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SoftBank Group agrees to acquire ABB's robotics business, which generated sales of $2.3B last year, for $5.38B in a deal expected to close in mid-to-late 2026 (www.reuters.com)
3 days ago Robot

An overview of detailed AI usage reports from OpenAI and others, as Microsoft's AI for Good Lab estimates that 15% of the world's working population is using AI (t.co)
3 days ago Microsoft AI

The recent wave of circular deals and partnerships involving Nvidia and OpenAI is escalating concerns that they are artificially propping up the $1T AI market (www.bloomberg.com)
3 days ago AI Nvidia

Sources: top Chinese VCs are close to raising up to $1.1B in total USD-denominated funds in 2025, marking a tentative return of global capital to Chinese tech (t.co)
3 days ago China

Chinese silicon wafer manufacturers like Eswin have rapidly gained market share by undercutting global leaders, such as Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, on price (asia.nikkei.com)
3 days ago China Japan

The Linux Foundation will launch the React Foundation, a new home for Meta's React and React Native; founding members include Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, others (engineering.fb.com)
3 days ago Linux Amazon Microsoft

UK filings: Revolut CEO and largest shareholder Nik Storonsky has shifted his residency from the UK to the UAE; Revolut is awaiting a full UK banking license (t.co)
3 days ago

Sources: OpenAI and Anthropic consider using investor funds to settle potential claims from multibillion-dollar lawsuits, as insurers balk at covering AI risks (t.co)
3 days ago AI

Raise Financial Services, the parent company of Indian stock trading and investment app Dhan, raised $120M led by Hornbill Capital at a $1.2B valuation (entrackr.com)
3 days ago India

Sources: $TRUMP issuer, Fight Fight Fight LLC, is working to raise at least $200M to create a digital asset treasury company to accumulate the struggling token (www.bloomberg.com)
3 days ago Trump Asset

Can Cory Doctorow's 'Enshittification' Transform the Tech Industry Debate? (news.slashdot.org)
3 days ago

Anthropic plans to open its first Indian office in Bengaluru in early 2026; Dario Amodei is visiting India to meet government officials and potential partners (www.anthropic.com)
3 days ago India

Your Next Phone Might Come Without a USB Cable (hardware.slashdot.org)
3 days ago

A profile of Josh Wallace Kerrigan, also known as Neural Viz, an independent creator using Midjourney, Runway, and other AI tools to create a cinematic universe (www.wired.com)
3 days ago AI

Security Bug In India's Income Tax Portal Exposed Taxpayers' Sensitive Data (it.slashdot.org)
3 days ago India Tax

Salesforce refuses to pay ransom over widespread data theft attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
3 days ago Salesforce

Micro Center Partners With iFixit (hardware.slashdot.org)
3 days ago

Sources: xAI nears a deal to raise $20B in equity and debt, tied to the Nvidia GPUs that xAI plans to use in Colossus 2; Nvidia is investing as much as $2B (www.bloomberg.com)
3 days ago Nvidia Equity

Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web (tech.slashdot.org)
3 days ago

OpenAI Bans Suspected China-Linked Accounts For Seeking Surveillance Proposals (slashdot.org)
3 days ago China

Sources: New Jersey's AG is investigating the frequency of sexual violence during Uber rides and whether Uber has misrepresented the safety of its service (www.nytimes.com)
3 days ago Uber

Anthropic and IBM Announce Strategic Partnership (slashdot.org)
3 days ago IBM

Docker makes Hardened Images Catalog affordable for small businesses (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
3 days ago

Sources: Elon Musk has appointed former Morgan Stanley banker Anthony Armstrong as CFO of xAI; he will also take over financial management for X (t.co)
3 days ago Morgan Stanley Elon Musk

Qualcomm Is Buying Arduino, Releases New Raspberry Pi-Esque Arduino Board (slashdot.org)
3 days ago Raspberry Pi

Without Data Centers, GDP Growth Was 0.1% in the First Half of 2025, Harvard Economist Says (slashdot.org)
3 days ago GDP

Google won't fix new ASCII smuggling attack in Gemini (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
3 days ago Google

Google releases the Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model, built on Gemini 2.5 Pro's capabilities to power agents that can interact with UIs, in preview via the API (blog.google)
3 days ago Google

Anthropic releases Petri, an open-source tool using AI agents for safety testing, and says it observed multiple cases of models attempting to blow the whistle (www.anthropic.com)
3 days ago AI

Play Store Changes Coming This Month as SCOTUS Declines To Freeze Antitrust Remedies (tech.slashdot.org)
3 days ago

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