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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
X CEO Linda Yaccarino says that “after two incredible years, I've decided to step down”; X hired Yaccarino in 2023 after she ran NBCUniversal's ad business — X CEO Linda Yaccarino said Wednesday she is stepping down from her role. … - Under her leadership …
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Mastodon: @harrymccracken@mastodon … and @rileytestut@mastodon.social
Threads: @alexia and @ronaldfilipkowski
X: @lindayax, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @yacinemtb, @jacobybrandon, @munster_gene, @thierrybreton, @joshkraushaar, @thierrybreton, @adamscochran, @biedersam, @alex_danco, @pitdesi, @pkafka, @jyarow, @kylebrussell, @typesfast, @chrisgeidner, @monkeycharts, @ariehkovler, @spencerhakimian, @luke_metro, @mgsiegler, @rmac18, @alexia, @esjesjesj, and @adamscochran. LinkedIn: Lauren Brewster
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| New York Times: |
Sources: Linda Yaccarino had discussed her plans to leave with X employees earlier this week, before Grok's antisemitic posts — Linda Yaccarino, whom Elon Musk hired to run X in 2023, grappled with the challenges the company faced after Mr. Musk took over.
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Bluesky: @rmac, @joshsternberg.com, @carnage4life, @vantazach, @quinnypig.com, @karlbode.com, @janinegibson.ft.com, @keithwilson.eu, @ohgodwhatnow, @scottdagostino.ca, @mattnegrin, @tomscocca, and @carlberman. Mastodon: @igb@mastodon.hccp.org. LinkedIn: Jeremy Goldman
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| Reuters: |
Sources: OpenAI plans an AI-powered web browser with some user interactions within a ChatGPT-like native chat interface instead of clicking through to websites — OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) market-dominating Google Chrome …
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Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk, @marypcbuk, and @kevinrothrock.me
X: @shakeelhashim, @loudmouthjulia, @kenrickcai, @deedydas, @basedlayer, @dbreunig, @andrewcurran_, @johnbuckley_, @yoheinakajima, @altryne, @stevesi, @parkerortolani, @deedydas, @loudmouthjulia, @deedydas, @dbreunig, @mikebutcher, @deedydas, and @signulll. LinkedIn: Bartek Gola
Forums: r/BetterOffline, r/diabrowser, r/artificial, r/accelerate, r/OpenAI, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
Perplexity launches Comet, its first AI web browser, initially available on its $200 per month Max plan and via a waitlist, in a bid to compete with Chrome — Perplexity on Wednesday launched its first AI-powered web browser, called Comet, marking the startup's latest effort to challenge Google Search …
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X: @omooretweets, @matthewberman, @benbajarin, @dharmesh, @_simonsmith, @altryne, and @scobleizer. LinkedIn: Paulo Passoni. Forums: r/singularity
| Amanda Caswell / Tom's Guide: |
xAI introduces Grok 4, trained on its Colossus supercomputer, featuring multimodal tools, faster reasoning, Grok 4 Voice, Grok 4 Code, a new interface, and more — Deeper thinking and greater reasoning is promised — When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
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| Herb Scribner / Axios: |
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| Elçin Poyrazlar / Politico: |
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| NBC News: |
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X: @elonmusk, @grok, @adl, @ordinarytings, @whstancil, @yanisvaroufakis, @thestalwart, @samstein, @nikitabier, @prerationalist, @populismupdates, @armanddoma, @sturgeons_law, @gianmarcosoresi, @acnewsitics, @canteverdie, @buccocapital, @cartoonshateher, @willccbb, @drmistercody, @laurenbalik, @1a3orn, @eigenrobot, @tszzl, @onionweigher, @tszzl, @dbreunig, @gaulicsmith, @ns123abc, @mikedrucker, @mikeisaac, @dieworkwear, @nikitabier, @esyudkowsky, @nikitabier, @jgreenblattadl, @dread_botlord, @caitoz, @vxunderground, @ctrlaltdwayne, @broderickm_, @roguepotusstaff, @johanstrauss90, @sohrabahmari, @reichlinmelnick, @aidnmclaughlin, @chatgpt21, @spencerhakimian, @rmac18, @minimaxir, @chrislhayes, and @yashar
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung unveils the $2,000+ Galaxy Z Fold7, with bigger 8" and 6.5" screens, a 200MP main camera, and a lighter and thinner design at 217g and 8.9mm when folded — In its biggest hardware update since 2020's Galaxy Z Fold 2, Samsung is launching the Galaxy Z Fold 7 today with a drastically thinner design …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
