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Memo: Linux distribution vendor SUSE is laying off ~10% of its staff, saying "automation and AI are fundamentally shifting how software companies operate" (Liam Proven/The Register)
Liam Proven / The Register : Memo: Linux distribution vendor SUSE is laying off ~10% of its staff, saying “automation and AI are fundamentally shifting how software companies operate” — ‘Modern tooling is already changing our daily workflows’ says CEO at open source biz — One in…
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OpenAI launches the Grid Protectors Program, a US effort for its future data center campuses to reduce electricity demand when the grid is under strain (OpenAI)
OpenAI : OpenAI launches the Grid Protectors Program, a US effort for its future data center campuses to reduce electricity demand when the grid is under strain — Today we're launching the Grid Protectors Program, a national effort to support affordable, reliable electricity for…
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Tutor, which is training a frontier robot foundation model and builds AI warehouse robots, raised a $75M Series B led by a16z, taking total funding to $117M (John Werner/Forbes)
John Werner / Forbes : Tutor, which is training a frontier robot foundation model and builds AI warehouse robots, raised a $75M Series B led by a16z, taking total funding to $117M — This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. … When you look at some of what robotics…
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DeepSeek releases a "creator mode" that allows users of DeepSeek Harness to create custom plugins, like a 3D model renderer and a video editing workbench (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)
Debby Wu / Bloomberg : DeepSeek releases a “creator mode” that allows users of DeepSeek Harness to create custom plugins, like a 3D model renderer and a video editing workbench — DeepSeek has unveiled a new option to quickly create custom plugins that help users to tackle a…
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Anthropic confirms new Claude Code limits "to steer it away from recreating someone else's specific game", saying IP infringement violates its usage policy (Bruno Ferreira/Tom's Hardware)
Bruno Ferreira / Tom's Hardware : Anthropic confirms new Claude Code limits “to steer it away from recreating someone else's specific game”, saying IP infringement violates its usage policy — Meanwhile, we now have direct reports of reverse engineering efforts being blocked,…
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Israeli startup 42AI, which is developing a "behavioral world model" that tries to predict human behavior, emerges from stealth with a $62.5M seed (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)
Ram Iyer / TechCrunch : Israeli startup 42AI, which is developing a “behavioral world model” that tries to predict human behavior, emerges from stealth with a $62.5M seed — Here's a question straight out of sci-fi: What if AI could predict what you were going to do before you…
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Amended S-1: Anthropic says it has purchase commitments and lease agreements of $895.4B, "substantially all of which is related to compute and infrastructure" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
Ashley Capoot / CNBC : Amended S-1: Anthropic says it has purchase commitments and lease agreements of $895.4B, “substantially all of which is related to compute and infrastructure” — Anthropic reported updated financials as part of an amended Form S-1 filing with the Securities…
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Putin orders owners of non-state data centers to reserve 10% of capacity for Russia's IT infrastructure after Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian facilities (Reuters)
Reuters : Putin orders owners of non-state data centers to reserve 10% of capacity for Russia's IT infrastructure after Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian facilities — Russian owners of non-state data centres will be required to reserve 10% of their capacity to help keep…
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A profile of OpenAI VP Charles Porch, an ex-Instagram executive who is rehabilitating AI's image across Hollywood and the media, including via celebrity dinners (Charlotte Klein/New York Magazine)
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine : A profile of OpenAI VP Charles Porch, an ex-Instagram executive who is rehabilitating AI's image across Hollywood and the media, including via celebrity dinners — Charles Porch is rich, super-connected, and tasked with getting celebrities…
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Sources detail Anthropic's compute deal spree: 3.5GW+ of expected capacity in 2026, diversifying beyond Nvidia's AI chips to Amazon, Google, and AMD, and more (New York Times)
New York Times : Sources detail Anthropic's compute deal spree: 3.5GW+ of expected capacity in 2026, diversifying beyond Nvidia's AI chips to Amazon, Google, and AMD, and more — Illustration by Mark Harris; Photographs by Thea Traff for The New York Times, AJ Mast for The New…
