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| Anthropic: |
Anthropic signs an agreement with Google and Broadcom for multiple GWs of TPU capacity, and says run-rate revenue has crossed $30B, up from ~$9B at 2025's end — We have signed a new agreement with Google and Broadcom for multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity that we expect to come online starting in 2027.
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LinkedIn: Michael Batnick, Benjamin Seab, and Amol Avasare
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Filing: Broadcom agrees to produce future versions of Google's TPUs and expands its Anthropic deal to give the startup access to ~3.5 GW of computing capacity — - Broadcom said it agreed to produce future versions of Google's artificial intelligence chips,
More: Proactive, Financial Times, Stocktwits, Barron's Online, The Information, SEC, and Sherwood News. LinkedIn: Paul Lembo
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI announces a Safety Fellowship program for external researchers, engineers, and practitioners to study the safety and alignment of advanced AI systems — A pilot program to support independent safety and alignment research and develop the next generation of talent| Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal: |
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| New Yorker: |
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Threads: @jjackyliang, @sami, and @nwbrownboi
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| Hyunjoo Jin / Reuters: |
Samsung reports preliminary Q1 operating profit of ~$38B, up more than 8x YoY and above ~$27B est., a record, and revenue up 68% YoY to ~$88B — Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Tuesday projected a record-high first-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, beating expectations … | Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Apple is facing issues in the test phase of its foldable iPhone that are taking longer than expected to resolve, potentially delaying mass production — TAIPEI — Apple is encountering setbacks in the engineering test phase of its first ever foldable iPhone, which could lead to delays … | Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin: |
How social media became a “freak show”: X punishes external links and most top accounts, such as Catturd, are very low-quality but get more engagement than NYT — The ecosystem is unhealthy, especially on Twitter, and that's producing some strange beasts among the most influential accounts.
More: Reason. X: @nikitabier, @natesilver538, @devahaz, @blueboxdave, @mikeisaac, @robbysoave, @mikeisaac, @ryanburge, @timcast, @davidafrench, @jason_koebler, @christopherrufo, @besttrousers, @asymmetricinfo, @esjesjesj, @richardhanania, @nntaleb, @notjessewalker, @literaryeric, @datarepublican, @david_ingram, @clairlemon, @ryanburge, @bretdevereaux, @richardhanania, @nikitabier, @jeremiahdjohns, @moultano, @natesilver538, @nikitabier, @benryanwriter, @alicefromqueens, @micsolana, @noahpinion, @phl43, @razibkhan, @mikeisaac, @jamessurowiecki, @konstantinkisin, @phl43, @david_ingram, @asymmetricinfo, @richardhanania, @richardhanania, @christopherrufo, @akoustov, @richardhanania, @nikitabier, @jaredlholt, @stefanfschubert, @haroon, @akarlin, @yimbyland, @micsolana, @modeledbehavior, @micsolana, @aricohn, @cesifoti, @buccocapital, @modeledbehavior, @mattvanswol, @neeratanden, @modeledbehavior, @soncharm, @natesilver538, @davidu, @paulnovosad, @jason_kint, @ddiamond, @jason_kint, @zerohedge, @kasparov63, @timcast, @nkulw, @petersavodnik, @raharrisonpa, @katiemiller, @alanmcole, @elonmusk, @yacinemtb, @elonmusk, @kareem_carr, @elonmusk, @natesilver538, @crazy_stephen_i, @jonatanpallesen, @catturd2, @juliangough, @ryanradia, @alanmcole, @nikitabier, @natesilver538, @jaybaxter, @natesilver538, @tha_muser, @jamessurowiecki, @catturd2, @natesilver538, @nikitabier, @natesilver538, @catturd2, @redsteeze, @alx, @sailaunderscore, @natesilver538, @kirkegaardemil, @nateduncannba, @natesilver538, @bing_chris, @elonmusk, @natesilver538, and @noupside. LinkedIn: Adam Shapiro
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
A look at the gold rush for firms claiming to help brands get cited by AI search tools, via tactics like hiding instructions behind “Summarize with AI” buttons — Let's pretend you work in IT and you're looking for a new digital service desk platform to help your employees reset passwords or onboard new hires.
More: Microsoft Security Blog, Glossy, and Search Engine Land
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are sharing information via the Frontier Model Forum to detect adversarial distillation attempts that violate their ToS — Rivals OpenAI, Anthropic PBC, and Alphabet Inc.'s Google have begun working together to try to clamp down on Chinese competitors extracting results … | Financial Times: |
Sources: Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus has hired xAI co-founder Kyle Kosic from OpenAI and has hundreds of staff across its SF HQ and London and Zurich offices — Kyle Kosic joins Project Prometheus, the secretive start-up working on systems that can understand the physical world| Kiki Intarasuwan / CBS News: |
An Indianapolis city councilor says his home was targeted in what appeared to be a politically motivated shooting over a proposed data center in the city — Add CBS News on Google — An Indianapolis city councilor says his home was targeted in what appeared to be a politically motivated shooting … | CNBC: |
OpenAI sends a letter to the California and Delaware AGs, urging them to investigate “anti-competitive behavior” by Elon Musk, ahead of a trial in April — OpenAI on Monday sent a letter to the California and Delaware attorneys general, urging them to investigate …
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on data centers in space, memory shortage, Cisco's networking business, AI bubble, layoffs, AI coding, and more — Today, I'm talking with Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco. — Cisco is one of those big companies that everyone has heard of but that most of us …
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| Caiwei Chen / MIT Technology Review: |
A look at Alibaba's Accio, an AI sourcing tool that helps small online sellers connect with manufacturers, including in China; it exceeded 10M MAUs in March — For years Mike McClary sold the Guardian LTE Flashlight, a heavy-duty black model, online through his small outdoor brand.
LinkedIn: Kuo Zhang
| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Oracle reinstates the CFO role, appointing Hilary Maxson after Safra Catz became principal financial officer in 2014, amid investor scrutiny over AI spending — Oracle (ORCL.N) on Monday named Hilary Maxson as its chief financial officer, tapping an executive with deep experience in infrastructure …
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| Nate Raymond / Reuters: |
A US federal appeals court rules New Jersey cannot block Kalshi users in the state from sports-related event contracts, finding CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction — A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that New Jersey gaming regulators cannot prevent Kalshi from allowing people in the state …
More: Ars Technica, New York Post, Sports Business Journal, Engadget, Bloomberg, Cointelegraph, Courthouse News Service, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, The Crypto Times, Blockchain.News, US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Benzinga, CoinDesk, Front Office Sports, and Bloomberg Law
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| Reuters: |
A Taiwan intelligence report to lawmakers says China is targeting Taiwan to obtain its chip manufacturing tech and talent to break through global “containment” — China is targeting Taiwan to obtain its advanced chip manufacturing technology and talent as a way of breaking through international …
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