says. The next full F1 game, a āreimaginedā experience, will arrive [ā¦] Read more āŗ
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A report from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) indicates that Binance is still involved with the processing of illicit money. Read more āŗ
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If you're experiencing internet issues this morning, you're far from alone. Infrastructure company Cloudflare has been hit with what it calls "widespread 500 errors, [with] Dashboard and API also failing." The company said that services are starting recover, but customers may continue to see "higher-than-normal errors rates" is it continues to work on the problem.Ā Cloudflare is a key internet hub, as it provides network and security products for internet... Read more āŗ
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Despite the odds being stacked against it and a rough launch, 'Halo Infinite' grew into its own good thing over time. Read more āŗ
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The Justice Department almost never discloses information it collected on a criminal suspect outside of a criminal judicial proceeding, and for very good reasons. Revealing such information can endanger victims or other witnesses. And it denies due process to individuals who may be innocent ā and who will never receive a trial ā even though [ā¦] Read more āŗ
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Mexico has finally lifted its long-running Tor ban for the main government portal, allowing privacy-focused users, journalists, and activists to access gob.mx again after more than a decade of blocking. That said, the open data portal and the former Tor-compatible whistleblower system remain inaccessible. CyberInsider reports: The development follows a long period of digital censorship that spanned two full six-year presidential terms, those of Enrique Pena Nieto and Andres Manuel... Read more āŗ
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Elon Musk claims Tesla may need 100 ā 200 billion AI chips per year, a volume far beyond what TSMC and Samsung can supply, which is why he is considering building Tesla's own fab, as he believes existing foundries cannot scale fast enough for him. Read more āŗ
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Trump officials withdrew a proposal to pay passengers who experience long flight delays, an effort that has driven down flight disruptions in Europe. Read more āŗ
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Jeep says that the all-electric 2026 Jeep Recon will finally begin production "early next year." This comes three years after the model's original announcement amid multiple delayed starts. Built on a dedicated EV architecture, the Recon will deliver 650 horsepower and 620 ft-lb of torque. Its 100kWh battery pack will have an estimated 250 miles of range on a full charge and accelerate from 0-60 mph in as little as... Read more āŗ
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Andy Rubin, creator of Android and a former Google executive, has launched a new startup focused on humanoid robots, said a person with direct knowledge of the venture. His venture is the latest addition to the red-hot and frothy humanoid space, crowded with companies ranging from Tesla to startups such as Figure AI. Rubinās startup, Genki Robotics, is based in Tokyo, where he is currently living, according to the person.... Read more āŗ
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At Teslaās annual meeting earlier this month, shareholders showed little enthusiasm for a proposal that the electric vehicle maker invest in one of CEO Elon Muskās other companies, xAI. But Muskās revelation at the meeting that Tesla is considering building its own chip fabrication plant signaled another way his two companies could work together. Musk had already discussed plans for such a chip fab internally at Tesla months before the... Read more āŗ
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Appleās succession plans for its next chief executive have accelerated, with its board and senior executives preparing for current CEO Tim Cook to step down potentially next year, according to the Financial Times. Any announcement of succession likely wonāt happen until after late January when ... Read more āŗ
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Walt Disney Co. reported flat revenue and slightly lower operating income in the September quarter, as a sharpĀ slump atĀ most of its TV networks offset growth in its streaming business and theme parks operation. Disney stock was trading down 8% on Thursday. Disneyās entertainment ... Read more āŗ
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OpenAI is trying to turn public opinion against The New York Times in their legal battle. As part of the Timesā copyright infringement lawsuit against the ChatGPT creator, the Times has asked for access to 20 million conversations between users and ChatGPT, a request OpenAI said Wednesday was ā ... Read more āŗ
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:ā¢ The Big Read: Inside Grindrās boardroom feudĀ ā¢ Plus, our Recommendations: āHarry Potter and the Sorcererās Stone,ā āA Biography of a Mountainā and āMaterialistsāA bit of housekeeping: The Informationās Weekend section is looking for a reporter for a beat weāre calling ātech wealth and culture.ā This person will cover how Silicon Valleyās moguls live largeātheir pursuits, their pastimesāand how they spend their money. Hereās a... Read more āŗ
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TeraWulf was limping along as a publicly traded bitcoin mining business until AI companies suddenly wanted access to its data centers. Now the cloud startup is at the center of one of the hottest meme-stock trades. Shares in TeraWulf and competing crypto miners have soared in recent months after they struck deals with tech companies desperate for data centers and energy resources to power their AI bets. Anthropic, maker of... Read more āŗ
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Anthropic plans to invest $50 billion building its own data centers, the first time it has done so, in Texas and New York, the AI startup announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Anthropic said it would partner with London-based cloud startup Fluidstack on the data centers. Anthropic said that the ... Read more āŗ
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Thinking Machines Lab, the company co-founded by ex-OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, is in talks with potential investors to raise about $5 billion in the startupās next round of funding, according to a person who spoke with Murati. That target would more than triple the capital the ... Read more āŗ
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Blockchain.com, a crypto brokerage and wallet provider, is planning to go public next year, the companyās newly named co-chief executive revealed, aiming to list after several volatile years. The company said it promoted its president Lane Kasselman to be co-CEO, alongside its founder and CEO Peter Smith, as part of its listing efforts. Kasselman isĀ a former Uber executive who has worked for the crypto firm for five years. The... Read more āŗ
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