Rent-a-Human wants AI Agents to hire humans as gig workers

mashable - Rent-a-Human wants AI agents to hire you. It's TaskRabbit for the AI era.

This bizarre job site lets AI agents hire humans and pay them for tasks

The "Meatspace Layer": New marketplace allows autonomous AI agents to hire humans for physical tasks

Google quietly makes the Pixel 10A official

digitaltrends - Google has officially confirmed the Pixel 10a, revealing its design and preorder date of February 18, while keeping key specs and pricing under wraps.The post Google quietly makes the Pixel 10A official appeared first on Digital Trends.

#google #android #alphabet #wireless #pricing #technology #gadgets #smartphone #updates

Pixel 10a Canada release: Pre-orders start February 18 for new Google phone

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Pixel 10a Obsidian ‘official’ images surface online

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Google’s Pixel 10a is Official, With Pre-Orders Opening on February 18

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Google quietly makes the Pixel 10A official

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Google Pixel 10a Officially Launching On February 18

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You can pre-order the Pixel 10a on February 18

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Google’s Pixel 10A will be revealed on February 18th

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Spotify can now show lyrics even when you are offline and translate them too

digitaltrends - Spotify is rolling out new lyric features that let you view full lyrics offline, translate them into your preferred language, and preview lyrics directly from the Now Playing screen.The post Spotify can now show lyrics even when you are offline and transl…

#mobile #streaming #entertainment #apps #ux #media #technology #spotify #updates

Spotify gives lyrics feature a massive upgrade

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Spotify can now show lyrics even when you are offline and translate them too

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Spotify Upgrades Lyrics With Global Translations, Offline Access, and Now Playing Previews

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Spotify Makes Song Lyrics More Visible and Downloadable

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Amazon's Alexa+ AI Assistant Launches Nationwide in the U.S., Included With Prime

iclarified - Amazon has launched Alexa+, its next-generation AI assistant, making the upgraded service available to customers across the United States starting today. As part of the rollout, Amazon is adding Alexa+ as a new benefit for Amazon Prime members at no addit…

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OpenAI models could help power Alexa as part of Amazon investment deal

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Alexa+ Plus ChatGPT?

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Amazon Pushes AI Deeper Into Devices, Cloud Strategy and Content Production

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Nationwide Rollout & Prime Perks

Amazon's Alexa+ Now Free for All U.S. Prime Members, Beating Apple's Smarter Siri to Market

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Amazon wants Alexa+ to be the reason you keep Prime

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You can now use Alexa+ for free if you’re an Amazon Prime member

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Amazon's Alexa+ AI Assistant Launches Nationwide in the U.S., Included With Prime

4 wks / iclarified

Alexa+ is now available to everyone in the US, and free for Prime members

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Alexa+ is Now Generally Available in the US, Chat Experience is Now Free

4 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Alexa+ is now available nationwide, with a free text-based version for non-Prime members to try

4 wks / engadget / Matt Tate

Alexa+ is now available to every US customer, new Siri still absent

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Alexa+ is now available to everyone in the US, free with Prime

4 wks / betanews / Wayne Williams

Alexa+, Amazon’s AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the U.S.

4 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

ElevenLabs raises $500M, says building towards IPO

John Reynolds / tech - Hyped AI-audio generator ElevenLabs has raised $500m in a Series D funding round, valuing it at $11bn, with its CEO saying it is building towards an IPO. The $11bn valuation marks more than a tripli...

#ai #startups #voice #genai #stockmarket #business #creativity #music #media #technology

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IPO Momentum: Blueprint for ElevenLabs’ public debut and future.

Nvidia-backed AI voice startup ElevenLabs hits $11 billion valuation in fresh fundraise, as it eyes IPO

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ElevenLabs raises $500M, says building towards IPO

4 wks / tech / John Reynolds

Mixed Industry update: Multiple players amid funding rounds.

[AINews] ElevenLabs $500m Series D at $11B, Cerebras $1B Series H at $23B, Vibe Coding -> Agentic Engineering

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Tech dollar details: ElevenLabs funding highlights and valuation numbers.

