U.S. Charges Two People With Illegally Exporting Chips to China
Chip smuggling has become a big business in recent years, as Chinese firms have used networks of middlemen to get around U.S. export controls on sophisticated Nvidia chips.
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OpenAI Releases ‘Open-Weight’ Models
This is the first time OpenAI has released an open large language model since GPT-2 in 2019.
Tesla Shareholders Sue Over Robotaxi, Autonomous Driving Software Claims
The proposed class action alleges that Tesla misled shareholders from 2023 to 2025 when executives made “false and misleading” statements while hyping Tesla’s driving software.
After Leaving X, Linda Yaccarino Named CEO of Weight-Loss Drug Company
Yaccarino will become the CEO of eMed Population Health, which says it provides a "digital health platform for GLP-1/GIP population health management."
New Paramount Skydance Board Will Include Oracle CEO
Oracle CEO Safra A. Catz will join David Ellison and executives from RedBird Capital Partners on the board of Paramount Skydance.
Ex-Tesla CFO Joins Board of Robotics Startup Mytra
Mytra, which makes robots that move and store material in warehouses, is led by several other Tesla alumni.
TSMC Fires Employees for Potential Leak in Chipmaking Technology
Three former employees of TSMC are arrested for allegedly stealing advanced chipmaking technology.
Alibaba Announces AI Makeover of its Mapping App
The move is part of the Chinese tech giant’s push to integrate its AI models into all of its key businesses.
Cognition Offers Buyouts to Windsurf Staff Weeks After Takeover
The offer follows Cognition’s layoffs of about 30 Windsurf staff on Friday
Palantir Reports 48% Revenue Growth, Raises Full-Year Outlook
Most of Palantir’s business comes from government contracts, but the firm showed accelerating growth among US companies.
Blockchain Lender Figure Technology Files Confidentially for IPO
Figure, co-founded by Mike Cagney, makes home loans on its blockchain.
Paramount Streaming Chief to Leave Company
Tom Ryan is one of a number of top Paramount executives who are leaving the company as David Ellison prepares to take over the company.
Crypto Exchange Bullish Seeks Up to $4.2 Billion Valuation in IPO
Bullish, which also owns CoinDesk, targets raising up to $629.3 million in its U.S. IPO.
Amazon Restructures Wondery Podcast Unit as Wondery CEO Leaves
Amazon appears to be backing off its expansion into podcasting.
Tesla Board Grants Elon Musk $23.7 Billion Stock Award
Musk has repeatedly said he wants more control over Tesla, up from the approximately 13% of the company he owns currently.
OpenAI’s Tough Path to GPT-5 Points to Slowing AI Gains
The challenges haven't slowed OpenAI's business growth.
Amazon, Meta Platforms Say U.S. Taxes to Drop Due to New Tax Law
The new law allows companies to accelerate their deductions for depreciation on certain property and to immediately expense their domestic R&D spending.
Anthropic Cuts Off OpenAI’s Access to Claude
Anthropic said OpenAI’s use violated Anthropic’s terms of services.
Apple Projects Optimism about AI Future at All Hands
CEO Tim Cook and software chief Craig Federighi took employee questions during the rare hour-long meeting.
OpenAI Raises $8.3 billion, Projects $20 Billion in Annualized Revenue By Year-End
Dragoneer committed $2.8 billion, the largest check outside of lead investor SoftBank.
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