TMtechmemeA profile of Mark Zuckerberg, based on interviews with him, his parents, and dozens of others, looking at his MMA training, AI pivot, management style, and more (Jeremy Stern/Colossus)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeOpenAI employees need to oppose its support for Leading the Future, which seeks to chill federal regulation, and Congress should hold hearings on AI risks (Matthew Yglesias/Slow Boring)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeNetflix, Amazon, and YouTube launch the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance, led by trade group TechNet, to advocate for "technology-neutral policies" (Sara Fischer/Axios)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeMicrosoft publishes a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct", establishing that "people matter more than AI", rejecting legal personhood for AI, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeUS-Israeli startup Buildots, which uses AI to speed up construction of mega-projects like data centers and chip factories, raised $130M at a near-$1B valuation (Marissa Newman/Bloomberg)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemePresident Trump expresses support for Flock "because of law enforcement", while acknowledging some people consider the surveillance technology "an infringement" (Aoife Walsh/Washington Post)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeParis-based digital asset data provider Kaiko extends a funding round to $110M led by S&P Global to support 24/7 continuous market data and asset tokenization (Anna Irrera/Bloomberg)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeDocuments: the European Commission plans to propose an EU KIDS Act on Thursday to set a minimum age for accessing social media, video platforms, games, and more (Politico)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeThe IFPI says music companies and distributors agreed on new rules to combat the use of AI-generated music to defraud streaming services and divert royalties (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeChina's Foreign Ministry criticizes warnings about AI risks, saying "fearmongering, confrontation, and vicious competition ... serve the interests of no one" (Bloomberg)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeIn its first statement on AI, China's Ministry of State Security warns AI poses risks to the nation's political and social security, including cyber defenses (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeZ.ai says it plans to raise $5B+ via equity and debt to fund its AI investments, including ~$2B through a share placement, after raising $4B in July (P.R. Venkat/Wall Street Journal)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSources: Australian data center provider Firmus is seeking to raise up to $5B in an IPO at the end of October, in one of the largest-ever IPOs in Australia (Julia Fioretti/Bloomberg)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeHow hyperscalers like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are siding with consumers on data center power costs and sweetening offers for communities to gain support (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeFiling: San Jose-based Chinese optical module maker Ligent seeks ~$727M in a Hong Kong IPO, after its rival Zhongji Innolight's $6.8B Hong Kong debut in July (Sangmi Cha/Bloomberg)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeThe US Senate digital assets subcommittee releases a revised "final offer" of the Clarity Act with Trump-backed ethics provisions, ahead of a September 15 vote (Felix Ng/Cointelegraph News)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeAI-connected Asian stocks fell sharply following US tech leaders' call for pacing AI development, with SoftBank, Kioxia, SK Hynix, Minimax, and Z.ai down 5%+ (Gregor Stuart Hunter/Reuters)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSam Altman says "we welcome a federal framework" but "do not believe we need to wait" for an antitrust exemption or a law to pace AI development responsibly (Sam Altman/@sama)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeDocument: Samsung and SK Hynix rejected KEPCO's proposal to prepay ~$18.7B of chip cluster power bills, citing uncertainty over long-term chip demand (Reuters)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSources: SoftBank sealed a two-year loan facility to support its OpenAI investment, securing $11.87B in commitments from ~20 banks, above its $10B target (Janice Huang/Bloomberg)industry9 days ago▲ 24Read story→