ElevenLabs valued at $11bn after Series D megaround

4 wks / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

ElevenLabs hit $11bn valuation with $500m series D funding round

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ElevenLabs Raises $500M At $11B Valuation To Expand Conversational AI

4 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Voice AI startup ElevenLabs more than triples valuation in $500M round

4 wks / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

ElevenLabs raises $500M at $11 billion valuation led by Sequoia

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ElevenLabs Lands $500 Million to Expand AI Voice Platform

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Nvidia-Backed ElevenLabs Valuation Soars to $11 Billion After $500M Funding Round

4 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

ElevenLabs raises $500M from Sequioia at a $11 billion valuation

4 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

ElevenLabs raises $500m Series D led by Sequoia

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ElevenLabs triples valuation to $11B with $500m from Sequoia

4 wks / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Voice AI Startup ElevenLabs Raises $500 Million

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(PR) AMD Reports Record Q4 $10.3 Billion Revenue, FY 2025 Reaches $34.6 Billion

techpowerup - AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025. Fourth quarter revenue was a record $10.3 billion, gross margin was 54%, operating income was $1.8 billion, net income was $1.5 billion and diluted earnings p…

#semiconductors #chips #gpu #stockmarket #earnings #business #cpus #amd #technology

AMD reports record 2025 revenues, driven by strong demand for Epyc and Ryzen CPUs

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AMD's Lisa Su addresses guidance concerns, says demand still accelerating for advanced chips

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AMD is down 9% after reporting earnings. Here's why

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AMD Confirms Steam Machine in Early 2026, Xbox SoC Powered by RDNA 5 in 2027

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Too much AI for some, too little for others: Why AMD can't win with investors

4 wks / theregister / Tobias Mann

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results

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AMD beats expectations but guidance fails to excite investors and stock falls

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(PR) AMD Reports Record Q4 $10.3 Billion Revenue, FY 2025 Reaches $34.6 Billion

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AMD Revenues Up 34 Percent to $10.3 Billion

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AMD Radeon AIBs to Prioritize 8 GB GPU SKUs and Push 10% Price Hike

techpowerup - According to Chinese Board Channels, a reliable source of GPU news, AMD's add-in board (AIB) partners are preparing for another round of GPU price increases. They also seem to be shifting their product focus toward 8 GB Radeon models. After distributors i…

#hardware #gaming #semiconductors #chips #gpu #business #supplychain #amd #manufacturing #technology

AMD graphics cards could face another price hike and a bigger push for 8GB GPU sales

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AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPUs begin to appear in the Steam Hardware Survey at last — RX 9070 arrives with paltry 0.16% market share, less than the GeForce GT 730

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AMD board partners said to plan 5–10% Radeon price rise while prioritizing 8GB models

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AMD Radeon AIBs to Prioritize 8 GB GPU SKUs and Push 10% Price Hike

4 wks / techpowerup

AMD Is Rumoredly Prioritizing 8 GB GPUs While Its Board Partners Are Expected To Implement Another Price Hike

4 wks / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

AMD Radeon GPUs may soon put a deeper dent in your wallet

4 wks / digitaltrends

Walmart Reaches $1 Trillion Market Cap, Aided by Embrace of eCommerce and AI

PYMNTS / pymnts - Walmart’s market capitalization topped $1 trillion on Tuesday (Feb. 3) after its shares rose as much as 1.6% in early trading and more than doubled over the past two years, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. The retailer became one of nine U.S. compani…

#ai #automation #ecommerce #analytics #genai #stockmarket #business #walmart #technology

Walmart hits $1 trillion market cap as first traditional retailer

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Walmart Joins $1 Trillion Club

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Walmart Names New CEO as Retail Moves From Shelves to Software

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Should You Buy Walmart's Exclusive Onn TVs? Here's What Consumer Reports Says

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Walmart Reaches $1 Trillion Market Cap, Aided by Embrace of eCommerce and AI

4 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Walmart (WMT) Stock: Retailer Becomes First to Hit $1 Trillion Market Cap

4 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Walmart Reaches $1 Trillion Market Cap as Its E-Commerce Booms

4 wks / wsj / Sarah Nassauer

Nintendo Virtual Boy hands-on: the 3D game console of your childhood dreams is back

Kevin Lee / theshortcut - $99 for the best piece of 1990’s Nintendo nostalgia

#gaming #vr #mixedreality #entertainment #nintendo #technology #spatialcomputing #gadgets #videogames

Nintendo Virtual Boy hands-on: the 3D game console of your childhood dreams is back

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Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Recreation Reminds Us Gaming Doesn’t Have to Be Fun

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Nintendo Virtual Boy First Impressions video

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The new Nintendo Switch Virtual Boy has the same problem it did in 1995. Thats a good thing

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The Switch 2's Virtual Boy is a tribute to Nintendo's wackiest console

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Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Is a Silly but Fun Blast From the Past

4 wks / wired / Julian Chokkattu

PayPal appoints new CEO

Lynne Marek / paymentsdive - The digital payments company tapped former HP CEO Enrique Lores as its new chief executive Tuesday, pushing aside Alex Chriss.

