DOJ Sends Subpoena to Nvidia as Part of Antitrust Probe
The Information previously reported that the DOJ reached out to Advanced Micro Devices and AI chip startups, to gather information about Nvidia's practices.
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TikTok Parent Hikes Share Price in Latest Buyback
ByteDance increased the share price in its latest employee buyback.
Federal Safety Regulator Calls For Investigation Into Shein and Temu
Two commissioners said they want closer regulation of e-commerce to be a top priority.
ByteDance in Talks With Banks for $9.5 Billion Loan
ByteDance has tens of billions of cash on its balance sheet but, like U.S. tech companies, also borrows money.
Disney Pulls Content From DirecTV
The two companies exchanged dueling statements about the issues underlying their dispute.
Intel Considers Selling Altera
Intel has fallen behind on a number of fronts for several years, most recently in AI.
Fidelity Cuts Valuation on X By Another 4%
Fidelity has cut the value of its stake in X by 72% since Elon Musk bought the company, then known as Twitter, in October 2022.
Covariant Founders Will Join Amazon in Latest Acqui-Hire
Amazon said it was hiring Covariant founders Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen and Rocky Duan and that it was licensing the startup’s robotics foundation models.
Brazil Blocks X After Musk Refuses to Suspend Accounts
The court ruling marks a new escalation in Musk's standoff with the large country.
Meta AI Has More Than 185 Million Weekly Active Users, Zuckerberg Says
The numbers show that Meta AI is catching up to ChatGPT, which OpenAI said Thursday had more than 200 million weekly active users.
Amazon to Use Anthropic AI For New Version of Alexa
Amazon is far from the only big tech company relying on outside technology for major AI features.
Intel Explores Strategic Options to Turn Around Business
Intel and bankers have discussed scenarios including a split of the company's product design and manufacturing operations.
California AI Bill Heads to Gov. Newsom
Newsom hasn't revealed his position on the legislation.
Character.AI Lays Off At Least 5% of Its Staff
The layoffs come four weeks after Google paid Character about $2.7 billion in a licensing fee and rehired its co-founders.
ChatGPT Has 200 Million Weekly Active Users
That's double the number of users OpenAI reported at its developer conference last November.
Meta AI Had At Least 400 Million Monthly Active Users in Early August
In early August, the AI assistant had 40 million daily active users.
Affirm Shares Pop More Than 30% on Profit Outlook
The installment loan provider said this week it expects to hit GAAP profitability in about a year.
Apple, Nvidia Reportedly Discussed Funding OpenAI
The three most valuable technology companies could become shareholders of the ChatGPT maker.
Trump Accuses Mark Zuckerberg of Plotting Against Him in 2020 Election
In a forthcoming book, Trump said the Meta CEO would “spend the rest of his life in prison” if he tried to “cheat” the 2024 election.
Yelp Files Antitrust Suit Against Google
Yelp alleged that Google used its monopoly in search to gain an advantage over competitors like Yelp in the local search business.
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