Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf's R&D employees to focus on agentic coding efforts at DeepMind
Key researchers from the AI coding startup are also heading to Google. … OpenAI's deal to buy Windsurf is off …
Belkin's move to brick Wemo devices highlights how little accountability IoT companies face when abandoning connected products customers paid for
In a somewhat anticipated move, Belkin is killing most of its smart home products. On January 31, the company will stop supporting the majority …
Sam Altman announces another delay for OpenAI's open-weight model, for further safety testing; the model was slated to be released next week
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Friday the company is delaying the release of its open model, which was already pushed back a month earlier in this summer.
Sources: xAI prepares a new fundraising round, its third in two months, targeting a valuation of $170B to $200B, up 10x from its May 2024 valuation of $18B
Grok chatbot maker in early talks with investors to boost its value as much as 10 times from last year
Sources: Google is paying $2.4B for a nonexclusive license to certain Windsurf tech and hire some of its employees, but won't be taking a stake in the company
Google is hiring Windsurf Chief Executive Officer Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen, along with a small group of staffers …
The exclusivity period for OpenAI's $3B offer to acquire coding startup Windsurf, entered into in May, has expired
Google just Poached the CEO Instead Bloomberg Law : OpenAI's $3 Billion Deal to Buy AI Startup Windsurf Falls Apart Bluesky: Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.com : This leaves Anthropic looking like a remarka...
Sources: OpenAI and Windsurf talks ended after Windsurf raised concerns over how its tech would fit into OpenAI's agreement to share tech with Microsoft
OpenAI's discussions to buy Windsurf, the maker of a popular artificial intelligence coding assistant formerly known as Codeium, have ended.
Stanford study: LLMs struggle to respond appropriately to questions about delusions, suicide, and OCD, but AI could play valuable supportive roles to therapists
When Stanford University researchers asked ChatGPT whether it would be willing to work closely with someone who had schizophrenia …
T-Mobile has received FCC and DOJ approval for its $4.4B acquisition of US Cellular, after agreeing to phase out DEI programs to comply with FCC policy
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Nvidia's rise after ChatGPT's release is reminiscent of dot-com era titans like Cisco and Juniper; Cisco's share price grew over 1000x between 1990 and 2000
The A.I. chip maker reached the landmark before Apple and Microsoft, as its value rose more than tenfold after ChatGPT's release in late 2022.
A New Hampshire court rejected TikTok's request to dismiss the state AG's suit accusing the company of using manipulative design features aimed at kids
A judge this week rejected TikTok's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by the state of New Hampshire accusing it of using manipulative design features aimed at children and teens.
At the end of June, Australia quietly introduced rules forcing search engine companies such as Google and Microsoft to check the ages of logged-in users
We're watching the death of an open, anonymous internet, and the gradual takeover of information online by the state — under the guise of protecting children. Andrew Starr / @ajsta : This doesn't seem...
When asked “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only.”, Grok 4 searches for Musk's views, but only if “you” is in the query
seemingly solicits Elon Musk's opinion on controversial topics Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo : Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk's Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions Max Read / Read Max ...
The European Commission drops plans to impose a digital tax on tech giants in its upcoming 2028-2034 budget proposal, amid ongoing EU-US trade negotiations
After seeing Trump escalate with 🇨🇦 after Carney retaliated against 🇺🇸, it appears our president here in Europe has decided to preemptively surrender. — When will this continent grow a spine? Christ...
METR study: experienced open-source developers using Cursor, Claude, and other AI tools were 19% slower to complete tasks, despite thinking they were 20% faster
Devs estimated time saved with AI before & after each task, while screen recording to measured real-world AI productivity gains. @shimminykricket : A randomized controlled study found that Gen AI actu...
An Apple-backed study finds combining Apple Watch's heart rate sensor with a new Wearable Behavior Model achieves 92% accuracy for pregnancy detection, and more
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A look at Meta's revamped GenAI strategy, as Mark Zuckerberg poaches top AI talent for the Superintelligence team with a typical offer of $200M over four years
Meta's shocking purchase of 49% of Scale AI at a ~$30B valuation shows that money is of no concern for the $100B annual cashflow ad machine. X: @staysaasy , @lefttailguy , @blader , and @mjolley22 X: ...
Studios like Do Big are buying Roblox games for $1M+ in a thriving secondary market; Naavik: seven of the 15 highest-earning games in June have been acquired
Game service spawns a busy after market for the most-popular titles … It sold a few months later for more than $3 million.
Meta has completed a deal to acquire AI voice technology startup PlayAI, and the “entire PlayAI team” is set to join Meta next week, per an internal memo
The “entire PlayAI team” is set to join Meta next week, according to an internal memo that was reviewed by Bloomberg.
PitchBook: 27 VC-backed companies went public in the US in the first half of 2025, the smallest number in at least 10 years, raising a total of $44.4B
Venture capital-backed companies are on track for the fewest US initial public offerings in a decade, according to data provider PitchBook …
Justin Sun says he is buying another $100M worth of $TRUMP, doubling his total known stake of digital coins tied to President Trump
Here's What We Know Troy Watson / ZyCrypto : Tron's Justin Sun Goes All-In on Trump Empire with $100 Million TRUMP Token Buy Bluesky: Pippa / @dogsincali : What does he need a pardon for? 🤷🏻♀️
Analysis: YC picked just four Indian startups in 2024 vs. 66 in 2021, amid a growing trend of startups shifting their parent entities to India for domestic IPOs
Y Combinator's selection of Indian startups has decreased significantly. This decline is attributed to factors … LinkedIn: Tanishka Dubey and Ramesh Loganathan LinkedIn: Tanishka Dubey : Hey everyone...
Sources: JPMorgan Chase told fintech companies it will start charging fees for access to customers' account data, which could drastically reshape the industry
with more options, more tools, more control over their financial lives. https://www.bloomberg.com/... LinkedIn: Luke Voiles : It is so important that this leaked, certainly against JPM's wishes. My s...
Jio Platforms debuts JioPC, a cloud PC service offered via its set-top box; Counterpoint: 70% of Indian households have a TV, but only 15% of them own a PC
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch :
Sources on the key Microsoft-OpenAI clause: OpenAI decides when it has reached AGI, “sufficient AGI” means $100B+ in profits, and Microsoft may not build AGI
Questions like “what biases are in the training data” and “can I keep my data out of the LLM” are critical to corporations and people! [embedded post] @breadbunny : openAi believers making a contract ...
Medium CEO says the company has been profitable since August 2024 and details its financial turnaround after losing $2.6M per month in 2022
https://medium.com/... #writing #entrepreneurship #business #startup #VentureCapital LinkedIn: Hunter Walk : this is a great in-depth post on Medium's right-sizing, re-capping, and rebounding to prof...
Sources: Zerohash, which provides crypto and stablecoin infrastructure, is raising ~$100M at a ~$1B valuation, up from $340M when it raised a Series D in 2022
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