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Reuters
C3.ai lifts annual forecast on strong demand for enterprise AI software
C3.ai raised its forecast for fiscal year 2025 revenue on Monday, helped by healthy demand for the company's enterprise artificial intelligence software as companies look for tools to help streamline ...
The Verge
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says conversational AI is the next web browser
Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI.
The Verge
Google reveals quantum computing chip with ‘breakthrough’ achievements
As noted by Google, qubits are prone to errors because they “have a tendency to rapidly exchange information with their environment.” However, Google’s researchers discovered a way to reduce errors by ...
Reuters
Oracle misses quarterly results estimates on stiff cloud competition
Oracle's second-quarter revenue grew less than Wall Street expected on Monday, hit by stiff competition among database and cloud services providers, sending its shares down more than 7% in extended ...
The Verge
Spotify shuts down Car Thing, and now owners have one last chance at a refund
Spotify’s Car Thing is displaying a final goodbye message for any remaining owners, although some have found new uses for the gadget.
VentureBeat
A new benchmark for AI investment: Swift Ventures unveils system to separate talk from action
Swift Ventures launches an index of public companies truly investing in AI, showing 37% annual growth and outperforming the Nasdaq and S&P.
The Verge
Monument Valley 3 comes to Netflix with an iconoclastic edge
Monument Valley 3, which arrives on mobile devices via Netflix on December 10th, answers that question confidently: yes, and then some.
SiliconANGLE
MongoDB crushes Wall Street’s targets and boosts annual forecast
Looking to the fourth quarter, MongoDB is once again predicting an impressive performance. It said it’s targeting revenue of between $515 million and $519 million, which is well ahead of the Street’s ...
Inc
Musk’s Efficiency Role Could Boost Tech-Defense Partnerships
President-elect Donald Trump’s planned U.S. government efficiency drive involving Elon Musk could lead to more joint projects between big defense contractors and smaller tech firms in areas such as ...
ARPU
TikTok Ban Looms

TikTok is one step closer to a potential nationwide ban in the United States, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal and political battle.

In April, President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation that could effectively shut down the social media app in the U.S. unless its Chinese parent company,