#banking #stockmarket #business #jobs #payments #performance #technology #paypal

PayPal appoints HP boss Enrique Lores as CEO after disappointing quarter

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PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL) stock: Sinks After Hours as Board Names Enrique Lores CEO, Citing Execution Gaps

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After decades at HP, Enrique Lores leaves for PayPal in surprising shift

4 wks / techspot

PayPal (PYPL) Stock Sinks 17% After CEO Exit and Weak 2026 Outlook

4 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

PayPal's CEO Change Blindsided HP's Board

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PayPal names Enrique Lores CEO to accelerate AI commerce

4 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

PayPal’s CEO change blindsided HP’s board

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PayPal Names Enrique Lores CEO Starting March 1, Replacing Alex Chriss

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PayPal hires HP’s Enrique Lores as its new CEO

4 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

HP CEO prints final page after six years, moves to PayPal

4 wks / theregister / Carly Page

PayPal appoints new CEO

4 wks / paymentsdive / Lynne Marek

PayPal replaces CEO as board warns ‘pace of change’ not fast enough

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NASA moves Artemis 2 launch to March after hydrogen leak during testing

Mariella Moon / engadget - NASA started making the final preparations for the Artemis 2 mission in early January, with the hopes of opening its launch window as soon as February 6. After issues showed up during the mission’s wet dress rehearsal in the early hours of February 3, how…

#nasa #astronauts #science #government #aerospace #engineering #technology #safety

While NASA’s lunar dreams wait, another crew eyes orbit

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NASA Delays Artemis II To March

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NASA aims for March Artemis 2 launch after test ends early

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NASA delays Artemis 2 lunar mission to March after hydrogen leak

4 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Well, Astronauts Won’t Be Going Back to the Moon This Month

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NASA moves Artemis 2 launch to March after hydrogen leak during testing

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NASA delays Artemis II to March after hydrogen leaks bedevil countdown test

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Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March

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Tether releases MiningOS as open source to disrupt Bitcoin mining

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Tether released its MiningOS software as open source under the Apache 2.0 license on February 3, 2024, when CEO Paolo Ardoino announced the move on X, following its unveiling at the Plan ₿ Forum in San Salvador on February 2. The platform manages Bitcoin …

#blockchain #software #crypto #opensource #bitcoin #mining #technology #tether #operatingsystems #crypto

Tether launches open-source Bitcoin mining OS to challenge proprietary software

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Tether releases MiningOS as open source to disrupt Bitcoin mining

4 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Bitcoin miners get an open-source alternative as Tether launches MiningOS

4 wks / coindesk / Shaurya Malwa

Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally

Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The round, led by Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, and Sequoia Capital, now values the autonomous vehicle company at $126 billion.

#ai #robotics #google #selfdriving #robotaxis #business #alphabet #globalism #technology #automotive

Waymo raises $16 bn to fuel global robotaxi expansion

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Robotaxi pioneer Waymo gets $16 billion injection to accelerate its expansion plans

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Waymo to expand to 20+ cities after $16 billion financing round

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Waymo picks up further $16bn investment

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Waymo Raises $16 Billion to Fuel Global Ambitions

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Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally

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Waymo announces $16 billion funding round

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Waymo raises $16 billion to take its robotaxi business ‘global’

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Waymo closes US $16bn round at record US $110bn valuation

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Intel Xeon 600 Workstation CPUs Launched: Up To 86 Cores, 8000 MT/s Memory, 128 Gen5 Lanes, 350W TDP With OC Support, & More Cores/$ Than Threadripper 9000

Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - Intel has unveiled its next-gen Xeon 600 workstation CPUs codenamed Granite Rapids, featuring up to 86 cores & better cores/$ value than Threadripper. Intel Fires Back At AMD Threadripper 9000 With Better Cores/$ Value On Xeon 600 Workstation CPUs Today, …

#hardware #semiconductors #chips #datacenter #cpus #intel #engineering #performance #technology #memory

Intel unveils Xeon 600 "Granite Rapids" workstation CPUs with up to 86 cores, 128 PCIe 5 lanes

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(PR) ASRock Industrial Launches IMB-X1904 Flagship HPC Motherboard Powered by Intel Xeon 600 Processors

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OCCT Tool Gets Intel Xeon 600 "Granite Rapids-WS" Overclocking Support

4 wks / techpowerup

Intel Launches Xeon 600 Series Workstation CPUs

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(PR) Giga Computing Unveils New Motherboards Using Intel Xeon 600 Processor for Workstations

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Intel welcomes memory apocalypse with Xeon workstation refresh

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Intel Xeon 600 Workstation CPUs Launched: Up To 86 Cores, 8000 MT/s Memory, 128 Gen5 Lanes, 350W TDP With OC Support, & More Cores/$ Than Threadripper 9000

4 wks / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

Intel returns to boxed workstation CPUs with Xeon 600 — Granite Rapids WS delivers up to 86 cores, 4TB of memory, and 128 PCIe 5 lanes

