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Google Ventures doubles down on dev tool startup Blacksmith just 4 months after its seed round
Blacksmith, a Y Combinator alum, raised $10M Series A led by Google Ventures to cut costs and speed up software builds.
Bloomberg.com
Trump Lands in UK With Flurry of Pledges From Microsoft, Open AI - Bloomberg.com
... tech projects, according to the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. ... software company called its largest financial...
Bloomberg
Google Plans Partnership to Fight Nonconsensual Images
Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to start working with StopNCII, a nonprofit that helps prevent the spread of nonconsensual images online. For advocates, the move marks a significant, albeit overdue, step in the search giant's efforts against image-based abuse.
Google Plans Partnership to Fight Nonconsensual Images
Bloomberg
Microsoft Strikes $6 Billion Deal to Rent AI Compute Power in Norway
Microsoft Corp. will pay $6.2 billion to rent AI computing power in Norway.
Microsoft Strikes $6 Billion Deal to Rent AI Compute Power in Norway
CNBC
Workday stock climbs as activist investor Elliott takes $2 billion stake
Elliott Investment Management announced it a $2 billion stake in Workday.
Quartz
Apple, Google and Amazon could hit $4 trillion market cap next - Quartz
Alphabet. Justin Sullivan. The parent company of Google hit the $3 ... And the company's ad business remains robust. It's not likely to be the...
Reuters
Amazon ropes in Fay to offer dietitian services on telehealth platform | Reuters
Fay uses artificial intelligence to match users with registered dietitians based on their goals and health history. The startup did not disclose...
Bloomberg
Nokia Hires Intel Executive to Lead Push into AI Data Centers
Nokia Oyj has created a new artificial intelligence department and hired a former Intel Corp. executive to lead a push into the technology, as part of a strategic shift under new Chief Executive Officer Justin Hotard.
Nokia Hires Intel Executive to Lead Push into AI Data Centers
CNBC
Google Gemini tops Apple's App Store, snagging lead spot from ChatGPT - CNBC
Gemini's recent updates include a viral photo editing tool called Nano Banana, and Google saw peak traffic to the app over the weekend. Google's...
TechCrunch
Google launches new protocol for agent-driven purchases - TechCrunch
On Tuesday, Google announced a new open protocol for purchases initiated by AI agents — automated software programs that can shop and make...
The Verge
Microsoft trumps Google with $30 billion investment in the UK | The Verge
The other half of Microsoft's $30 billion investment will be used to support the company's ... Microsoft UK headquarters in Reading, Microsoft AI...
Reuters
Microsoft plans $30 billion investment for UK ahead of Trump state visit | Reuters
In the plan, Microsoft will expand its UK capital expenditures by $15.5 billion and bring 23,000 advanced AI chips to the UK, company President Brad...
Bloomberg
Bankers Line Up Around €600 Million of Debt for Bain’s HSO Buy
Bankers have lined up around €600 million ($710 million) of debt financing to back Bain Capital’s acquisition of Dutch technology services company HSO.
Bankers Line Up Around €600 Million of Debt for Bain’s HSO Buy
SiliconANGLE
CrowdStrike and Check Point extend their AI security capabilities with new acquisitions
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. today announced startup acquisitions designed to bolster their artificial...
CNBC
OpenAI releases first-of-kind study revealing how people are using ChatGPT for everyday tasks
A first-of-its-kind study has revealed how people are using OpenAI’s popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.
Bloomberg
What We Do and Don’t Know About US TikTok Deal With China
After more than a year of negotiations, the US and China have struck a framework agreement to hive off the US operations of social media platform TikTok to a consortium that includes software giant Oracle Corp. If the deal is finalized, it would resolve a persistent issue in Beijing-Washington relations that has become entangled in broader negotiations over trade.
What We Do and Don’t Know About US TikTok Deal With China
SCMP
ByteDance chatbot Doubao still China’s top AI app as DeepSeek loses users
ByteDance-owned Doubao remains the most popular artificial intelligence app in mainland China, with 157 million monthly active users (MAUs) in August, as rival DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot continued to lose market share. Launched by TikTok and Douyin owner ByteDance in August 2023, Doubao has recorded consistent growth so far this year, with a 6.6 per cent increase in the number of users from July, according to data compiled by market research firm QuestMobile. By contrast, second-ranked...
CNBC
Microsoft, Nvidia, other tech giants plan over $40 billion of new AI investments in UK
Microsoft is ramping up its AI investments in the U.K. as President Donald Trump embarks on his state visit this week.
The Information
Salesforce, Microsoft Find Selling AI to Enterprises Is Easier Said Than Done
Who Will Own the New OpenAI, in One Chart. By. Sri Muppidi. 15 minutes ago. How Anthropic and OpenAI Are Developing AI 'Co-Workers' Exclusive · How...
CNBC
Microsoft, Nvidia other tech giants plan over $40 billion of new AI investments in UK
Microsoft is ramping up its AI investments in the U.K. as President Donald Trump embarks on his state visit this week.
CNBC
Oracle and Silver Lake part of TikTok investor group as Trump extends deal deadline
President Donald Trump extended a deadline on Tuesday that would require China's ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. business or face an effective ban in America.
CNBC
Microsoft announces $30 billion investment in AI infrastructure, operations in UK
Microsoft is ramping up its AI investments in the U.K. as President Donald Trump embarks on his state visit this week.
Bloomberg
TikTok Buyers to Include Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen
TikTok’s US operations would be acquired by a consortium that includes Oracle Corp., Andreessen Horowitz and private equity firm Silver Lake Management LLC under a deal President Donald Trump is set to discuss with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.
TikTok Buyers to Include Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen
The Information
How Anthropic and OpenAI Are Developing AI 'Co-Workers' - The Information
Anthropic, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence developers are sending large language models to the office. The AI models are being taught how...
Reuters
Workday to buy AI firm Sana for $1.1 billion as HR software deal-making heats up | Reuters
... software sector while companies look to integrate the booming technology into their products in response to evolving customer demands.
The Register
Half of tech firms plotting restructures as AI hype bites - The Register
Software. Software. All SoftwareAI + MLApplicationsDatabasesDevOpsOSes ... Using the research firm's database and interviews with 150 clients, Source...
CNBC
OpenAI to launch ChatGPT for teens with parental controls as company faces scrutiny over safety
OpenAI is also developing a technology to better predict a user's age.
Bloomberg
Oracle Shares Climb as US-China TikTok Negotiations Progress
Oracle Corp. shares rose on news that negotiations over the future of TikTok are progressing, relieving some uncertainty around one of the software company’s key customers.
Oracle Shares Climb as US-China TikTok Negotiations Progress
Bloomberg
Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Fallout Spreads to Suppliers
The cyberattack that’s brought Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc factories to a standstill is affecting suppliers, with some European parts makers forced to pause or scale back their own production.
Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Fallout Spreads to Suppliers
TechCrunch
With no DOJ breakup, Alphabet becomes a $3 trillion company - TechCrunch
Beyond Google's cash cow of search, its cloud computing business is also growing rapidly on the strength of its AI offerings. Alphabet now joins...