Apple iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI in $6.5bn deal

OpenAI says partnering with the “greatest designer in the world” will allow it to re-imagine what a computer is.

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks U.S. chip curbs failed — and he’s not alone

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has called U.S. semiconductor export controls on China “a failure,” and many chip analysts and pundits think he has a point.

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Signal’s new Windows update prevents the system from capturing screenshots of chats

Signal said today that it is updating its Windows app to prevent the system from capturing screenshots, thereby protecting the content that is on display. The company said that this new “screen security” setting is enabled by default on Windows 11. Signal said that this new feature is designed to protect users’ privacy from Microsoft’s […]

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Bitcoin hits new record high above $111,000 as rally marches on

Bitcoin continued its rally on Thursday, hitting a brand new record high above $111,000.

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OpenAI’s next big bet won’t be a wearable: report

OpenAI pushed generative AI into the public consciousness. Now, it could be developing a very different kind of AI device. According to a WSJ report, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday that the company’s next major product won’t be a wearable. Instead, it will be a compact, screenless device, fully aware of its user’s […]

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Alt Carbon scores $12M seed to scale carbon removal in India

From a struggling family tea estate to an innovative climate venture, Alt Carbon has raised $12 million in a seed round as it plans to scale its carbon dioxide removal work in the South Asian nation. The climate-tech startup, which locks away carbon for thousands of years through enhanced rock weathering on farmlands, attracted investment […]

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Luminar secures up to $200M following CEO departure and layoffs

Lidar company Luminar reached a deal with Yorkville Advisors Global and another unnamed investor that could bring another $200 million into its coffers through the sale of convertible preferred stock over an 18-month period. The agreement, which was announced in a regulatory filing Wednesday, follows an abrupt change in leadership and layoffs. Earlier this month, […]

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White House crypto czar David Sacks says stablecoin bill will unlock ‘trillions’ for U.S. Treasury

Trump’s top crypto advisor David Sacks says the administration’s stablecoin bill is poised to pass with bipartisan support.

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Nike to resume selling directly on Amazon for first time since 2019

Nike confirmed to CNBC that its shoes are returning to Amazon.

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Hinge Health prices IPO at $32, the top end of expected range

Hinge Health is betting that Wall Street is ready for a new digital health offering after a difficult few years for that market.

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