New Paramount Skydance Board Will Include Oracle CEO
Oracle CEO Safra A. Catz will join David Ellison and executives from RedBird Capital Partners on the board of Paramount Skydance.
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Ex-Tesla CFO Joins Board of Robotics Startup Mytra
Mytra, which makes robots that move and store material in warehouses, is led by several other Tesla alumni.
TSMC Fires Employees for Potential Leak in Chipmaking Technology
Three former employees of TSMC are arrested for allegedly stealing advanced chipmaking technology.
Alibaba Announces AI Makeover of its Mapping App
The move is part of the Chinese tech giant’s push to integrate its AI models into all of its key businesses.
Cognition Offers Buyouts to Windsurf Staff Weeks After Takeover
The offer follows Cognition’s layoffs of about 30 Windsurf staff on Friday
Palantir Reports 48% Revenue Growth, Raises Full-Year Outlook
Most of Palantir’s business comes from government contracts, but the firm showed accelerating growth among US companies.
Blockchain Lender Figure Technology Files Confidentially for IPO
Figure, co-founded by Mike Cagney, makes home loans on its blockchain.
Paramount Streaming Chief to Leave Company
Tom Ryan is one of a number of top Paramount executives who are leaving the company as David Ellison prepares to take over the company.
Crypto Exchange Bullish Seeks Up to $4.2 Billion Valuation in IPO
Bullish, which also owns CoinDesk, targets raising up to $629.3 million in its U.S. IPO.
Amazon Restructures Wondery Podcast Unit as Wondery CEO Leaves
Amazon appears to be backing off its expansion into podcasting.
Tesla Board Grants Elon Musk $23.7 Billion Stock Award
Musk has repeatedly said he wants more control over Tesla, up from the approximately 13% of the company he owns currently.
OpenAI’s Tough Path to GPT-5 Points to Slowing AI Gains
The challenges haven't slowed OpenAI's business growth.
Amazon, Meta Platforms Say U.S. Taxes to Drop Due to New Tax Law
The new law allows companies to accelerate their deductions for depreciation on certain property and to immediately expense their domestic R&D spending.
Anthropic Cuts Off OpenAI’s Access to Claude
Anthropic said OpenAI’s use violated Anthropic’s terms of services.
Apple Projects Optimism about AI Future at All Hands
CEO Tim Cook and software chief Craig Federighi took employee questions during the rare hour-long meeting.
OpenAI Raises $8.3 billion, Projects $20 Billion in Annualized Revenue By Year-End
Dragoneer committed $2.8 billion, the largest check outside of lead investor SoftBank.
Tesla Found Partially Liable For Fatal Autopilot Crash
The lawsuit stemmed from a 2019 incident when a driver using Tesla’s Autopilot software blew through an intersection, killing one person and severely injuring another.
Nvidia, Alphabet in Talks to Invest in Storage Startup Vast Data
Vast Data, founded in 2016, is getting attention for its speedy cloud storage and database products, which are tailor-made for AI applications.
Vast Data In Talks to Raise Funds from Nvidia, CapitalG
The New York-based company’s revenue has gotten a lift from the growing demands for AI computing needs and applications.
Meta Seeks Video AI Deal
Meta executives have spoken to AI startups Pika, Higgsfield and Runway.
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