Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:âą The Big Read: How the âTechnology Brothersâ seized Silicon Valley ⹠The Arena: The WNBA and sports have an online abuse problemâand few good optionsâą Policy: 5 ideas for fixing the FAA ⹠Plus, our Recommendations: A journalistâs guilt trip; the secret of superkids; and a humorous, homicidal humanoidIncreasingly, we live in a time of hollow castles. What exactly do I mean? Iâm talking about... Read more âș
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Last Saturday, the WNBAâs Indiana Fever hosted the Chicago Sky for their 2025 season opener, a highly anticipated matchup between archrival stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. It was a hard-fought game until the third quarter, when everything went off the rails. Clark, who is white, committed a flagrant foul on Reese, who is Black, leading to a near-scuffle between the teams. Afterward, Reese headed to the line to shoot... Read more âș
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Judging by the ongoing disruptions at Newark Liberty International and other airports across the country, the Federal Aviation Administration faces enough issues to fill up a 747 jet. And the agencyâs responsibilities are only going to grow in the coming years as startups push out of Earthâs atmosphere amid the intensifying commercial space race. But what exactly should the FAA do to improve? Read more âș
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Salesforce, after unsuccessfully trying to acquire Informatica last year, is back in talks with the data management software provider, according to Bloomberg. Informatica, which has a market capitalization of $6.8 billion, would be Salesforceâs largest acquisition since its $27.7 billion ... Read more âș
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Woo-hooâitâs Memorial Day weekend, which means summer is just around the corner. And in a typical year, we would expect to soon see tech reviewers telling consumers not to upgrade their iPhones now, because new models will be coming in September. Not surprisingly, the June quarter is typically Appleâs weakest for iPhone sales. But this year, things may be different. President Donald Trumpâs threat on Friday that heâll impose 25%... Read more âș
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President Donald Trump threatened to impose a tariff of at least 25% on Apple devices imported into the U.S. until it makes iPhones in the U.S., rather than overseas. âI have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhoneâs that will be sold in the United States of America ... Read more âș
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Readers of The Information said they are overwhelmingly optimistic about the operating environment for technology companies for the coming six months, according to our April survey. In all, 54% of readers said they expect conditions to improve, while 15% said they expect conditions will worsen ... Read more âș
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In recent months, John Coogan and Jordi Hays, co-hosts of âTBPN,â a daily tech news talk show that has captured the attention of Silicon Valleyâs investors and founders, have followed the same morning routine. The two men meet in downtown Los Angeles at the members-only Jonathan Club to work out, then sauna together while reading print copies of The Wall Street Journal. The image of Coogan, 36, and Hays, 29,... Read more âș
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Hollywood used to shrug off social media influencers. But in the last year, five big streaming services, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, between them have announced or released more than 25 new shows featuring creators, ranging from reality TV series to scripted comedies to licensing deals. And streaming services hope to strike even more deals with popular creators, seeing them as a less risky bet than paying a... Read more âș
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OnlyFansâ owner Fenix International is in discussions to sell the subscription platform, best known for explicit content, to an investor group at a valuation of about $8 billion, Reuters reported. The investor group is being led by Los Angeles-based investment firm Forest Road Company, but itâs ... Read more âș
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Lawyers representing Elon Musk in his breach of charitable trust lawsuit against OpenAI amended their claims that OpenAI has violated and conspired to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and breached an âimplied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.â The judge ... Read more âș
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Waymoâs gross bookings, or the amount customers pay to take the robotaxi service, will almost triple this year to $230 million and rise another 61% next year to $370.4 million as the robotaxis expand to more cities, TD Cowen analysts predicted in a report published Thursday. This surge in paying ... Read more âș
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Is it animal, mineral or vegetable? OpenAIâs public declaration of its plan to roll out AI-specific hardware devicesâas a result of its $6.5 billion purchase of Jony Iveâs startup, ioâhas sparked the predictable rush of people speculating on what the first such device will be. And weâre not just talking about journalists. Taiwan-based analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested in this X post on Thursday that the device could be similar in... Read more âș
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A new Anthropic model, Claude Opus 4, can use its access to a userâs email app to report a customer to law enforcement or submit a whistleblower report to a news outlet if it detects that it is being used for âegregious wrongdoing,â the company disclosed a technical report released Thursday ... Read more âș
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Elad Gil, the prolific investor known for placing early bets on Airbnb and Stripe, says heâs been backing ventures buying mature businesses and incorporating artificial intelligence into their work. Now we know the identity of one of them.Gil recently led a funding round in Enam Co., a one-year-old AI startup focusing on worker productivity, according to a person familiar with the deal. The investment valued it at more than $300... Read more âș
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Hollywood has found a new source of inspiration on YouTube. In the latest deal to bring the internet onto living room screens, âTransformersâ director Michael Bay is making the viral âSkibidi Toiletâ meme into a movie. Hollywood studios are also trying to figure out how to gain fans on the internet, which can ultimately drive viewership of shows on streaming sites and TV networks. A New York-based startup is trying... Read more âș
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Microsoft has struck a deal with Anthropic to use the startupâs models to power new AI agent features in its GitHub Copilot product, the company said on Thursday. The move reflects Microsoftâs willingness to branch out from OpenAI, whose models Microsoft has the rights to reuse in its products ... Read more âș
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OpenAI said it will build a data center in the United Arab Emirates through its Stargate joint venture with SoftBank, confirming The Informationâs earlier reporting. The company said Thursday that the initiative is intended to âhelp interested governments build sovereign AI capability in ... Read more âș
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Anthropic on Thursday announced new versions of its two largest models, Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, according to a blog post. The Information first reported on the model launches earlier this month. The latest models are better at complex, long-running coding tasks and remembering past ... Read more âș
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The Department of Justice is investigating whether Googleâs $2.7 billion deal to license technology from the AI startup Character.AI and hire many of its employees violated antitrust law, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. As part of the Character deal, Google hired both of Characterâs cofounders. ... Read more âș
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