Amazon Makes $50 Billion Bet to Land Government Cloud AI Deals
Amazon Web Services has long had close relationships with federal government customers, and now it's trying to get them to adopt AI.
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U.S. Weighs Allowing Nvidia to Sell the Advanced H200 Chips to China
Washington may allow Chinese firms to purchase advanced processors for AI model training, loosening export controls from 2022.
Waymo Gets Approval for California Expansion
The increased area in California comes as Waymo intensifies a nationwide rollout.
White House Pauses AI Executive Order as Legislative Push Plays Out
The proposal sparked significant backlash.
Bitcoin, Strategy Fall as Crypto Rout Deepens
Investors are concerned crypto-holding stocks could get kicked out of indexes.
Salesforce, Crowdstrike Disclose Security Incidents Linked to Same Group
Both incidents show how companies can be exposed to cyberattacks through insider threats and by their use of third-party applications.
OpenAI CEO: Google’s AI Breakthrough Could Cause ‘Headwinds’ For OpenAI
The comments were an acknowledgement of technical threats OpenAI faces.
Google Updates ‘Nano Banana’ Image Editing Model
The new model continues a successful run for Google’s DeepMind AI research unit, which also released the new flagship model Gemini 3.0 earlier this week to strong reviews.
Physical Intelligence Raises $600 Million at $5 Billion Valuation
The startup announced a new AI model on Monday.
Waymo Adds 3 More U.S. Cities to Expansion Plan
Waymo is far ahead of Tesla’s Robotaxi service.
Walmart Boosts Outlook, Says Consumer Demand Remains Resilient
The retail giant’s shares closed up more than 6% Thursday.
Deel Labeled Alleged Spy Payment As Expense
The cash was sent to an alleged spy inside rival firm Rippling 56 seconds later, court documents show.
Salesforce’s Slack to Stop Direct Service in China, Farm Out to Alibaba
Salesforce is the latest U.S. company to separate its service to China customers, due to data privacy and security laws in mainland China.
Nvidia Doubles Cloud Spending Commitment to $26 Billion
Nvidia said it might not use all of the capacity.
Luma Raises $900 Million in Investment Led by Humain
Humain also announced a 2 GW cluster that Luma will use to run its models.
Nvidia Says AI Chip Revenue Growth is Accelerating
The results could ease some broader investor concerns about AI.
XAI in Talks to Raise $15 Billion at a $230 Billion Valuation
The round would more than double its last valuation.
Crypto Exchange Kraken Filed Confidentially for IPO
The exchange is moving ahead with its plan to list despite a recent-sell of crypto-related stocks.
Target Plans to Launch App For ChatGPT
The partnership is another model for how OpenAI can partner with large retailers on commerce features.
Elon Musk’s xAI to Build 500 MW Data Center With Saudi Arabia’s Humain
Musk appeared onstage with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a U.S.-Saudi business conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, where he briefly mentioned the deal.
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