BusinessMoore Threads’ post-IPO slide exposes questions about China AI‑chip storyShares of Moore Threads fell about 20% after the expiry of its IPO lockup, when a small tranche of shares — roughly 5.5% — became tradable.2 min read
BusinessGoogle Cloud and Accenture form joint unit to deploy forward‑deployed AI engineersGoogle Cloud and Accenture have launched the Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group to embed up to 1,000 Accenture forward‑deployed engineers (FDEs) into customer organisations to build custom AI applications on Google’s Gemini Enterprise platform.3 min read
Businessrauchg's personal support for 35 open-source developers (v2)rauchg announced the second round of his open-source scholarship program: he will give $1,000 USD to 35 developers to strengthen the AI ecosystem.1 min read
BusinessSaudi Arabia’s HUMAIN: Building Compute Capacity and a ‘Switzerland’ for Open AI ModelsHUMAIN, a state-backed Saudi AI company led by CEO Tareq Amin, is pursuing a large-scale buildout of compute capacity and global partnerships to position the kingdom as an AI hub.5 min read
BusinessUniversity endowments saw gains in 2025 driven by SpaceX and AI startup stakesTop U.S.3 min read
BusinessAuthors Say Publishers and Agents Are Claiming Shares of Anthropic’s $1.5B SettlementAuthors expecting payments from Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement report that publishers—and in some cases literary agents—are filing claims on their payouts.3 min read
BusinessTravis Kalanick’s Atoms positions itself for robotaxi market with hiring and acquisition pushAtoms, the startup founded by Travis Kalanick, raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz and is reportedly preparing a hiring spree and acquisitions to enter the autonomous vehicle and robotaxi market.2 min read
BusinessNvidia to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9B, Boosting Jensen Huang’s Net Worth Near $200BNvidia announced a $12.9 billion acquisition of AI platform Hugging Face, a deal that pushed Nvidia co‑founder and CEO Jensen Huang’s net worth close to $200 billion.3 min read
BusinessXDOF in late talks for $1.2B valuation after rapid revenue growthXDOF, a robotics-data startup spun out of UC Berkeley research, is in late-stage discussions to raise a Series B at about a $1.2 billion valuation led by 8VC.3 min read
BusinessBritish AI infrastructure startup Nscale seeks $3.5B pre-IPO funding ahead of possible listingNscale, a UK-based AI infrastructure company founded two years ago, is reportedly pursuing $3.5 billion in pre-IPO financing as it prepares for a potential public offering as soon as later this month.2 min read
BusinessJohn Ternus Becomes Apple CEO as Tim Cook Moves to Executive ChairmanTim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO this week, appointing former hardware head John Ternus as his successor while remaining at the company as Executive Chairman.2 min read
BusinessJohn Ternus becomes Apple CEO as Tim Cook moves to Executive Chairman; AI and chip industry shifts highlightedJohn Ternus has taken over as Apple’s CEO after Tim Cook stepped down and assumed the role of Executive Chairman.3 min read
