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Chinese firms like Alibaba, Baidu and DeepSeek are open sourcing AI models to bypass US curbs, decentralize development, and tap global talent for refinement
June Yoon / Financial Times: Chinese firms like Alibaba, Baidu and DeepSeek are open sourcing AI...
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US sanctions, export controls, and tariff threats are driving TSMC's Taiwan peers, including Foxconn, server maker Wiwynn, and Quanta, to expand US production
Bloomberg: US sanctions, export controls, and tariff threats are driving TSMC's Taiwan peers, including Foxconn, server...
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Global VR headset shipments fell 12% YoY in 2024, with Meta's market share rising to 84%; Vision Pro shipments fell 43% QoQ in Q4, but its enterprise sales grew
Counterpoint Research: Global VR headset shipments fell 12% YoY in 2024, with Meta's market share rising...
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Microsoft partners with Swiss startup Inait to deploy an AI model that simulates mammal brain reasoning to advance fields like financial trading and robotics
Michael Peel / Financial Times: Microsoft partners with Swiss startup Inait to deploy an AI model...
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A source details how Google built the Pixel 10's Tensor G5 chip without Samsung's help, using in-house and off-the-shelf IP, and partnering with Arm and others
Kamila Wojciechowska / Android Authority: A source details how Google built the Pixel 10's Tensor G5...
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Flashpoint: 3.2B credentials were stolen from organizations in 2024, up 33% YoY, of which 2.1B were compromised using info-stealing malware infecting 23M hosts
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop: Flashpoint: 3.2B credentials were stolen from organizations in 2024, up 33% YoY,...
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Sources: the real closer for Wiz and Google executives was President Trump's election, which brought with it the prospect of a friendlier antitrust review
Reuters: Sources: the real closer for Wiz and Google executives was President Trump's election, which brought...
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Sources: Indian edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah confidentially filed draft papers for a ~$530M IPO; the startup was valued at $2.8B in September 2024
Moneycontrol: Sources: Indian edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah confidentially filed draft papers for a ~$530M IPO; the startup...
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Sources: activist investor Starboard Value plans to nominate a minority slate of director candidates at Autodesk ahead of the company's coming annual meeting
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: Sources: activist investor Starboard Value plans to nominate a minority...
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Sequoia is laying off its Washington, DC-based policy team and shuttering its office there this month, as other VC firms beef up their presence in the city
Jessica Mathews / Fortune: Sequoia is laying off its Washington, DC-based policy team and shuttering its...
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Community Notes, on X and now rolling out on Meta's services, fall short of stopping misinformation; removing rewards for posting misinformation would help more
Bloomberg.com: Community Notes, on X and now rolling out on Meta's services, fall short of stopping...
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Sources: investors valued X at $44B in a secondary deal earlier this month; X posted ~$1.2B in adjusted EBITDA in 2024 and is raising $2B in a primary round
Financial Times: Sources: investors valued X at $44B in a secondary deal earlier this month; X...
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Sources: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged civil servants in charge of the $42B rural broadband program to increase the project's use of Starlink
Financial Times: Sources: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged civil servants in charge of the $42B...
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Trump fires the two Democratic members of the FTC, threatening the independence of the regulator in a decision that is likely to face a legal challenge
New York Times: Trump fires the two Democratic members of the FTC, threatening the independence of...
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A RevenueCat report, covering data from 75K+ mobile apps and $10B+ in revenue across 1B+ transactions, shows most apps fail to reach $1K/month after two years
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: A RevenueCat report, covering data from 75K+ mobile apps and $10B+...
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San Francisco grants Waymo a temporary permit to map SFO roads with human-driven cars, paving the way for future commercial operations
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: San Francisco grants Waymo a temporary permit to map SFO roads with...
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Starlink is now accessible across the White House campus, which was already served by fiber cable, after service was “donated”, as some cite security concerns
New York Times: Starlink is now accessible across the White House campus, which was already served...
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Sources: Cognition, maker of AI coding assistant Devin, raised hundreds of millions led by 8VC at a ~$4B valuation, doubling its $2B valuation from April 2024
Bloomberg: Sources: Cognition, maker of AI coding assistant Devin, raised hundreds of millions led by 8VC...
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In an open letter to the OSTP, Ben Stiller and 400+ Hollywood creatives urge President Trump to not let Google, OpenAI, and others “exploit” copyrighted works
Todd Spangler / Variety: In an open letter to the OSTP, Ben Stiller and 400+ Hollywood...
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A critical Apache Tomcat RCE flaw is being exploited, letting attackers take over servers via a PUT request; Wallarm: the attack “requires no authentication”
Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: A critical Apache Tomcat RCE flaw is being exploited, letting attackers take...
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Some owners of devices running Roku OS report seeing autoplaying video ads before they can access the home screen; Roku says it is just a test
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: Some owners of devices running Roku OS report seeing autoplaying video...
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Sources: US Commerce Department bureaus informed staffers in recent weeks that DeepSeek is banned on their government devices
Karen Freifeld / Reuters: Sources: US Commerce Department bureaus informed staffers in recent weeks that DeepSeek...
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Amazon sues the US CPSC, accusing it of stretching consumer safety law by ruling Amazon responsible for recalling products sold by third parties on Amazon.com
Emma Roth / The Verge: Amazon sues the US CPSC, accusing it of stretching consumer safety...
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President Trump's World Liberty Financial says it raised $250M in its second token sale, bringing the total amount of coins sold to $550M
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: President Trump's World Liberty Financial says it raised $250M in its second...