Reuters
MongoDB raises annual forecasts on increased service usage
MongoDB on Monday raised its forecasts for annual revenue and profit for the second time this year as the software company expects strong growth in the usage of Atlas, its service that helps clients ...
Nikkei Asia
Vietnam's FPT eyes investment from SBI in Japan AI data center business
SBI agreed on Monday to consider investing in FPT Smart Cloud Japan by the end of January. The new company, using servers equipped with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia's graphics processing units, intends to ...
TechCrunch
YC-backed Zimi raises $2M to help international merchants easily sell in the U.S.
Audrey Djiya and Peter Nsaka always wanted to be founders. Djiya's parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were all entrepreneurs, and even as ...
Bloomberg
Blackstone’s Data-Center Ambitions School a City on AI Power Strains
Property owners around Fayetteville, Georgia, are at the front lines of a battle over infrastructure critical to our tech future.
TechCrunch
Lead Edge is increasingly steering its 700+ investors away from VC deals
Mitchell Green worked variously in investment banking, as an analyst with Bessemer Venture Partners, and for a hedge fund backed by Tiger Management ...
SCMP
Alibaba entertainment group head apologises for belittling video-gaming unit, Cantonese
Alibaba’s Fan Luyuan admitted he was ‘out of line’ for controversial remarks that he said during a meeting with employees of Lingxi Games.
CRN
Storing, Feeding And Managing Data For Cloud, AI: The Biggest Storage News At AWS re:Invent 2024
CRN has brought together the latest offerings from seven storage vendors who used AWS re:Invent 2024 to introduce new hardware and software aimed at backing up data, providing visibility into stored ...
CRN
The 10 Hottest Cloud And AI Security Startups Of 2024
CRN’s list of the hottest cloud and AI security startups of 2024 includes startups focused on securing data, identities and AI systems in cloud environments such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google ...
Reuters
Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip
Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more ...
Bloomberg
Rakuten Shares Surge on Free Mobile Phone Plan for Shareholders
Rakuten Group Inc. shares jumped as much as 7.6% on Monday after the Japanese e-commerce company announced that it would offer one-year free mobile plans for shareholders.
Bloomberg
AI Voice Startup From Ex-OpenAI Researcher Valued at $200 Million
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world ...
Financial Times
TikTok-owner ByteDance takes lead in race to capitalise on AI in China
Beijing-based company has lured top AI talent from local rivals while becoming China’s biggest buyer of Nvidia chips ...
SCMP
No Black Friday windfall for Chinese sellers on Temu and Amazon as competition rises
Cut-to-the-bone pricing is eating into the profit margins of Chinese merchants selling online to global shoppers.
The Verge
How to stop the AI you’re using from training with your data
Click the gear icon by your username (bottom right), then turn off the AI Data Retention toggle switch (under Account) to stop your data from being used for training. Tap your account picture (top ...
CNBC
Trump is stacking his White House roster with uber-rich backers
President-elect Donald Trump is filling his next administration with billionaires and other mega-wealthy figures. The richest by far is Elon Musk, whom Trump has tapped to co-lead a bespoke advisory ...
Reuters
US clears export of advanced AI chips to UAE under Microsoft deal, Axios says
The U.S. government has approved the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the United Arab Emirates as part of the company's highly-scrutinized ...
Reuters
Explainer-What happens next for TikTok after court ruling against it?
Here is what will likely happen next for TikTok. TikTok and its parent ByteDance sued in federal court to block a U.S. law passed in April that would force ByteDance to divest of TikTok. On Friday, a ...
Reuters
US AI task force co-chair asks FERC to support co-located data centers - letter
A co-chair of the U.S. Congressional artificial intelligence task force urged federal energy regulators this week to support the development of data centers directly connected to power plants, citing ...
The Verge
Netflix’s Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld is a fresh remix of Buffy-style monster slaying
But as often as it riffs some of Buffy ’s signature beats — teen angst, supernatural love triangles, a town full of normies who kinda know something weird is going on around them — Jentry Chau vs. The ...
Morningstar
Apollo and Workday rally on news they'll join the S&P 500. Their stock performance has diverged this year.
Apollo and Workday rally on news they'll join the S&P 500. Their stock performance has diverged this year. S&P Dow Jones Indices said the moves 'are more representative of the large-cap market space' ...
Wall Street Journal
The Score: Intel, Salesforce, American Airlines and More Stocks That Defined the Week
Super Micro Computer started the week with a super stock move. The embattled AI server maker said a final review found no evidence of fraud or misconduct by its management or board relating to ...
SiliconANGLE
Education software startup Element451 raises $175M in funding
Element451 Inc., a startup that develops software for higher education institutions, today disclosed that it has raised $175 million in funding. The capital was provided by growth equity firm PSG.
TechCrunch
If you can make this AI bot fall in love, you could win thousands of dollars
If you can be the first person to get an AI bot named Freysa to say ‘I love you,’ you’ll win anywhere from $3,000 to tens of thousands of dollars.
Morningstar
Apollo and Workday are joining the S&P 500. Their shares are rallying.
Shares of investment firm Apollo Global Management Inc. and workplace cloud-services platform Workday Inc. rallied after hours on Friday, after S&P Dow Jones Indices said the two companies would join ...
Inc
This Startup Has an AI-Powered Solution to Fight Wildfires
FireDome emerged from stealth Tuesday to combat wildfires with technology that is designed after a missile defense system.
Reuters
Netflix's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' hits screen in Havana
Hundreds of fans gathered outside the Yara cinema in Cuba's capital on Friday evening for a screening of the first TV adaptation of one of Latin America's most beloved novels, a mammoth challenge taken on by streaming giant Netflix.
Reuters
Factbox-Why does the US want to ban TikTok? The allegations against it
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of upholding a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will not allow TikTok,
Bloomberg
Fertility Startup Kindbody Considers Sale While Seeking Funding
Fertility startup Kindbody is considering selling itself after a funding round fell through earlier this year, and it’s seeking to raise $10 million to sustain operations in the interim, according to ...
TechCrunch
Uber and WeRide launch robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi
Ride-hail giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide have launched a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi. The launch marks ...
Reuters
Palantir, Anduril sign partnership for AI training in defense
Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies and defense tech company Anduril Industries have partnered to use defense data for artificial intelligence training, the companies said on Friday.
Inc
Why Your Company May Buy OpenAI’s New $200 a Month ChatGPT Pro Subscription
Access to the best features of a leading product often comes at a premium, which the market leading AI system has set at 10 times the price of a regular subscription.
Wall Street Journal
Where a Top Venture Capitalist Turns for Help and Inspiration
Alfred Lin, the co-head of Sequoia’s venture business, leans on colleagues and the founders he’s backed to continue growing and learning.
Bloomberg
Uber Launches First Robotaxi Service Outside of US in Abu Dhabi
Uber Technologies Inc. has begun offering its first autonomous rides outside the US in Abu Dhabi, making good on an earlier partnership struck with Chinese vehicle partner WeRide Inc.
TechCrunch
Women in AI: Tamar Eilam is helping IBM build sustainable computing
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews ...
Wall Street Journal
Is New York City About to Curb Its Airbnb Crackdown?
As New York City hotel rooms reach record nightly rates, city lawmakers are proposing a bill that would walk back some restrictions on hosts of Airbnb properties and other short-term rentals.If ...
SCMP
2024’s most mispronounced words, from Kamala to Shein
List from language-focused companies Babbel and The Captioning Group includes the actress Zendaya and musician Chappell Roan.
TechCrunch
Twos is a to-do app that uses AI to suggest actions to complete your tasks
The overarching promise of companies working on AI-powered productivity tools is to build solutions that would do a task for you. Some of the early demos
ARPU
Waymo Expands Robotaxi Service to Miami

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company, announced Thursday that it will launch its robotaxi service in Miami, Florida, marking a significant expansion of its operations, reports CNBC.

