A crisis at chipmaker Nexperia sent automakers scrambling. Here's what to know
techxplore - A battle for control of a little-known chipmaker has threatened global auto production by choking off the semiconductor supply chain, though there are signs the crisis is inching toward a resolution.
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UPS (and FedEx) Ground Dozens of MD-11 Aircraft After Tuesday's Crash in Kentucky
EditorDavid / slashdot - American multinational freight company UPS "has grounded its fleet of MD-11 aircraft," reports the Guardian, "days after a cargo plane crash that killed at least 13 people in Kentucky. The grounded MD-11s are the same type of plane involved in Tuesday's c…
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Sam Altman Denies Seeking Federal Aid for OpenAI, But Leaked Company Letter Contradicts Him
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies seeking federal loan guarantees, but a formal company letter to the White House from October explicitly requested them.The post Sam Altman Denies Seeking Federal Aid for OpenAI, But Leaked Company Letter Contradicts Him appear…
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Anthropic expands its European footprint with new offices in Paris and Munich
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Anthropic is ramping up its European operations, opening new offices in Paris and Munich to build on its presence in the region.The article Anthropic expands its European footprint with new offices in Paris and Munich appeared first on THE DECODER.
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Meta announces plans to spend $600B in the US over three years
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Meta Platforms Inc. today pledged to invest $600 billion in the U.S. as part of its artificial intelligence push. The company plans to spend the capital over three years. It will invest in new AI data centers, supporting infrastructure such as power trans…
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After more than 200 years, the Farmers’ Almanac is shutting down for good
Grace Snelling / fastcompany - Since 1818, loyal readers of the Farmers’ Almanac have turned to the publication for weather predictions, gardening tips, astronomy calendars, and more. But, on November 6, the Farmers’ Almanac announced that the 2026 edition of the magazine will be its l…
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Tesla shareholders approve $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk
techspot - Tesla shareholders have approved a compensation package worth nearly $1 trillion for CEO Elon Musk. Results announced Thursday at the annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, showed that roughly 75 percent of voting shares supported the plan, which ti…
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Anthropic’s European hiring spree continues with Paris and Munich office openings
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Sam Altman says OpenAI has $20B ARR and about $1.4 trillion in data center commitments
Julie Bort / techcrunch - Altman named a long list of upcoming business he thinks will generate significant revenue.
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Ford Considers Scrapping F-150 EV Truck
BeauHD / slashdot - According to the Wall Street Journal, Ford executives are considering scrapping the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck as losses, supply setbacks, slow sales, and the arrival of a cheaper midsize EV truck undermine the business case for its full-s…
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Amazon is Testing an AI Tool That Automatically Translates Books Into Other Languages
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon just introduced an AI tool that will automatically translate books into other languages. The appropriately-named Kindle Translate is being advertised as a resource for authors that self publish on the platform. …
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Duolingo stock plunges 27% on light guidance as company prioritizes user growth
cnbc - CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn told CNBC that the company has shifted its investment strategy in recent months to focus on long-term initiatives.
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Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor
cnbc - Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.
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Electorate decisively endorsing Musk's record-setting pay plan
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SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways.
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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Walks Back ‘Federal Backstop’ Comment Amid Scrutiny Over Trillion-Dollar Spending
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI’s finance chief, Sarah Friar, on Wednesday took back comments that hinted the AI firm might need a “federal backstop” for its huge technology spending. After her words at a Wall Street Journal event caused a stir, Friar wrote on LinkedIn that she “…
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Leadership Clarification: Company denies federal bailout need
Other: Unrelated workplace policy update
Political Rejection: Officials dismiss bailout notion for AI
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Peloton recalls 833,000 bikes after reports of injuries
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning Peloton users to stop using the affected bikes immediately.
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‘China is going to win the AI race’ — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang decries the price of electricity in the US, contrasts it with China's subsidized pricing
tomshardware - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that China will win the AI race because of its abundance of power and the fact that the U.S. is losing out on the chance for its hardware to become the standard tool that Chinese AI developers use.
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Spotawheel Raises €300M In Debt And Equity To Expand Used Car Subscriptions And Sales
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Used car platform Spotawheel, offering vehicles for sale and subscription across Greece, Poland and Romania, has raised €300 million through a combination of debt and equity. The debt portion of the financing was provided by Pollen Street Capital. Spotawh…
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Leil Secures €1.5M To Make Hyperscale Storage Infrastructure Accessible For All
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Tallinn-based data storage software startup Leil has secured €1.5 million in Seed funding, led by Karma Ventures and joined by Specialist VC. The enterprise storage market, valued at around $22 billion and growing nearly 20% annually, faces skyrocketing d…
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Zurich’s BTRY raises €4.9 million as Switzerland enters the solid-state battery race against Asian dominance
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Swiss battery start-up BTRY AG has raised €4.9 million in an oversubscribed Seed round for its ultra-thin solid-state batteries reportedly capable of combining fast charging, extreme temperature stability, and intrinsic safety within an extremely thin for…
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