Trump says Microsoft should fire its global affairs head Lisa Monaco over her work in the Biden administration, calling her a “menace to US National Security”
President Trump late Friday demanded Microsoft fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, over her work in the Biden administration.
Sources: EA is in talks to go private in a deal valuing it at ~$50B; investors include Jared Kushner's PE firm and Saudi Arabia's PIF; EA closes up 14.87%
Investors including Silver Lake eyeing deal that would likely be the largest leveraged buyout ever
Q&A with reinforcement learning pioneer Richard Sutton on why LLMs are not the path to achieving human intelligence, world models, continual learning, and more
Richard Sutton is the father of reinforcement learning, winner of the 2024 Turing Award, and author of The Bitter Lesson.
A look at some California tech regulation bills, including one banning AI use in firing or disciplining workers, that await Gov. Newsom's signature or his veto
A guide to the AI and tech bills that have passed the California legislature, and await the governor's signature — or veto.
Google agrees to guarantee $1.4B of AI computing startup Fluidstack's $3B, 10-year agreement with Cipher Mining and gets the right to buy a 5.4% stake in Cipher
Alphabet Inc.'s Google has agreed to anchor a $3 billion data center contract with Cipher Mining Inc. in the latest tie up between …
An interview with California state Senator Scott Wiener on his new AI safety bill SB 53, the bill's scope, his focus on AI safety bills, AI PACs, and more
This is not California state senator Scott Wiener's first attempt at addressing the dangers of AI.
Sources: the US Commerce Department is considering imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the number of chips they contain
- Trump seeks to drive companies to shift manufacturing to the US — “America cannot be reliant on foreign imports” of chips, White House says
Salt Lake City-based Filevine, which offers tools to help manage legal workflows, raised $400M from Insight Partners, Accel, Halo Fund, and others in two rounds
Filevine Inc., the developer of a software platform that helps attorneys create and manage legal documents, has raised $400 million in funding.
Andrew Bosworth says Meta is working on humanoid robots, internally called “Metabot”, as its next “AR size bet”, envisions licensing software to robot makers
During a recent trip to Meta HQ, I took the opportunity to ask one of the company's top execs about its new robotics effort.
Microsoft and Asus open preorders for the first Xbox handhelds, the ROG Xbox Ally for $599 and the ROG Xbox Ally X for $999 in the US, shipping October 16
“The hype is real!” says Microsoft. Marcus Stewart / Game Informer : Xbox ROG Ally Prices Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live Joelle Daniels / GamingBolt : ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds Are Already Going Out of S...
Cloudflare combines a new Email Sending feature with Routing into a unified Email Service to let developers send emails from Cloudflare Workers, in private beta
If you are building an application, you rely on email to communicate with your users. You validate their signup … Bluesky: @echobit.de and @jeremymorrell.dev Bluesky: @echobit.de : Cloudflare just la...
The UK unveils plans for a digital ID, which will be required to work in the country, to combat illegal immigration; the ID will be stored on people's phones
what we know and don't know so far Sam Trendall / PublicTechnology : Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer's digital ID plan Jessica Nangle / UKTN : Government unveils new digital ID ...
Sources: Apple is ramping up efforts to source manufacturing machinery in India, essential for making iPhones locally, and is working with around 17 suppliers
Around 17 companies have directly started working with Apple in India for capital equipment and tools over the last 20-24 months and the number is only expected to go up LinkedIn: Harshvardhan Pathak ...
Leaked letter: NLRB drops claims against Tim Cook, including that he violated workers' rights with a 2021 email threatening staffers who leak confidential info
they're still pursuing some of the illegal stuff Apple said and did to me, just nothing that would actually pay my bills and get me out of bankruptcy. [image] Forums: MacRumors Forums : NLRB Withdraws...
Leaked a16z decks: $25B in net returns since its 2009 founding, including $11.2B in 2021, and 56 unicorn investments in the past 10 years, the most of any firm
The firm has held its $900 million 2012 Fund III at 9.4x net TVPI. — ∙ Paid — Andreessen Horowitz is perhaps … X: @iamhenrymascot , @doodcapital , @iamjakestream , @ctjlewis , @dennythedev , @amen...
Meta plans to launch paid, ad-free versions of Instagram and Facebook in the UK, each costing £2.99 per month on the web, and £3.99 on iOS and Android
In the coming weeks, parent company Meta will offer paid … Nicola Mendelsohn Cbe : Meta is introducing a new subscription option in the UK for Facebook and Instagram users, allowing them to choose an ...
Sources: Apple has developed an internal ChatGPT-like iPhone app, code-named Veritas, to help test and prepare for a major Siri overhaul next year
Likely—Never Get to Use José Adorno / BGR : Apple Built A ChatGPT-Style App To Test The New Siri, But We'll Probably Never See It Amber Neely / AppleInsider : Apple's secret Veritas chatbot could be t...
YouTube is testing AI hosts, who will share stories and trivia about the music users are listening to, in the YouTube Music app through its new Labs program
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China's central bank opens a digital yuan hub in Shanghai; a Chinese state media report says the hub will oversee cross-border payments and blockchain tech
Foster Wong / Bloomberg :
Oracle, whose expenses are rising as it begins to fulfill massive cloud infrastructure deals, turned cash flow negative this year for the first time since 1992
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. X: @brodyford_ , @edludlow , @danielnewmanuv , and @edludlow X: Brody Ford / @b...
Swiss microfluidic chip-cooling tech startup Corintis raised a $24M Series A, a source says at a $400M valuation, and announces adding Lip-Bu Tan to its board
Why YouTube is key to Google's success in AI, with YouTube's AI enhancements making video content more monetizable than text-based content in Search
Action is happening up-and-down the LLM stack: Nvidia is making deals with Intel, OpenAI is making deals with Oracle, and Nvidia and OpenAI are making deals with each other. X: @buccocapital , @howard...
Sources: ByteDance will maintain ownership of TikTok US' revenue-generating business operations such as e-commerce and advertising
to me this new app sounds like “official federal government brainwashing app” (derogatory) based on how much they are talking about the government controlling the algorithm and how they will directly ...
UK-based Kido nursery chain was hacked by a ransomware gang called Radiant, which posted profiles of 10 children online and threatens to release more data
It was about the various platforms used … Forums: r/nottheonion : Nursery hackers threaten to publish more children's profiles online
Sources: Kraken is in advanced talks to raise $200M to $300M from a strategic investor at a valuation of ~$20B, after recently raising $500M at a $15B valuation
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eBay agrees to acquire Tise, a social marketplace for secondhand fashion and interior design items that has raised $45M in funding, for an undisclosed sum
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A US court rules that the DOD can classify DJI as a “Chinese Military Company”, finds that there is enough evidence that DJI is supported by Chinese government
Sean Hollister / The Verge :
At an all-hands, AWS CEO Matt Garman criticized staff for slow product rollouts and demonstrated a new agentic AI product for internal testing called Quick
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How developers are using Apple's local AI models in iOS 26: Lil Artist story generation, MoneyCoach's spending insights, F1 race summaries in Lights Out, more
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Insurance tech company Ethos, last valued at $2.7B in 2021, files for a US IPO; its revenue rose 54.9% YoY to $183.7M in H1, with net income up 64% to $30.7M
Company Overview Our Mission Our mission is to protect families by democratizing access … Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg : Google Ventures-Backed Insurance Platform Ethos Files for IPO Arasu Kannagi Ba...
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.