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Nvidia looks well placed to benefit from the next stage of the AI boom

The world’s biggest chip company is using its balance sheet to seed new markets and a new business model

Mark Cuban said 'only idiot' founders would stay in California under a wealth tax. We asked 3 founders if they'd leave.

Mark Cuban says startup founders will flee California if the wealth tax passes in November. Business Insider put Cuban's theory to the test.

US long-term bonds slide as Treasury secretary Bessent’s intervention fails to soothe investors

Yield on 30-year Treasuries rises despite move to ‘at least double’ purchases of securities

Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users

Meta is bringing Pocket, its experimental AI-powered app for creating and sharing interactive games, to users across the U.S. after quietly testing it in Brazil.

Exclusive: Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours. It's one of 10 hurdles the company must overcome to make a profitable power plant.

Chamath Palihapitiya says data center backlash is a 'powder keg' that AI leaders must defuse

"All-In" podcast co-host Chamath Palihapitiya says the AI industry has itself to blame for data centers becoming pariahs for many in the US.

CEOs shift messaging around AI and layoffs

Investors want proof AI spending is paying off, while employees don't want to hear that leaders are considering replacing them.

Reddit fades from ChatGPT citations

Communicators trying to influence what AI says about their brands are discovering that generative engine optimization is a rapidly moving target.

Debates over AI consciousness are a trap

If AI systems are viewed as too advanced to control, the companies that build them can’t held liable for the harms they cause.

Donald Trump announces fresh ‘economic warfare’ on Iran

UAE, long a crucial trading hub for Tehran, has also suspended commercial ties

Alibaba quarterly profit drops 75% as AI investment spending grows

HONG KONG — China’s technology giant Alibaba on Thursday reported a 75% drop in profit for the latest quarter as it invested big in artificial intelligence infrastructure, even as revenue coming from its AI-related services gained 45%.

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