Monthly Archives: September 2023

Disney, Charter near deal that would end cable blackout, sources say

News of the progress comes hours before “Monday Night Football” is set to air on Disney’s ESPN.

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Sundar Pichai says Google and Nvidia will still be working together 10 years from now

Google CEO says relationship with chipmaker Nvidia is here to stay

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KKR invests $250 million in Reliance Retail at $100 billion valuation

KKR is doubling down on its bet in Reliance Retail, valuing India’s largest retail chain at $100 billion in a fresh $250 million investment. The deal follows the Qatar Investment Authority investing $1 billion in Mukesh Ambani’s retail empire just … Continue reading

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Instarcart, Klaviyo and the art of the unicorn haircut

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in … Continue reading

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What to expect when Google faces the DOJ in the first major tech monopoly trial in decades

How to expect the months-long trial to play out and the key points of argument in the case.

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How electrified roads could help fix America’s electric vehicle charging problem

As EVs gain popularity across the globe, charging infrastructure is in high demand. Some are now considering electric roads to supplement static charging.

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Google.org to invest $20M into AI-focused grants for think tanks and academic institutions

Ahead of Wednesday’s AI-focused private Congressional meeting with tech giants, Google this morning announced a new initiative aimed at supporting researchers and public policy solutions around AI with the debut of the Digital Futures Project. As part of the effort, … Continue reading

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Square says daylong outage caused by DNS error

Square said there was “no evidence” a cyberattack caused an outage that left customers and small businesses unable to use the payment giant’s technology on Thursday through early-Friday. The payments technology giant said in a post-mortem of the daylong outage … Continue reading

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AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous

State and local governments in the US are scrambling to harness tools like ChatGPT to unburden their bureaucracies, rushing to write their own rules—and avoid generative AI’s many pitfalls.

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Common Trust grabs $2.6M to give business owners employee-focused succession plans

Common Trust works with business owners to design, finance and execute an employee ownership buyout so that owners or investors can access liquidity by exiting to employees.

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