SoftBank revives $10bn OpenAI-backed loan with a new sweetener for lenders
SoftBank Proposes $10bn Loan Secured Against OpenAI Stake, Offering Personal Guarantees
SoftBank has returned to lenders with a $10 billion loan proposal secu…
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US in talks with AI companies over voluntary standards for new models
US Government Negotiates Voluntary AI Standards
The US government is negotiating voluntary standards with AI companies covering how new models get released, a…
Raja Koduri’s Oxmiq raises $35m to rent out AI chip design instead of selling chips
Oxmiq Labs Secures $35M Series A to Scale OxCore AI Silicon Architecture
Oxmiq Labs has closed a $35m Series A round to scale OxCore, a licensable GPU archi…
Microsoft joins Lightstorm-led consortium to build an India-Southeast Asia subsea cable
Microsoft Joins Consortium for New Subsea Cable Connecting India, Singapore, and Malaysia
Microsoft has joined a consortium led by Singapore-based Lightstorm …
India tells WhatsApp to pause its usernames feature pending consultations
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Halts WhatsApp’s Usernames Feature Launch
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technolog…
China and US risks leave Europe’s chip sector facing a bleak future, report warns
A new report highlights challenges in Europe’s semiconductor sector
A new report from the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) and the French think tank…
Apple’s next iPad Pro and MacBook Pro redesign are coming in 2027
Apple’s Upcoming Device Upgrades
According to Bloomberg , Apple is set to launch a revamped iPad Pro series and a redesigned MacBook Pro in the first half of…
BYD and Xiaomi shares surge after June delivery numbers show momentum holding
Hong Kong-listed EV Makers See Share Surge After June Delivery Figures Beat Expectations
Chinese EV makers saw their shares surge on Thursday following stro…
OpenAI has reportedly offered Washington a 5% stake worth $42.6bn
OpenAI Proposes 5% Equity Stake to US Government
OpenAI has proposed handing the US government a 5% equity stake in the company, according to the Financial T…
Ubisoft taps ex-Amazon Games chief to run its Tom Clancy studio
Ubisoft Hires Christoph Hartmann from Amazon Games
Ubisoft has hired Christoph Hartmann , until recently vice president of Amazon Games, to run the division …