4 wks / tomshardware

Move or Lose It: Google Sets Final May Deadline for Fitbit Account Migration

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is giving Fitbit users more time to move their accounts, but the company is still making the switch mandatory. In an email sent Friday, Fitbit told users the deadline to move a Fitbit account to a Google Account has been pushed to May 19, 2026. Any…

#wearables #digitalhealth #google #android #business #fitness #apps #technology #digitalprivacy

Google keeps extending the Fitbit account migration deadline

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Move or Lose It: Google Sets Final May Deadline for Fitbit Account Migration

4 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Fitbit users must convert to Google accounts soon

4 wks / mashable

Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The new option to block all AI features in Firefox is coming soon to Nightly builds, and it will become available for all users on February 24 with the release of Firefox 148.The post Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox ap…

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Just about every spec of the iPhone Fold may have just been leaked

appleinsider - Most previous iPhone Fold leaks have concerned the screen, but a new one claims to have details of the cameras, repositioned buttons, colors, and more.The iPhone Fold may have all physical buttons on the right, leaving the left side clear — image credit: …

#hardware #apple #android #iphone #ios #camera #batteries #technology #gadgets #foldable

iPhone Fold Could Redefine Battery Life and Shake Up Button Design

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Apple Is Working on a Clamshell Version of Its First Foldable iPhone, Report Says

4 wks / cnet / Alex Valdes

Foldable iPhone leak claims standout engineering and a design callback to iPhone X

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Apple’s ‘iPhone Flip’ May Not Be Dead After All

4 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Apple's Already Working On A New Foldable Phone With A Different Design

4 wks / bgr

Most previous iPhone Fold leaks have concerned the screen, but a new one claims to have details of the cameras, repositioned buttons, colors, and more.

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Foldable iPhone Said to Feature Massive 5,500mAh Battery

4 wks / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

My 2026 iPhone Homescreen

4 wks / spyglass / M.G. Siegler

iPhone Fold Tipped to Feature Largest Battery in iPhone History and New Button Layout [Report]

4 wks / iclarified

Leaked Foldable iPhone Battery Life Might Put Android Phones To Shame

4 wks / bgr

Just about every spec of the iPhone Fold may have just been leaked

4 wks / appleinsider

Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Deal Is ‘On Ice.’ So Why Are They Investing $30B?

Grant Harvey / eweek - Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI partnership is reportedly on ice, yet Nvidia may invest $30B anyway. Here’s what stalled, what changed, and why it matters.The post Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Deal Is ‘On Ice.’ So Why Are They Investing $30B? appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #vc #semiconductors #chips #nvidia #openai #genai #business #technology #huang

OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives, sources say

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What Oracle Has to Lose From OpenAI and Nvidia’s Rocky Relationship

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Sam Altman: I DUMPED JENSEN HE DIDN’T DUMP ME!!! OpenAI reportedly seeking alternatives to Nvidia chips, unhappy with inference performance sherwood.news/markets/open... $NVDA

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OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives

4 wks / reddit / /u/app1310

OpenAI reportedly seeking alternatives to Nvidia chips, unhappy with inference performance

4 wks / sherwood / Luke Kawa

Nvidia shares are down after report that its OpenAI investment stalled

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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Stock: Wobbles as $100B OpenAI Deal Faces Internal Pushback

4 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Nvidia shares are down after a report that its OpenAI investment stalled.

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Nvidia CEO: OpenAI Investment Still On, WSJ Report ‘Nonsense’

4 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Nvidia pauses $100B OpenAI talks over internal concerns

4 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Deal Is ‘On Ice.’ So Why Are They Investing $30B?

4 wks / eweek / Grant Harvey

Nvidia plans largest ever investment in OpenAI despite stall reports

4 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

French IT Scale-Up Fleet Raises First External Capital At €100M Valuation

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Fleet, a Paris-based scale-up specialising in IT fleet management, equipment, and security for SMEs, has welcomed ISAI Expansion into its capital via the ISAI Expansion III fund, at a valuation of €100 million. ISAI Expansion, part of ISAI Gestion, target…

#startups #vc #saas #enterprise #privateequity #business #finance #europe #technology #automotive

Bootstrapped Fleet zips €100M valuation in first-ever raise

4 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

French IT Scale-Up Fleet Raises First External Capital At €100M Valuation

4 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Fleet opens its capital at a €100M valuation after seven years of bootstrapping

4 wks / tech / Cate Lawrence

Bootstrapped for seven years, French IT scale-up Fleet enters first LBO at €100 million valuation

4 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

What is Moltbook? Social network for AI agents attracts a lot of attention

Berry Zwets / techzine - A new online community called Moltbook has been the talk of the town this weekend. AI agents can post to and respond to one another on the social network, while humans simply watch. There is even talk of an early stage of singularity. What exactly is goin…