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As we wrapped up our generative AI takeover list and our fifth annual most promising startups list, I got to thinking: how many of the companies will still be independent a year from now?Already, this year has seen a flurry of acquisitions and quasi-acquisitions as startups look for a safe haven in the arms of larger tech companies. And there are likely more such deals to come—bankers tell me that many potential acquirers and targets are waiting for the results of next week’s presidential elections to suss.
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Elon Musk's net worth fell by $29 billion on Monday. Tesla's stock free fall has some investors concerned about the CEO's focus. Read more ›
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Resale values have collapsed in recent years, with the average price of a used Tesla now $10,000 less than that of a non-Tesla electric car. Read more ›
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Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works. Read more ›
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Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump increased tariffs on steel and aluminum coming from Canada by 25% and said he'll declare a national emergency on electricity. Read more ›
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Amid backlash and protests against Tesla, Donald Trump announces his intention to purchase a Tesla, showing support for Elon Musk and his ventures. Read more ›
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Civil rights advocates are accusing the Trump administration of trampling the First Amendment following the arrest of an immigrant who was involved with pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly showed up at Mahmoud Khalil’s university-owned apartment in Manhattan on Saturday and arrested him without telling him or his pregnant US […] Read more ›
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In a recent Fox News interview, the newly enshrined Health and Human Services secretary touted the benefits of supplements and steroids for measles. Read more ›
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took a dig at Mark Zuckerberg with her own Latin shirt saying "A world without Caesars." Read more ›
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Apple today released tvOS 18.3.1, the newest version of the tvOS 18 operating system that came out in September. tvOS 18.3.1 comes almost two months after the release of tvOS 18.3. tvOS 18.3.1 can be downloaded using the Settings app on the ‌Apple TV‌. Open up Settings and go to System > Software Update to get the new software. ‌‌Apple TV‌‌ owners who have automatic software updates activated will be... Read more ›
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Apple today released iOS 18.3.2 and iPadOS 18.3.2, minor updates for the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems that came out last September. iOS 18.3.2 and iOS 18.3.2 come a month after Apple released iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. According to Apple's release notes, the iOS 18.3.2 update... Read more ›
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Ontario imposed a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to Michigan, Minnesota, and New York, affecting some 1.5 million households and companies. Read more ›
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Apple today released visionOS 2.3.2, a minor update to the visionOS 2 operating system that came out in September. visionOS 2.3.2 comes a month after the launch of visionOS 2.3.1. visionOS 2.3.2 can be downloaded on all Vision Pro headsets by navigating to the Settings app, selecting the General section, and choosing the Software Update option. To install an update, the Vision Pro headset needs to be removed, and there... Read more ›
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Cara Celeste West, 31, moved from the US to Europe, where she spends less on housing and feels freer. She's more at peace raising her young daughter. Read more ›
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Elon Musk's net worth has plunged by $132 billion, or 30%, this year as Tesla stock keeps sliding. Read more ›
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Southwest Airlines is ending its policy of offering every customer two free checked bags as it faces heavy pressure from an activist investor. Read more ›
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Elon Musk said in an interview that running his businesses while working with the White House has not been easy. Tesla stock declined 15% on Monday. Read more ›
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The Trump administration has frozen foreign aid and killed USAID programs around the world. What does this mean for global stability? Read more ›
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OpenAI is betting big on ChatGPT, which is generating at least $4 billion in annualized revenue. But that’s not the only application the AI firm is hoping will make big bucks. If you saw our story last month detailing OpenAI’s financial projections, you might have noticed an intriguing reference to revenue expected to come from another type of application: Agents.The term “agents” typically refers to AI that can take actions... Read more ›
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On the barren outskirts of Abilene, Texas, traffic had snarled to a crawl: It was shift-change time at Project Stargate, and as several hundred workers drove off the 800-acre site that contains the debut Stargate data center, plumes of dust from the red clay dirt followed the caravan of pickup trucks out of sight. Even without the oxidized haze, no one would’ve had their windows open. On this early evening... Read more ›
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In the new Trump era, Washington and Silicon Valley are increasingly merged together, with scores of the top tech talent decamping for the capital. And in this upended landscape, a new wave of think tanks has emerged as a critical player. Many of them have direct ties to tech through funding and board members, and all are assembling research and policy proposals that would deeply affect the tech industry in... Read more ›
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The breakout success of DeepSeek has triggered soul searching among Chinese tech giants including ByteDance, Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings and Baidu. The conclusion: All four are swallowing their pride and embracing the startup’s technology. Over the past month, the four companies have either integrated DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence models into their products alongside their own AI models or are considering doing so. Some, such as Tencent and Baidu, are even using... Read more ›
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DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence models continue to reverberate in its home market of China as well as in the West.For starters, most of China’s consumer tech giants, which have been developing their own AI, have swallowed their pride and are integrating DeepSeek in their products. Perhaps more importantly, the companies are featuring those integrations as a selling point to consumers, according to my colleagues’ story this morning. That would be akin... Read more ›
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Mustafa Suleyman wasn’t getting the answers he wanted. Last fall, during a video call with senior leaders at OpenAI and Microsoft, Suleyman—who leads Microsoft’s in-house artificial intelligence unit—wanted OpenAI staffers to explain how its latest model, o1, worked, according to someone present for the conversation and two other Microsoft employees who were briefed on it. He was peeved that OpenAI wasn’t providing Microsoft with documentation about how it had programmed... Read more ›
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Investors have declared Uber the winner in its bitter ride-hailing battle with Lyft. It’s true that Uber dominates the industry, but Lyft might be the better investment right now. Uber’s success is no secret. Its customers spent a total of $163 billion on the platform in 2024, roughly 10 times the value of transactions on Lyft over the same period. Uber’s market cap is more than 30 times bigger than... Read more ›
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On Friday, I’m heading to South by Southwest, the annual tech and arts festival in Austin. If you’re in town, let’s grab coffee or tacos! I’m also speaking on two panels on Sunday. One is focused on 2025 trends in the creator economy, while the other is about labor issues in the sector. Hope to see some of you there! The creator economy has become a significant part of virtually... Read more ›
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ServiceNow is buying AI startup Moveworks for $2.85 billion, the enterprise software firm announced first thing this morning, an effort by ServiceNow to get a jump on agent-powered services. We included Moveworks in our Generative AI Takeover List, which you can see here. And now on to the rest of the column…We’ve written a lot about how investors have warmed to AI applications businesses, in part because of how much... Read more ›
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Uber and Lyft dominate ride-hailing in North America, a position that has helped them turn cash-burning operations into moneymakers. Now Bolt, an Uber rival in Europe and Africa, is trying to undercut the two ride-hailing companies in their home markets. Earlier this year, Bolt started offering ride-hailing services in Toronto and scooter rentals in Washington through the Hopp app. Bolt is using the same playbook that it uses for its... Read more ›
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