BusinessChamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs and becomes CEOChamath Palihapitiya announced that his AI coding startup, 8090 Labs, has closed a $135 million Series A round led by Salesforce Ventures with participation from WndrCo, Craft Ventures and several prominent angels.2 min read
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BusinessMicron's surge on AI-driven memory shortage lifts it above some tech giants brieflyMicron's stock has jumped sharply as demand from AI data centers creates a shortage of DRAM, NAND and High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM).6 min read
BusinessApple Seeks U.S. License to Buy Memory Chips from Blacklisted Chinese SupplierApple has requested a special U.S.2 min read
BusinessAI competition shifts from chat to operational loops: coding, access, and measurementAI development is moving from conversational interfaces into the operational systems where work is executed — the coding environments, access policies for frontier models, and medical measurement loops.5 min read
BusinessDXC Technology to Deploy Anthropic’s Claude in Regulated, Mission-Critical SystemsDXC Technology has entered a multi-year global alliance with Anthropic to embed Claude across the mission-critical IT systems it runs for banks, airlines, insurers, manufacturers and government agencies.3 min read
BusinessTCS to Deploy Anthropic’s Claude Across Regulated Industries and Its WorkforceAnthropic has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to provide the Claude AI assistant to 50,000 TCS employees across 56 countries and to build Claude-powered, industry-specific products for regulated sectors.3 min read
BusinessAnthropic and the Gates Foundation commit $200M to AI projects in health, education and economic mobilityAnthropic announced a $200 million, four-year partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation combining grant funding, Claude usage credits and technical support to deploy AI in global health, life sciences, education and economic mobility.4 min read
BusinessOpenAI appoints Prabhjeet Singh as first managing director for India to expand operationsOpenAI has named former Uber India and South Asia president Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for India; he will start in September and report to Kiran Mani.2 min read
BusinessxAI expands explicit-content features for Grok as rivals avoid the adult marketTwo former xAI employees told The Information that a majority of traffic to Grok is now driven by requests for pornographic images, videos and roleplay chats, and that xAI is deliberately extending its image and video generation into explicit content.2 min read
BusinessSoftBank’s Market Value Now Hinges Largely on Its OpenAI StakeSoftBank’s Tokyo-listed shares plunged as much as 13% after the New York Times reported OpenAI may delay its IPO to next year.2 min read
BusinessHow Antonio Neri Repositioned Hewlett Packard Enterprise as an AI-Driven Growth StoryUnder CEO Antonio Neri, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has shifted from a legacy hardware vendor to an AI-focused, growth-oriented company, driven by acquisitions and internal AI deployments.5 min read
