Skild AI Said in Talks to Raise at $14 Billion Valuation
The valuation is the latest example of investor enthusiasm for humanoid robots and AI to power them.
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Tiger Global Launches $2.2 Billion Fund
Tiger has a new private investment fund to continue making bets like Waymo, OpenAI.
Instacart Launches ChatGPT App With Instant Checkout Feature
Instacart was an early partner to OpenAI on its Operator agent.
Google AI Glasses Expected to Launch Next Year
Google's glasses, in collaboration with Samsung, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, include an audio-focused model and one with a built-in display screen.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Holds Onto Repeat Users as Download Share Dips
People are using the ChatGPT mobile app three times more per day than Gemini users, according to data from intelligence firm Sensor Tower
Trump to Let Nvidia Sell Advanced AI Chips to China
The decision is a win for advisers such as David Sacks.
Ellisons’ Paramount SkyDance Make $108 Billion Tender Offer for Warner
Paramount has the advantage that it will likely find it easier to get its purchase approved by the government than Netflix would.
IBM Agrees to Buy Confluent for $11 Billion
The AI boom has boosted companies’ need to get access to real-time data.
Chinese Humanoid Maker AgiBot Delivers Its 5,000th Mass-Produced Unit
Chinese robot makers are speeding up their production of humanoids by taking advantage of the country’s vast supply chain.
IBM in Talks to Acquire Confluent in $11 Billion Deal
Confluent, which manages the open-source Apache Kafka software project, has been promoting itself as a way to give AI models access to real time data.
Tech PR’s Lulu Cheng Meservey Raises $40 Million VC Fund
The size is notable for a fund manager who is mostly known for communications strategy.
OpenAI’s Head of ChatGPT Envisions AI ‘Superpowers’
Turley is one of the senior leaders responding to OpenAI’s ‘code red.’
X Shuts Down European Commission Ad Account
An X executive accused the commission of violating the platform’s rules for advertisers.
Apple Semiconductor Chief Contemplates Departure
Johny Srouji is currently senior vice president of hardware technologies at Apple
Meta’s ‘Phoenix’ Mixed-Reality Glasses Delayed
The company now plans to release the product in the first half of 2027.
Microsoft Discusses Custom Chips With Broadcom
The conversations fall within a period of huge demand for semiconductors driven by AI mania.
Google Cannot Force Partners Like Apple to Distribute Gemini, Judge Rules
Judge Amit Mehta on Friday issued his final remedies judgment governing how Google must address its illegal search monopoly.
SoftBank in Talks to Buy Data Center Investor DigitalBridge
Shares in DigitalBridge surged more than 30% following the report on the talks with SoftBank, reversing losses they had suffered this year.
Microsoft Shareholders Approve $96.5 Million Pay for Nadella, Appoint Walmart CFO to Board
Shareholders also voted to appoint Walmart CFO John David Rainey to the company’s board of directors.
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