Databricks Acquires Microsoft Excel Competitor Row Zero
Databricks in recent years has been trying to attract more non-technical users to its products, and it sees spreadsheet software as a way to achieve that.
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Amazon Gives Merchants Tools to Manage Walmart, Shopify Inventory
Amazon says 95% of the independent sellers on its marketplace sell across multiple channels.
Former OpenAI Data Center Chief Is Now At Nvidia
Chris Malone was a key executive overseeing OpenAI’s massive data center buildout.
New York Sues Polymarket Over Alleged Illegal Gambling
The lawsuit the state’s fight against prediction markets after earlier suing rival startup Kalshi and others.
Oracle Invokes Force Majeure in Aim to Protect Itself From Data Center Cost Overruns
The cloud giant invoked a provision generally reserved for extraordinary or unusual circumstances in its bid for relief on the Project Jupiter data center site in New Mexico.
DeepSeek Aims to Close $7.5 Billion Funding Round by End-October
The company’s annualized revenue has more than doubled to $1 billion, CEO Liang told investors.
Meta Announces New Retail Partnerships for Agent Muse
The company added integrations with retailers including Walmart, Best Buy, and Sephora.
Blackstone Exec Says Big Unknowns Remain For AI Credit Demand
Blackstone's Jas Khaira spoke at The Information's AI Agenda event in San Francisco.
OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government, Prime Minister Says
Prime minister Anthony Albanese said it took OpenAI "way too long to inform the government what had occurred."
Patreon Co-Founder Sam Yam Joins OpenAI to Lead New Creator Division
The hire marks fresh interest in creators for OpenAI, which shut down its Sora video app and API in March to focus on coding and business customers.
Anthropic Says Its AI Helped Discover a Possible New Gene-Editing Tool
Claude found a novel CRISPR-like DNA pattern
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Brief UN Security Council
The executives touted the potential of AI while calling for international coordination.
Former Lone Pine Capital Director Launches $500 Million-Plus Tech Fund
The fund will invest in around a dozen AI infrastructure, semiconductor and other tech companies.
Amazon Gives Sellers 12 Months of AI Software Quick Plus For Free
Merchants selling on Amazon’s site can also connect Amazon’s Sellers Assistant product to Quick and Claude
China Leads U.S. in Top AI Talent, Study Finds
China has surpassed the U.S. as the country where the best AI researchers work, according to research by think tank Carnegie China.
Shares of Chinese AI Model Firms Fall After Report of Regulatory Probe
The share moves came after The Information reported that China’s internet regulator is probing potential data leaks to Anthropic.
OpenAI Partners With Grab in Southeast Asia for AI Skills Program
The program aims to help drivers, delivery riders and merchants adopt ChatGPT for work.
Anthropic in Talks to Lease Apollo-Controlled Stream Data Centers
Google could guarantee aspects of the project
Exclusive: Microsoft to Boost Copilot Discounts as It Launches AI ‘Super App’
Microsoft plans to offer the Copilot discounts in hopes of winning more subscribers that will also generate usage-based revenue from new features.
CoreWeave Completes $4.2 Billion Convertible Offering
The convertible bonds carried a higher coupon than a similar issuance in April.
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