The company will initially deploy vehicles with human safety drivers in 2025, followed by a fully driverless service via its Waymo One

Bloomberg
Musk’s xAI Wraps Up $6 Billion in Funding in Latest Round
Elon Musk’s xAI has raised $6 billion in new capital, according to a regulatory filing, wrapping up a funding round that has been in the works for months and was said to value the artificial ...
TechCrunch
Uber will need to fingerprint drivers in California to transport teens
Uber has 30 days to require certain drivers to get fingerprinted if the ride-hail giant intends to continue transporting unaccompanied teens in California. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a ruling Thursday that requires taxi and ...
ARPU
Elon Musk's xAI Secures $6 Billion in Funding

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has completed a massive $6 billion funding round, Bloomberg reports, citing a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The funding round, which involved 97 investors, comes after months of negotiations and reportedly values the company at over $40 billion.

ARPU
GitLab and AWS Team Up to Integrate AI Agents into Developer Workflow

GitLab and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have partnered to integrate Amazon's Q autonomous AI agents into GitLab's Duo AI assistant, aiming to boost developer productivity and accelerate software innovation, reports TechCrunch.

This collaboration goes beyond a simple integration, involving joint engineering efforts to seamlessly link the

Bloomberg
Corporate AI capex ready to rocket with focus on the big payoff
While each of these companies has a differentiated approach to processing tokens (a unit of AI), they have several advantages over a distributed GPU-based system from Nvidia or AMD. These AI systems ...
Reuters
Musk's xAI raises around $6 bln in equity financing
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it has raised around $6 billion in equity financing as it races to compete with other AI firms.
VentureBeat
Calling all gen AI disruptors of the enterprise! Apply now to present at Transform 2025
Apply to present your AI innovation at Transform's Innovation Showcase and gain exposure to top industry decision-makers.
SiliconANGLE
GitLab co-founder and CEO Sid Sijbrandij steps down, with Bill Staples named as his replacement
GitLab co-founder and CEO Sid Sijbrandij steps down, with Bill Staples named as his replacement - SiliconANGLE ...
The Verge
Uber’s first international robotaxi service is live in the UAE
Uber launched a robotaxi service with its partner WeRide in Abu Dhabi, its first international effort to make a wide number of autonomous vehicles from different operators available on its platform.
SCMP
China’s ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent seek fresh talent at ‘Olympics of AI’
Some of the world’s brightest minds in AI are expected to attend this year’s Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems.
Nikkei Asia
ByteDance chatbot hits No. 2 worldwide as China embraces AI
TOKYO/DALIAN, China -- Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming more enmeshed in everyday life in China, fueling the rise of ByteDance's AI chatbot to the second-most widely used in the ...
TechCrunch
Google says its new AI models can identify emotions — and that has experts worried
Google is releasing a new open model family, PaliGemma 2. Experts are concerned about its emotion recognition capabilities.
The Verge
Spotify suddenly cut off app developers from a bunch of its data
Spotify pulled the rug out from developers last week, announcing sudden changes to its API policies just before Thanksgiving that cut new apps and apps in development off from access to the platform’s data.
Bloomberg
Lyft Urges Chicago Riders to Push City Council to Reject New Tax
Lyft Inc. is asking its customers in Chicago to urge the city’s council to reject a proposed tax on rideshares in the downtown zone during the weekend, marking the latest hurdle as Mayor Brandon Johnson races to close a nearly $1 billion deficit by year-end.
SiliconANGLE
Nvidia and AWS team up to accelerate AI deployments in the cloud
In addition to the NIM microservices, developers are also getting access to a new infrastructure offering, namely the Nvidia DGX Cloud. It’s now available through AWS Marketplace Private Offers, and ...
CRN
Digital Transformation Play: Ness Acquires Raja Software Labs
The acquisition of Raja Software Labs, or RSL, bolster’s Ness’ footprint digital engineering capabilities in the areas of technology, media, and telecom.
TechCrunch
GV CEO David Krane on what it takes to manage 800 investments in five years at StrictlyVC SF
GV, Google’s venture capital spinoff that started in 2008, has invested billions of dollars in companies from Uber and Nothing to scent digitizing startup Osmo. Their CEO David Krane joined our ...
ARPU
ByteDance's Doubao Chatbot Rockets to Global No. 2

ByteDance's AI chatbot, Doubao, has surged to become the second most widely used AI application globally, fueled by the rapid integration of generative AI into daily life in China, reports Nikkei Asia. The app, launched in June 2023, offers conversational and advisory services through diverse virtual avatars, catering

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