Google Sets Aug. 20 for Pixel Event
Google's Pixel has a tiny share of the smartphone market but it gives Google a way to showcase what its Android operating system can do.
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Scale AI Lays Off 14% of Staff After Meta Deal
Scale AI laid off 200 employees from its data-labeling business, a month after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup.
OpenAI Adding Checkouts to ChatGPT, Taking Cut of Sales
OpenAI and partners including Shopify have been pitching brands on early versions of the feature.
Nvidia CEO says AI Chip Exports Deal Linked to the US-China trade talks
The Nvidia CEO is in Beijing this week, praising China's manufacturing and AI capabilities.
‘We are basically all in on this’: Zuckerberg on AI
In an exclusive for The Information’s TITV, the Meta CEO discussed personal superintelligence—and how Meta’s infrastructure advantage could reshape the race.
Blackstone investing $25 billion in Pennsylvania AI push
Blackstone is working with local utility PPL to build natural gas power generation facilities in the state
Uber and Baidu to Launch Robotaxi Partnership
Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis already operate in several Chinese cities
Waymo Hits 100 Million Fully Autonomous Miles
The company is running in five cities with two more locations launching soon
Tesla’s North America Sales Chief Leaves
It’s the latest in a series of major departures at Elon Musk’s companies.
Nvidia Says AI Chips Sales Will Resume in China
The company said it hopes to begin shipments to China soon.
Meta Discusses Developing Closed AI Models
Some leaders, including Meta’s chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, have suggested that the company shouldn’t open-source its best models.
Crypto Asset Manager Grayscale Files for IPO Confidentially
Grayscale, owned by Digital Currency Group, joins a wave of crypto firms seeking to go public.
Shopify Adds AI Agent Policy Pushing Developers To Incorporate Its Checkout
The e-commerce giant says developers need to add its checkout directly to their apps and chatbots.
Pentagon Awards $200 Million Contracts to xAI, Google, Anthropic
The Pentagon said OpenAI won a similar $200 million contract last month.
Cognition to Acquire Windsurf and Remaining Employees
Remaining employees of the AI coding startup will join Cognition as a result of the deal.
New AWS AI Service Makes it Easier for Customers to Tap OpenAI Models
AWS customers that want to use AI models hosted on rival clouds may soon get their wish, and that could spur more agent development on its cloud.
Meta Announces Data Center Projects
Meta will invest hundreds of billions of dollars into compute to build superintelligence, Mark Zuckerberg said Monday.
Musk Floats Tesla Investment in xAI
Musk's comment came in response to a Tesla fan, but follows a report that SpaceX is investing in xAI.
Elon Musk’s xAI Apologies For ‘Horrific Behavior’
The apology followed the chatbot’s outburst of antisemitic rhetoric and praise for Adolf Hitler last week.
SpaceX Agrees to Invest $2 Billion into xAI
The rocket company’s investment represented nearly half of xAI’s recent equity fundraising round.