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Forums: r/PixelWatch and r/WearOS
| CNBC: |
Nvidia hits a $4T market cap in intraday trading, the first company to do so, after passing $3T in June 2024, $2T in February 2024, and $1T in May 2023 — Nvidia stock rose on Wednesday lifting the company's market cap briefly past $4 trillion for the first time as investors scooped up shares …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Nvidia plans to launch a new AI chip designed for China that will be a version of its Blackwell RTX Pro 6000 processor, as soon as September — CEO to talk with Chinese officials next week, aiming for September unveiling of processor compliant with US export controls
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta offered Ruoming Pang a $200M+ pay package over a several-year period in line with Meta's other major AI hires; Apple didn't try to match the offer — Meta hired Ruoming Pang, who ran Apple's AI models team, with a pay package in the hundreds of millions over a several-year period …
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| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Source: during a presentation, Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff said AI saved Microsoft $500M+ last year in its call centers and increased satisfaction — During a presentation this week, Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff said artificial intelligence tools are boosting productivity …
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| Laila Kearney / Reuters:NEW |
Electricity bills may rise 20%+ in parts of PJM Interconnection's 13-state territory as the largest US power grid struggles to meet AI and data center demand — America's largest power grid is under strain as data centers and AI chatbots consume power faster than new plants can be built.| Kalley Huang / The Information: |
In an internal Meta essay, an outgoing AI researcher says a “culture of fear”, with performance reviews and layoffs, is spreading like “a metastatic cancer” — Over the past month, Meta Platforms has overhauled its stumbling efforts in artificial intelligence by making … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is planning the first Vision Pro upgrade later in 2025, with an M4 chip and a new strap, and a lighter, redesigned version for 2027 — Apple Inc. is planning to introduce its first upgrade to the $3,499 Vision Pro headset as early as this year, aiming to improve the performance …
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X: @tgod34748, @scobleizer, @cly3d, and @markgurman
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: |
Sources: LangChain, which helps developers use off-the-shelf AI models to create new apps, raised $100M led by IVP at a $1.1B valuation — The startup, which sources say is raising at a $1.1 billion valuation, helps developers at companies like Klarna and Rippling use off-the-shelf AI models to create new applications.
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| Andreessen Horowitz: |
a16z moves its state of incorporation to Nevada, saying Delaware's Court of Chancery “can at times appear biased against technology startup founders” — It used to be a no-brainer: start a company, incorporate in Delaware. That is no longer the case due to recent actions …
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Sources: Groq has talked with investors about raising $300M to $500M at a $6B post-investment valuation, which would double its $2.8B valuation from August 2024 — Groq, an Nvidia challenger that develops chips to power large language models, has talked to investors about raising between $300 million … | Financial Times: |
Sources: Revolut is in talks to raise about $1B of funding via newly issued shares and the sale of some existing stock at a $65B valuation — Fintech aiming to secure $1bn from investors in private round led by Greenoaks — Revolut is in talks to raise new funding from investors at a $65bn valuation …
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| Hayden Field / The Verge: |
OpenAI officially closes its ~$6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive's startup, which it refers to as io Products, after a trademark suit from hearing device startup Iyo — Sam Altman and Jony Ive's plan to merge ChatGPT's AI tech with new hardware devices is moving forward.Sponsor Posts
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