Companies Linked to Alice Huang Invested in DeepSeek
Alice Huang’s companies used their coveted supply of banned Nvidia chips as leverage to get into the round.
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Microsoft Labors to Fix Long Outage of Office, Outlook, Copilot
Microsoft said it was still working to fix the issues shortly after 5 p.m.
SpaceX and Tesla Could Announce Merger as Soon as December
A combination of Elon Musk’s two biggest companies would be the largest deal ever.
Nvidia Will Continue Investigation Into Former CEO and Alleged Chinese Spy
The company is expected to issue a statement making clear that it is not abandoning the inquiry—which it announced on Sunday—even though Huang has resigned.
Ex-Nvidia CEO Huang Had Affair With Second Employee
The revelation comes amid a widening scandal around Jensen Huang.
Ex-Nvidia CEO Huang Hires Lawyers
Jensen Huang has hired Paul Weiss, a major corporate law firm.
HubSpot Co-Founder Halligan Returning as CEO as Rangan Steps Down
HubSpot is shaking up senior leadership as it continues to grapple with investors' nervousness about how AI could affect its business.
Alice Huang Barred from Re-Entering Singapore After Lying to Authorities
Huang was investigated for her role in false customs declarations for certain servers.
United Airlines Blocks AI Agents Like Muse and Instinct From Booking Flights
The airline said AI assistants with access to customer accounts can expose sensitive information and can make purchases or account changes that customers didn’t intend.
Nvidia Board Reportedly Preparing To Oust Nvidia CEO Following Alleged Affairs
The Wall Street Journal reported that Huang may soon have a new leader.
Meta’s Infrastructure Chief Is Leaving Amid Massive AI Buildout
Former Amazon Web Services executive Dave Brown, whom Meta hired in July, will replace Santosh Janardhan, who plans to leave the company early next year.
CoreWeave Reports Revenue Surge But Huge Increase in Cash Burn
Shares of CoreWeave have been pummeled in recent weeks as investors grow jittery about its ability to keep raising money.
Nvidia Board Hires Wachtell for Independent Investigation of CEO Relationship
The decision comes after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese intelligence asset.
OpenAI Acquires AI Travel Agent Odessia
Odessia uses AI to help users plan and book travel. Its founder will be joining OpenAI to focus on “the future of travel.”
Anthropic Launches New Workplace Software, Sending Microsoft Shares Tanking
Microsoft shares fell more than 3.5% following the announcement Tuesday before paring some losses.
Anthropic Discloses Over $10 Billion in New Deals with Microsoft, Google; Says Lambda Deal May Be Cancelled
The new disclosures show how Anthropic remains hungry for additional computing power to train and run its AI models.
SoftBank Writes Off $3.7 Billion on Advance Payments for Data Center Projects
SoftBank said the writedowns reflected a review of projects, without giving details.
Stablecoin Card Startup Rain Launches Vaults for AI Agents
Rain’s vault product will compete with Stripe, a major provider of payment infrastructure for agents.
Anthropic Sets Lower than Expected Valuation, Seeks to Raise $90 Billion in IPO
The IPO valuation is slightly lower than what investors initially expected.
Anthropic’s Outside Counsel Sent Banks Wrong Documents Before Launching IPO
Anthropic is expected to start marketing its IPO Tuesday.
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