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Ex-Meta global affairs chief says tech should stay out of politics

Former Meta president of global affairs chief Nick Clegg said tech companies should keep a distance from politics.

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Anthropic to triple international workforce in global AI push

Anthropic is accelerating its global enterprise expansion, tripling its international headcount and pushing deployment of Claude’s AI models across industries.

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OpenAI’s historic week has redefined the AI arms race for investors: ‘I don’t see this as crazy’

OpenAI cemented its role as the central force in AI infrastructure this week, unveiling nearly a trillion dollars in planned spending.

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Nvidia’s $100 billion OpenAI deal showcases chipmaker’s growing investment portfolio

The sheer number of Nvidia’s venture and public equity investments shows how central the company has become to the Silicon Valley and AI ecosystems.

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Chinese driverless tech startup Momenta is raising funds at a roughly $6 billion valuation

Momenta has signed deals with BMW and Mercedes-Benz among others to equip their car with its technology.

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How Google shifted from a bastion of accurate information to a steward of free expression

After years of rolling out features designed to provide users with factual and accurate information, Google is now touting its commitment to “free expression.”

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China’s Xiaomi is planning a next-gen phone chip, but won’t release one yearly like Apple

Xiaomi launched the high-end XRing 01 chip last year and committed $7 billion of investment over the next 10 years to develop its own mobile semiconductors.

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China stays conspicuously quiet after Trump’s TikTok deal declaration

U.S. President Donald Trump says that he’s received Beijing’s nod on a deal that would see TikTok stay alive in the U.S.

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Fintech Checkout.com’s valuation falls to $12 billion

The internal valuation of $12 billion represents a significant decline from the $40 billion assigned to Checkout.com in a 2022 funding round.

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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center director Joseph Pelfrey resigns

The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, announced his resignation on Thursday.

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