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What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out

You can imagine how this is all going over in Silicon Valley, where the libertarian ethos runs deep.

Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down

His replacement is Amar Subramanya, a highly regarded Microsoft executive who spent 16 years at Google, most recently leading engineering for the Gemini Assistant. It's a savvy hire, given that Subramanya knows the competition intimately.

One of Google's biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you

The promise is AI that's uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is AI that feels more like surveillance than service.

Satya Nadella acknowledged that data centers are “putting a lot of pressure” on power grids.

The tech industry “needs to earn the social permission to consume energy” for AI data centers he says in an interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Nadella also called for faster permitting for new power infrastructure and “innovation” in energy efficiency and generation.

Nvidia announces new open AI models and tools for autonomous driving research

Nvidia continues its push into physical AI with the release of a new reasoning world model and other tools for physical AI.

Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys bet tightens its grip on the chip-design stack

The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at a time when analysts scrutinize circular AI-industry deals and warn of a potential bubble.

How AI PR startup Clipbook won Mark Cuban's investment from a cold email

Adam Joseph was shocked when Mark Cuban replied to his email with an inquisition full of questions.

Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation

The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva and Figma Ventures.

Strengthening ChatGPT’s responses in sensitive conversations

We worked with more than 170 mental health experts to help ChatGPT more reliably recognize signs of distress, respond with care, and guide people toward real-world support–reducing responses that fall short of our desired behavior by 65-80%.

No, you can't get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is anyway

Though LLMs might not use explicitly biased language, they may infer your demographic data and display implicit biases, researchers say.

Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here's why.

Watch as Supabase's CEO discusses the open-source database platform's rise and what it means for vibe coding, developers and the database giants who have historically controlled this market.

How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies

AI is changing how investors and startups bring their products to market. Three experts offered their insights at TechCrunch Disrupt.