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Filings: Oracle is selling $10B in common stock and $10B in bonds, as it rushes to get financing for its data center buildout and chip purchases; ORCL falls 5%+ (Kelly Cloonan/Wall Street Journal)
Kelly Cloonan / Wall Street Journal : Filings: Oracle is selling $10B in common stock and $10B in bonds, as it rushes to get financing for its data center buildout and chip purchases; ORCL falls 5%+ — The software company is selling $10 billion in common stock and $10 billion in…
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Sources: Apple is developing a tabletop robot with a 9" screen and a swiveling arm, set for release in 2027 or 2028 for ~$1,000, as John Ternus pushes robotics (Aaron Tilley/The Information)
Aaron Tilley / The Information : Sources: Apple is developing a tabletop robot with a 9" screen and a swiveling arm, set for release in 2027 or 2028 for ~$1,000, as John Ternus pushes robotics — Apple's new CEO John Ternus wants the company to get serious about robots, but…
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S-1 update: Anthropic reports Q3 revenue up 12x YoY to nearly $17B, a $23.3B net loss, up from $12.1B in Q3 2025, and operating expenses up 292% YoY to $17.5B (Bailey Lipschultz/Bloomberg)
Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg : S-1 update: Anthropic reports Q3 revenue up 12x YoY to nearly $17B, a $23.3B net loss, up from $12.1B in Q3 2025, and operating expenses up 292% YoY to $17.5B — Anthropic PBC disclosed a twelve-fold increase in quarterly revenue while revealing…
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Memo: Alphabet is issuing €6B in euro-denominated debt across seven tranches, attracting €17B+ in demand; Alphabet sold €9B of bonds in six tranches in May 2026 (Reuters)
Reuters : Memo: Alphabet is issuing €6B in euro-denominated debt across seven tranches, attracting €17B+ in demand; Alphabet sold €9B of bonds in six tranches in May 2026 — Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) is selling €6 billion ($6.7 billion) of bonds on Monday …
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Email: OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs on desktop for select users before rolling it out widely; Codex "will remain a separate experience" (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch : Email: OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs on desktop for select users before rolling it out widely; Codex “will remain a separate experience” — The ChatGPT desktop app can be a confusing piece of software, given that there are ChatGPT…
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Elon Musk says the cost of serving Grok Bot was "unsustainably high relative to revenue", in response to subscribers complaining about SpaceX's usage limits (Siladitya Ray/Forbes)
Siladitya Ray / Forbes : Elon Musk says the cost of serving Grok Bot was “unsustainably high relative to revenue”, in response to subscribers complaining about SpaceX's usage limits — Topline — Elon Musk acknowledged on Sunday that the cost of running SpaceX's AI agent Grok Bot…
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A look at AI safety debates and the rising popularity of "Stop Unilaterally + Raise Awareness", or SURA; safety-focused AI labs shouldn't abandon the AI race (Scott Alexander/LessWrong)
Scott Alexander / LessWrong : A look at AI safety debates and the rising popularity of “Stop Unilaterally + Raise Awareness”, or SURA; safety-focused AI labs shouldn't abandon the AI race — The AI Futures Project[1] distinguishes several different plans for navigating the AI…
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Analysis: Elon Musk contributed a record $474M to political groups for the 2026 midterms, including $216M to America PAC, the most a non-candidate has spent yet (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times : Analysis: Elon Musk contributed a record $474M to political groups for the 2026 midterms, including $216M to America PAC, the most a non-candidate has spent yet — Never before has a single ultrawealthy person who was not running for office…
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Hirundo, Lazarus, and others are applying machine unlearning and weight edits to Chinese models to remove censorship and harden security for Western companies (Rest of World)
Rest of World : Hirundo, Lazarus, and others are applying machine unlearning and weight edits to Chinese models to remove censorship and harden security for Western companies — A growing number of startups are editing powerful Chinese open-weight models for Western businesses…
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Marvell's $115B Lumentum acquisition is one of the biggest tech deals ever and 2026's top M&A deal; Lumentum is up 128% YTD, giving it a ~$76B market cap (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg : Marvell's $115B Lumentum acquisition is one of the biggest tech deals ever and 2026's top M&A deal; Lumentum is up 128% YTD, giving it a ~$76B market cap — Marvell Technology Inc. has reached a deal to buy data center optics maker Lumentum Holdings Inc. at an…