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AI / The Verge ·
China's intelligence agency recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) enlisted her to glean information about American AI chips and "potentially influence the company to push for its most…
AI / TechCrunch ·
Democrats’ historic victories in this week’s U.S. midterm elections could also transform the tech industry. The public voted on 41 data center-related ballot measures on Tuesday — in all but one, the majority voted to impose more restrictions on data center development. And even when data centers…
Tech / The Verge ·
SpaceX has declared that it’s going to make Starlink Mobile a “major” mobile carrier. The Elon Musk-owned company has already deployed thousands of direct-to-cell satellites, but its next big challenge is building out its 5G network here on Earth. As part of its plans to rival AT&T, Verizon, and…
Tech / Ars Technica ·
Meta won't force Facebook page owners to allow AI training on linked content.
Business / Fortune ·
“A campus implies a university, not a warehouse,” says veteran brand strategist Allen Adamson of OpenAI’s new pitch to communities.
Tech / The Next Web ·
Brightspeed, a US fibre broadband provider owned by Apollo, is in talks with creditors to raise $2B to $3B of new money, Bloomberg reports. It has about $10B of debt, has warned about its survival, and may file for bankruptcy as soon as December. Brightspeed, an Apollo-backed US fibre broadband…
AI / TechCrunch ·
Democrats’ historic victories in this week’s U.S. midterm elections could also transform the tech industry. The public voted on 41 data center-related ballot measures on Tuesday — in all but one, the majority voted to impose more restrictions on data center development. And even when data centers…
Business / Fortune ·
Research CoinMarketCap shared with Fortune shows the median losing altcoin issued about 50% more tokens while the market cut its value by 95%.
Tech / Ars Technica ·
Next week, experts will determine if the US has lost its measles elimination status.
Tech / The Next Web ·
TSMC is considering making advanced memory chips and has begun drafting plans for 3D DRAM at Nvidia’s request, The Information reports. It would put TSMC up against Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron as AI demand keeps memory scarce. TSMC is considering making advanced memory chips, Bloomberg reported…
Business / Fortune ·
Pete Hegseth leads Polymarket’s odds for the next Cabinet departure, followed by Susie Wiles and Marco Rubio.
Tech / The Next Web ·
Amazon is rolling out texting for Alexa for Shopping, its AI shopping agent, starting with invited US customers. It can find products, place orders and track prices by text. Sponsored products can show up in its replies, free to advertisers for now. Amazon is letting shoppers text its AI shopping…
AI / The Decoder ·
Perplexity is launching "Teammates," always-on agents that work through ongoing projects on their own virtual machines. The feature requires the Max plan at $200 per month, well above similar offerings from OpenAI or Anthropic. The market for always-on agents is getting crowded. The article…
Tech / Ars Technica ·
A former Rockstar tech director thinks the developer is facing new time pressures.
Business / Fortune ·
Gen Z is willing to put career ambitions on the back burner to achieve the American Dream of homeownership.
Business / Fortune ·
Home prices rose 30% while young households’ income grew 9%. Gen Z voters explain their midterm votes that drove a "blue wave."
Business / Fortune ·
New research found that men who gossip are perceived as less competent and less qualified for leadership roles than women who engage in the same behavior.
Business / Fortune ·
"The primary responsibility of dealing with inequality will always rest with governments."
Tech / Wired ·
Data brokers are collecting all sorts of internal corporate files to help train AI models. Not everyone is thrilled.
AI / The Decoder ·
OpenAI is talking about the AGI era, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AGI has arrived. At the same time, co-creators of today's models are leaving OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta to start their own labs, raising billions with no product to show. Why? They're betting that the current recipe alone…
AI / TechCrunch ·
AI usage keeps climbing, but spending has stalled. Price cuts and smarter cost controls among the biggest spenders could challenge investor assumptions about AI hypergrowth.
Tech / The Next Web ·
Tesla will stop making most Cybertrucks at its Texas factory around the middle of next year, chief executive Elon Musk said on Friday. The space will instead be used to build more Cybercabs, the company’s two-seat robotaxis. Musk announced the plan in a post on X, but he did not say whether…
Business / Fortune ·
CEO Melanie Perkins’s note to staff drew applause online for a package that includes a year of healthcare, career coaching and $10,000 project grants
Tech / The Next Web ·
Brian Chesky’s AI lab paid Airbnb $7.1M for some of its intellectual property and to cover certain expenses, Airbnb disclosed in its quarterly filing on Thursday. Chesky, Airbnb’s chief executive, founded the lab and controls it. Under the deal, signed this month, Airbnb can choose to join the lab’s…