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I never thought I’d say this about a nearly 50-year-old company, but Microsoft is turning out to be a trendsetter.First, Microsoft’s $10 billion investment and partnership with OpenAI early last year prompted rival cloud providers to team up with conversational artificial intelligence developers—namely, Amazon Web Services’ similar pact with Anthropic. Then Microsoft’s Copilot AI products set the roadmap of Google. Now, Microsoft seems to be teaching AWS how to do an acquisition-like deal with a well-funded
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Ryan Reynolds discusses his desire to bring Captain America back as Johnny Storm in the new Marvel movie. Read more ›
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Mark Zuckerberg is leaning further into his fashion era and said he's considering selling T-shirts like the Roman-inspired ones he's been sporting. Read more ›
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Give your kitchen a major upgrade with some kitchen appliances on sale for Prime Day. Read more ›
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The booming jobs market in September could give former President Donald Trump one less thing to attack VP Kamala Harris on as the election nears. Read more ›
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An EU court says Meta cannot target ads based on a user's perceived sexual orientation. Read more ›
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David Hayter, the gravelly voice of Metal Gear protagonist Solid Snake, has fans pondering an apparent return to the role after posting an enigmatic new tweet. Read more Read more ›
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Taiwanese company Novatek has announced plans to begin mass production of OLED displays with TDDI (touch and display driver integration) technology as early as the second quarter of 2025, supply chain publication DigiTimes reported today. The report states that Apple is "expected" to be one of Novatek's first customers, although this claim appears to be speculative. "While industry insiders remain tight-lipped about potential end customers, speculation suggests that Novatek's proposed... Read more ›
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TSMC's 2nm wafers will cost two times more than 4nm and 5nm wafers, according to report. Read more ›
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook is announcing a host of updates to its platform today, many of which focus on pushing users outside of their social bubble of friends and family. Among the updates are new tabs being added to Facebook that are meant to surface more content for users, including recommendations based on a person’s location. A new “Local” tab will collect content from other Facebook... Read more ›
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OpenAI just raised one of the biggest private pools of capital in Silicon Valley history. Ironically, one of the biggest questions is how soon it will try to raise that kind of money again, thanks to its high cash burn.Its $6.6 billion financing capped a convoluted and sometimes chaotic process that spanned continents. Investors are valuing OpenAI at $157 billion—on par with publicly traded firms like Siemens, Goldman Sachs and... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:•The Big Read: How YouTuber Mark Rober got inside the heads of Silicon Valley families. • The Top 5: The best trails to use e-bikes to get out of your cars and smell Mother Nature. • Plus: A new album from electronic artist Jamie xx; a Batman villain spreads his wings; and the origins of reality television.Just when you thought OpenAI had filled its quota of... Read more ›
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Tesla has embarked on an ambitious effort to design four new versions of its in-house battery to power the Cybertruck, its forthcoming Robotaxi and other electric vehicles, according to people with direct knowledge of its plans. This is the most battery projects the company has worked on simultaneously. The projects come four years after CEO Elon Musk first outlined plans for Tesla’s next battery line, known as the 4680 because... Read more ›
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Lightspeed Venture Partners is raising money for three new funds that could total around $7 billion, according to a person who has discussed the fundraising with the firm’s partners. It’s the latest firm seeking to raise billions after a period when institutional investors pulled back from venture capital. Close to 40% of the new money will go to an opportunity fund that will make follow-on investments in its portfolio companies... Read more ›
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Logistics company Flexport is making fresh job cuts and will sublease excess warehouse space to overhaul the money-losing fulfillment business it acquired from Shopify last year, according to a memo to staff on Wednesday. Flexport, which was valued at $8 billion in a 2022 funding round, has seen revenue drop since then amid a broader collapse in freight markets. At the same time, it has struggled to fit the fulfillment... Read more ›
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Thrive Capital has raised $391.3 million in new capital for an investment vehicle associated with its $3.5 billion growth fund launched in August, according to a securities filing. In March 2023, Thrive similarly raised $744.8 million for an special-purpose vehicle, a pool of capital dedicated ... Read more ›
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OpenAI has completed a $6.6 billion fundraise that values the ChatGPT developer at $157 billion, including the investment, the company announced in a blog post on Wednesday. The announcement comes after several weeks of reports the company was in talks with investors including Thrive ... Read more ›
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You’ve seen them everywhere—and have probably even dodged a couple while crossing Market Street in San Francisco or Fifth Avenue in New York. Electric bikes have become a de rigueur mode of transportation for the office-going set, affording even those who routinely skip leg day at the gym the ability to sail through SoMa without breaking a sweat. Max Mautner, a software engineer from San Mateo, Calif., who works at... Read more ›
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The internet didn’t hold back in mocking OpenAI and SoftBank in response to my scoop on SoftBank’s Vision Fund investing $500 million at a $150 billion pre-investment valuation in the ChatGPT developer. The commentators quickly interpreted the Japanese telecom giant’s participation in the financing as a sign that the artificial intelligence market is peaking.It’s become clear that the investment firms keen to support OpenAI’s mega-financing are the same ones that... Read more ›
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Tome, a startup whose product uses generative artificial intelligence to quickly generate visual presentations, has laid off nearly a third of its 39 employees, the second round of cuts this year, according to a copy of the announcement. It’s one of a handful of generative AI startups, including ... Read more ›
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