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Andreessen Horowitz to Drop ‘Crypto’ From Name of Flagship Blockchain Fund

Andreessen Horowitz, which made one of the boldest bets on blockchain investments in the venture world, is dropping the term crypto from the name of its fund focused on the category. A16z crypto, which has raised nearly $10 billion across five funds, has informed some of its limited partners that it plans to change its name to a16z frontier and broaden its investment strategy beyond crypto, according to a person briefed on the matter. One of the firm’s general partners, Ali Yahya, also...

Google To Pay Homes and Businesses To Curb Energy Usage

The company is partnering with Voltus to create a 1 gigawatt “virtual power plant”

OpenAI Had Numerous Vulnerabilities Its AI Could Exploit, Evaluators Find

AI safety researchers from nonprofits METR and Redwood Research found the vulnerabilities during a three-week pilot with OpenAI.

Nvidia’s Powerful B300 Chips Spotted on Chinese State-Owned Network

Security firm Lava traced 32 Blackwell Ultra B300 chips to China Telecom’s network through unprotected monitoring systems, raising fresh doubts about U.S. export controls

Zuckerberg’s Wealth Tax Concerns Shaped Meta’s Stock Overhaul

An SEC filing reveals how California’s Proposition 40, along with expectations of huge capital needs, factored into Meta’s creation of a new share class.

Microsoft Warns of Chinese State-Linked Cyberattacks Powered by AI Agent

The perpetrator used Chinese AI agent Artex to automate attacks against hundreds of organizations around the world, Microsoft says.

Tesla Shares Fall 3% After Cutting Capital Spending

CEO Elon Musk declined to discuss a potential merger of Tesla with SpaceX

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OpenAI Asks Gov. Newsom to Strengthen AI Regulations

In a letter sent to the California governor, the AI company urges an amendment to the state’s AI transparency law known as SB53 to strengthen safety and cybersecurity regulations.

Microsoft Nominates Stripe Co-founder to Board, Lowers Nadella Pay 6%

Nadella is still among the highest paid CEOs.

Google Stops Using Nondisclosure Agreements for Data Centers

The company will no longer require state and local governments to sign NDAs about projects, joining Amazon and Microsoft in ending the practice after criticism.

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Meta Creates New Share Class to Pave Way for AI-Related Fundraising

The new non-voting stock class could enable the company to sell new shares while maintaining CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s voting control.

Nvidia Expands Deals with Six Chip Component Suppliers

New multi-billion-dollar agreements ensure Nvidia locks down key supplier capacity to boost AI chip output.

Meta Faces $25 Billion New Mexico Penalty

The penalty stems from a lawsuit accusing Meta of misleading consumers about data privacy in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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AI Finds Flaw in Popular Web Hosting Software, Sparking Global Race to Patch

The flaws affect 70% of the world's websites and are “the most severe vulnerabilities ever discovered by AI, if not in all of software history," researchers said.

OpenAI to Bring Models to Google Cloud

The move lessens OpenAI's reliance on Microsoft, where the companies once shared exclusivity. 

OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Ads to 26 More Countries, Says It Has More Than 100,000 Advertisers

The ad platform, which launched in February, is now available in 83 countries, up from 63 in September.
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