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Nvidia sending 18,000 of its top AI chips to Saudi Arabia

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the cutting-edge Blackwell chips will be used in a 500 megawatt data center in Saudi Arabia.

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Microsoft is cutting 3% of its workforce

It’s likely Microsoft’s largest job purge since it said goodbye to 10,000 employees in 2023.

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Notion takes on AI-notetakers like Granola with its own transcription feature

Meeting transcription space is a hot commodity for all productivity suites. Companies like ClickUp and Zoom have added transcription with an AI summary to take on another upstart in this vertical, including Read AI, Zoom’s assistant, Circleback, Granola, or Otter. The latest entrant in … Continue reading

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Amazon Prime Video in India to get ads starting in June

Amazon will bring ads to movies and shows on Prime Video in India starting June 17, over a year after introducing ads in markets including the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Canada. On Tuesday, Amazon emailed Prime members in India to … Continue reading

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Hinge Health aims to raise up to $437 million in IPO, pricing at $28 to $32 per share

Hinge Health said in a filing on Tuesday that it plans to raise more than $437 million in its upcoming initial public offering.

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Spotify updates its AI DJ to let you use voice commands

In a bid to make its AI DJ feel more interactive, Spotify is updating the feature to let users request music or change the mood of a playlist using voice commands. The company is rolling out this feature, supported only … Continue reading

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Apple announces new accessibility features, including future support for brain implants

Apple on Tuesday announced a range of accessibility features coming to its devices later this year. New Accessibility Nutrition Labels will provide more detailed information for apps and games on the App Store, while a new Braille Access tool will … Continue reading

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Insurtech Bestow lands $120M Series D from Goldman Sachs, Smith Point Capital

Melbourne O’Banion co-founded insurtech Bestow with Jonathan Abelmann in 2017 after struggling to secure his own life insurance policy. His goal was to make it easier for people to obtain life insurance and make the process more tech-enabled. Initially, Bestow … Continue reading

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Robinhood grows its footprint in Canada by acquiring WonderFi

Robinhood revealed Tuesday that it’s acquiring Canadian crypto leader WonderFi for CA$250 million (around $178.56 million) in an all-cash deal as it pushes into Canada’s growing digital asset market. WonderFi operates two regulated crypto platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, with over … Continue reading

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OpenAI’s shakeup plan gets SoftBank’s nod — all eyes now on Microsoft

The SoftBank CFO said OpenAI’s planned restructuring with the nonprofit keeping control is something that was expected.

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