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OpenAI is reportedly releasing an AI browser in the coming weeks
Hot on the heels of Perplexity’s Comet launch, OpenAI is planning to release an AI-powered web browser of its own to challenge Google Chrome, according to a report from Reuters on Wednesday.
The ChatGPT maker reportedly aims to release…
BNY Mellon will have custody of Ripple’s new stablecoin
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBank of New York Mellon will be the primary custodian for the Ripple's U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin reserves going forward, the two companies said Wednesday.The partnership should enhance…
European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones
Defense tech has gone from a no-go zone for VCs to a hot investment sector. However, dual use — meaning that the technology must also have civilian applications — is still a requirement for most of them, including the NATO Innovation…
Super Micro to ramp up investment in Europe to capitalize on AI demand
CEO of Supermicro Charles Liang speaks during the Reuters NEXT conference in New York City, U.S., December 10, 2024. Mike Segar | ReutersPARIS — Super Micro plans to increase its investment in Europe, including ramping up manufacturing…
Elon Musk lashes out at Dan Ives over Tesla board proposals: ‘Shut up’
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, June 16, 2023.Gonzalo Fuentes | ReutersTesla CEO Elon Musk told Wedbush Securities' Dan…
Teenagers can now hail a Waymo robotaxi in Phoenix
Waymo has started offering teen accounts for families in Phoenix as it works to expand its user base and entrench young riders in the autonomous life.
Waymo’s teen accounts will be similar to those offered by Uber, which also allows…
Southeast Asia needn’t take sides in US-China tech rivalry: Experts
A woman holds a cell phone featuring the DeepSeek logo, with the Nvidia logo displayed in the background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAs China and the U.S. compete in artificial intelligence, Southeast Asia should draw from the…
Meta reportedly recruits Apple’s head of AI models
Apple’s head of AI models, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the company to work at Meta, Bloomberg reported on Monday. This marks the latest high-ranking AI executive Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has scooped up to lead his new AI superintelligence…
Samsung expects second-quarter profits to more than halve as it struggles to capture AI demand
Samsung signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSouth Korea's Samsung Electronics on Tuesday forecast a 56% fall in…
Robinhood stock tokens face scrutiny in the EU after OpenAI warning
Avishek Das | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesLithuania's central bank on Monday said it has contacted Robinhood seeking clarifications over its tokenized equities after OpenAI raised concerns over the product last week."We have…
AI is forcing the data industry to consolidate — but that’s not the whole story
The data industry is on the verge of a drastic transformation.
The market is consolidating. And if the deal flow in the past two months is any indicator — with Databricks buying Neon for $1 billion and Salesforce snapping up cloud…
AI chip startup Groq expands with first European data center
Jonathan Ross, chief executive officer of Groq Inc., during the GenAI Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. David Paul | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence semiconductor startup Groq announced…
‘Improved’ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s ‘Jewish executives’
On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, “We have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.”
While Musk didn’t say exactly what improvements to look for, he’d previously declared that xAI…
Apple’s ‘F1’ success doesn’t make up for AI stumbles
Formula One F1 - United States Grand Prix - Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. - October 23, 2022 Tim Cook waves the chequered flag to the race winner Red Bull's Max Verstappen Mike Segar | ReutersApple had two major launches…
Ask not for whom the Louvre of Bluesky tolls, it tolls for thee
It’s a sad weekend over at Bluesky, where one of the best accounts has disappeared — although we can still hope for its resurrection.
Known as The Louvre of Bluesky, the account in question struck fear into the hearts of bad posters…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman celebrates capitalism in July 4 post
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, pictured, speaks with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025.Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X Friday, saying he finds himself…
Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesScammers impersonating the President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance Inaugural Committee fraudulently stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency, according to a new complaint…
Drive Capital’s second act – how the Columbus venture firm found success after a split
The venture capital world has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush in during boom times, then retreat to the coasts when markets turn sour. For Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, this cycle of…