Sources: Oracle and OpenAI abandoned plans to expand a Stargate Texas data center amid financing disputes; Meta considers leasing the planned expansion site
Oracle Corp. and OpenAI have scrapped plans to expand a flagship artificial intelligence data center in Texas after negotiations dragged …
Q&A with Dario Amodei on getting close to “a country of geniuses in a data center”, how AI will diffuse through the economy, frontier lab profits, China, more
“That's why I'm sending this message of urgency” — Dario Amodei thinks we are just a few years away from “a country of geniuses in a data center”.
Sources: Blue Origin has worked for over a year on tech for orbital AI data centers; SpaceX plans to use upgraded Starlink satellites for AI computing payloads
And Elon Siladitya Ray / Forbes : Musk Signals Reports Of SpaceX Planning An IPO Next Year Are ‘Accurate’ Andrew Nusca / Fortune : What OpenAI's ‘code red’ will accomplish Tyler Du...
IBM agrees to acquire data streaming software maker Confluent for ~$11B in cash, above its ~$8B market value as of its December 5 close, paying $31 per share
Confluent shares surged more than 25% in premarket trading Monday, while IBM's fell slightly.
An in-depth look at TPUv7 Ironwood, and how the latest Google TPU generation positions Google as the most threatening challenger to Nvidia's AI chip dominance
Fascinating article. They argue that the reason for NVIDIA's circular investment deals is to intertwine their own fate with that of the big labs, to keep themselves on top — Ope...
SpaceX agrees to acquire EchoStar's AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses for up to $8.5B in cash and up to $8.5B in stock, resolving an FCC inquiry into EchoStar
SpaceX, the Elon Musk-backed company that owns the Starlink satellite internet network, agreed to acquire wireless spectrum …
Amazon launches 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet program, the first batch of 3,236 satellites that it plans to send into low-Earth orbit
and orbital overcrowding is a disaster waiting to happen Defense One : The D Brief: Jet falls off carrier; Yemen-bombing stats; Global defense-spending spike; Amazon's first satell...
Sources: Amazon's Project Kuiper has completed just a few dozen satellites so far, far below the pace needed to reach the FCC's 1,618 deadline by July 2026
Project Kuiper has completed just a few dozen satellites so far, more than a year into its manufacturing program, according to three people familiar with the situation.
IBM unveils the z17 mainframe with a Telum II chip, able to process 450B daily inference operations, 50% more than the z16 released in 2022, available on June 8
IBM is releasing the latest version of its mainframe hardware that includes new updates meant to accelerate AI adoption.
Q&A with Sam Altman on the path to OpenAI, its origin story, building a consumer tech company, ads, competition, hallucinations, regulation, and the AI outlook
This Stratechery interview is technically another installment of the Stratechery Founder series; OpenAI is a startup …
DeepSeek, OpenAI, and others building smaller, powerful models quickly and cheaply using “distillation” raises questions about LLMs' first-mover advantage
DeepSeek used technique to create smaller powerful models based on the technology of competitors such as Meta Bluesky: @prietschka . X: @trengriffin . Forums: r/artificial Bluesky:...
While Trump downplayed Elon Musk's Stargate criticism, assuring reporters “they're putting up the money”, key White House sources say they're furious with Musk
“It's clear he has abused the proximity to the president,” said one ally of the president.
Sources: Stargate lacks a fully developed plan, hasn't yet secured funding, will get no government financing, and will exclusively serve OpenAI once operational
Donald Trump has called the SoftBank-backed venture a 'resounding declaration of confidence in America's potential'
Satellite services provider Globalstar says Apple committed $1.1B to expand satellite service capacity and $400M to buy a 20% equity stake; GSAT closes up 31%
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined … Mudit Dube / NewsBytes : Apple invests over $1 billion to enhance satellite messaging capab...
Satellite services provider Globalstar says Apple committed $1.1B to expand satellite service capacity and $400M to buy a 20% equity stake; GSAT closes up 31%
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined … Mudit Dube / NewsBytes : Apple invests over $1 billion to enhance satellite messaging capab...
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.83B, vs. $9.76B est., paid memberships up 14% to 282.72M, vs. 282.15M est., and net income of $2.4B; NFLX jumps 7%+
LOS ANGELES — Netflix reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results. — Earnings per share: $5.40.
Samsung estimates Q2 operating profit up 1,452% YoY to ~$7.54B, and revenue up 23% YoY to ~$53.7B, as chip prices keep rising from a mid-2022 to end-2023 trough
Samsung estimates Q2 operating profit up 1,452% YoY to $7.54B, and revenue up 23% YoY to ~$53.7B, as chip prices keep rising
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) estimated on Friday a more than 15-fold rise in its second-quarter operating profit, as rebounding semiconductor prices driven …
SpaceX unveils Starlink Mini, a compact version of its satellite internet antenna “that can easily fit in a backpack”, offering a “limited number” for $599 each
and it's small enough for a backpack Dominick Reuter / Business Insider : The new laptop-sized Starlink Mini could be the ultimate off-grid travel gadget Stan Schroeder / Mashable ...
SpaceX unveils Starlink Mini, a compact version of its satellite internet antenna “that can easily fit in a backpack”, offering a “limited number” for $599 each
SpaceX is rolling out a compact version of its Starlink antennas, which the company is advertising …