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Tech / The Verge ·
Today, I’m talking with Matt Strauss, who is now chairman of the NBCUniversal Media Group. This is Matt’s second time joining me on the show, and there’s been a whole lot of organizational and structural change at NBCU since the last time he and I spoke just two years ago — pure Decoder bait. First,…
AI / The Decoder ·
OpenAI is gearing up for a political lobbying and PR push after the US midterms. The article OpenAI prepares lobbying blitz for a post-midterm Washington appeared first on The Decoder.
Tech / The Next Web ·
Deutsche Bank has turned positive on US technology stocks again, upgrading the sector to overweight, Reuters reported on Monday. An overweight rating means the bank advises clients to hold more of the sector than usual, and it reverses a downgrade made about three weeks earlier. That earlier move,…
Startups / Sifted ·
Startups / EU-Startups ·
Stockholm-based venture capital firm Creandum has closed a €668 million ($750 million) fund, Creandum VIII, to back early-stage technology startups from pre-Seed to Series A. The fund, its largest to date, will support approximately 30 investments over the next two years, with a particular…
Tech / The Verge ·
When I declared this spring that Vivo's X300 Ultra had the best cameras in any phone, two things made it stand out in my mind: its excellent main camera with a narrow 35mm focal length and what remains the most capable ultrawide in any phone worldwide. You won't find either in the new X500 Pro […]
Tech / Wired ·
I’ve rounded up the best smart speakers that let you talk to Alexa, from the popular Echo Dot to the newest Echo Studio.
Tech / The Verge ·
Patti Zirhut, a lifelong Republican, has been studying her ballot for weeks. Zirhut eagerly voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024, but she isn't toeing the party line this year. "My ballot is all mixed up," she says. She's voting for some Republicans, some independents, and even a…
Business / Fortune ·
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Tech / Wired ·
WIRED uncovered some 400 apps and websites linked to Chinese-language developers that look like regular AI tools but had secret features that let users create violent AI-generated images and video.
Tech / The Verge ·
Netflix today announced a multiyear deal with the YouTuber, comedian, and influencer Druski, and he'll create original content "exclusively" for the streaming service. The announcement is the latest in Netflix's efforts to bring creators onto the platform, having previously landed deals with…
Business / Fortune ·
One in five new CEOs at Europe's largest listed companies came from finance last year. But the transition from managing the numbers to running the business requires a broader set of skills.
Startups / EU-Startups ·
Hypersonica, the British-German defence company developing sovereign hypersonic deep-strike systems for Europe and its allies, has secured €100 million in Series B funding. The Series B funding round was co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst, with continued participation from existing…
AI / MIT Technology Review ·
In 2001, a decade after he invented the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee articulated a new vision. Together with two colleagues, he published an article in the magazine Scientific American in which he outlined what he called the “Semantic Web”: an internet designed to be navigated by autonomous…
Tech / The Verge ·
The Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of RAM now costs $385 after an $80 price hike, the latest in a string of increases driven by the ongoing RAM shortage. This configuration launched at $120, and now costs over triple that price. The 16GB versions of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 also got a $40 […]
Tech / The Verge ·
SpaceX has discussed a deal with Boost Mobile to launch its own service through the budget-friendly carrier, according to a report from the Washington Post. The deal, which comes as SpaceX aims to make Starlink a "major" mobile carrier, reportedly involves the Elon Musk-owned company acquiring Boost…
Startups / EU-Startups ·
Gallium Defence, a Paris-based startup working on drone detection at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems, has emerged from stealth with a €7.1 million Seed funding round. The round was led by Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital, with participation from Omnes Capital and Polytechnique…
Tech / The Verge ·
Canva is giving digital creatives a new way to design, illustrate, and edit photos on their iPads, and it doesn't have to cost them a thing. After relaunching the Affinity creative suite as an all-in-one desktop app last year, Canva has now introduced Affinity for iPad, which provides the same…
Tech / The Next Web ·
Abu Dhabi’s state oil company ADNOC has signed a multi-year agreement with OpenAI and G42 to bring AI agents into its operations. The deal was announced today, during a visit to the UAE by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. ADNOC will become the first energy company to use OpenAI Frontier, a…
Business / Fortune ·
Kelly estimates the U.S. now needs just 320,000 new homes a year, down from about 1 million, as immigration enforcement slows population growth.
Tech / The Verge ·
Grocery stores across Europe have been hit by another wave of suspected cyberattacks, reporting sudden changes in the temperatures of their fridges and freezers. Major supermarket chains across Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, and Estonia were affected according to local reports shared by Bloomberg…
Startups / EU-Startups ·
Marble Cognition (Marble), a Munich-based startup building AI coworkers that understand how work is executed to optimise and automate business operations, has raised €3.35 million ($3.75 million) in a pre-Seed round. The round was co-led by Heartcore and Seedcamp, with participation from angels…
Business / Fortune ·
Building a Better California is spending on more than just the wealth tax.
Startups / EU-Startups ·
Seamoretech, a Porto-based CleanTech startup that converts desalination brine into freshwater and critical minerals, has secured €1.1 million in the first closing of its Seed round. The round saw participation from Rypples, 7Seas Capital, and Crédito Agrícola, bringing together investors with…