Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute
Google plans up to $40B investment in Anthropic as AI rivals race to secure massive compute capacity, following the limited release of its powerful, cybersecurity-focused Mythos model.
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Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI
Apple’s sold-out Mac mini is spawning marked-up eBay listings as demand surges for the compact desktop, now favored for running local AI models and tools.
DeepSeek-V4 arrives with near state-of-the-art intelligence at 1/6th the cost of Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5
The whale has resurfaced. DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup offshoot of High-Flyer Capital Management quantitative analysis firm, became a near-overnight sensation globally in January 2025 with the release of its open source R1 model that matched proprietary U.S. giants.It's been an epoch in AI since then, and while DeepSeek has released severalupdates to that model and its other V3 series, the international AI and business community has been largely waiting with baited breath for the follow
Tesla earnings recap: Elon Musk braces investors for a big spending increase but says it will pay off
Tesla's earnings beat estimates. But TSLA stock slipped into the red after hours as Elon Musk gave timeline updates and warned of a big capex spike.
Is Elon Musk The Father of Amber Heard's Children? Tech Billionaire Already Has 14 Children With 4 Women
Speculation linking Elon Musk to Amber Heard's children persists due to their past relationship, but it remains unconfirmed and has been denied by Heard's representatives.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Epic Fight Heads to Court
A jury trial that is set to start on Monday could shift the course of the A.I. race, with Mr. Musk seeking billions of ...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces Cybercab production has begun
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has begun manufacturing its Cybercab robotaxi, according to CEO Elon Musk, marking a key milestone in the company’s effort to expand into autonomous ride-hailing services amid a broader slowdown in electric vehicle demand. Musk said on Friday via the social media...
Elon Musk sticks to April cybercab production timeline, shares video showing vehicle driving without an occupant
Tesla Inc. TSLA has begun ramping up production of the Cybercab, in line with CEO Elon Musk‘s original production timeline ...
Tesla delays Roadster debut again as Musk teases 'month or so' unveiling
Tesla is aiming to be able to debut its Roadster electric sports car "in a month or so," CEO Elon Musk told investors.
Nuclear startup X-energy raises $1B in data center-driven IPO
Amazon-backed X-energy was able to raise around 20% more money in its IPO as demand for nuclear power surges.
Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps
Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known to sell this type of software.
Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga joins stacked StrictlyVC SF lineup for April 30 event
Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked lineup of speakers. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will join the rest of the lineup to discuss operating at scale in the age of AI.
Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now?
Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus. Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystemthan the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App Store’s 30% cut is under pressure, the behind-the-scenes power Apple once […]
Nothing introduces an AI-powered dictation tool
Nothing's new on-device dictation tool supports over 100 languages.
DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models
DeepSeek says both models are more efficient and performant than DeepSeek V3.2 due to architectural improvements, and have almost "closed the gap" with current leading models, both open and closed, on reasoning benchmarks.
85% of enterprises are running AI agents. Only 5% trust them enough to ship.
Eighty-five percent of enterprises are running AI agent pilots, but only 5% have moved those agents into production. In an exclusive interview at RSA Conference 2026, Cisco President and Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel said that the gap comes down to one thing: trust — and that closing it separates market dominance from bankruptcy. He also disclosed a mandate that will reshape Cisco's 90,000-person engineering organization.The problem is not rogue agents. The problem is the absence of a t
In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs
Meta has commandeered a big chunk of Amazon's homegrown CPUs (not GPUs) for AI agentic workloads, signaling that a new kind of chip race has begun.
Turkey’s parliament passes social media ban for under-15s, one week after a school shooting
Erdŏgan has 15 days to sign the bill into law. The legislation enters into force six months after publication in the Official Gazette. The main opposition CHP criticised it as a political censorship tool rather than child protection. Turkey has previously blocked Instagram, Roblox, and restricted platforms during the İmamoglu protests. Turkey’s Grand National Assembly […]This story continues at The Next Web
Intel beats expectations for the sixth straight quarter as AI demand for CPUs surges
Q1 revenue of $13.6 billion beat the $12.4 billion consensus by 9.4%. Data Centre and AI revenue rose 22% to $5.1 billion. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.29 beat the 1-cent consensus by a factor of 29. The stock is up more than 80% this year. Intel is working with Elon Musk on his planned Terafab chip […]This story continues at The Next Web
China plans to block US investment in its top AI firms without government approval
Two parallel moves in 24 hours mark a significant escalation of the US-China AI war from chips and exports into capital and models. China plans to restrict its leading technology companies, including top AI startups, from accepting US capital without first obtaining government approval, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. […]This story continues at The Next Web