OpenAI ends Microsoft legal peril over its $50B Amazon deal: OpenAI has won major concessions from its largest shareholder, Microsoft, that will allow it to sell products on AWS, while Microsoft gets more cash in a revenue-share agreement. Read More
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Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to US: Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U.S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research. Read More
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DeepMind's David Silver just raised $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human data: Ineffable Intelligence, a British AI lab founded a mere few months ago by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion in funding at a valuation of $5.1 billion. Read More
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Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs: Natural gas power plant costs have nearly doubled in two years and take 23% longer to build as data center electricity demand skyrockets. Read More
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OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps: There have been plenty of rumors about OpenAI's hardware plans, which involve launching a pair of earbuds. A new note from industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that the AI company might be working on a phone in collaboration with MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Luxshare. Read More
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Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space: Overview Energy's first contract with Meta is a small step toward a future of space-based solar power. Read More
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Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked: The American technology giant provides water and energy monitoring and utility meters to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses. Read More
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What’s behind Europe’s efforts to ditch US software in favor of sovereign tech: Governments across Europe are looking to rely less on American tech providers. Read More
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China blocks Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe: China has ordered Meta to unwind its multibillion-dollar Manus acquisition, dealing a potential setback to Zuckerberg’s push into AI agents. Read More
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