Shares of AI Software Firm C3.ai Drop 17% Despite Stronger Revenue Growth Projection
In response to a question about “lumpy” subscription revenue, CEO Tom Siebel said it would fluctuate between 10% to 20% of total revenue for a while.
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Elon Musk’s X Launches New TV App
X hopes to revive its deteriorating advertising business with a new streaming app featuring videos from sports leagues, creators and others.
Uniswap Settles With CFTC Over Leveraged Retail Crypto Trading
The decentralized crypto exchange agrees to pay a $175,000 fine without agreeing or denying the findings.
Andreessen Horowitz Closes Miami Office
Miami startups inked only 71 VC deals in the second quarter, according to PitchBook data.
Safe Superintelligence Inc Raises $1 Billion
Investors in the company include NFDG, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, DST Global and SV Angel.
Microsoft-Inflection Deal Cleared by UK Antitrust Regulator
The regulator found that Microsoft’s deal to hire Inflection’s staff and license its AI should be considered a merger, but was not likely to harm competition.
Alibaba’s Domestic Shopping Sites to Accept Tencent’s WeChat Pay
Alibaba's move to accept rival Tencent's payment service comes after the Chinese government's antitrust crackdown between 2021 and 2022.
Altman’s AI Data Center, Power Project Could Start in U.S.
Altman has said other companies, in addition to OpenAI, would benefit from the project, which would include the build out of data centers, power facilities and chip manufacturing plants to expand AI computing capacity.
DOJ Sends Subpoena to Nvidia as Part of Antitrust Probe
The Information previously reported that the DOJ reached out to Advanced Micro Devices and AI chip startups, to gather information about Nvidia's practices.
TikTok Parent Hikes Share Price in Latest Buyback
ByteDance increased the share price in its latest employee buyback.
Federal Safety Regulator Calls For Investigation Into Shein and Temu
Two commissioners said they want closer regulation of e-commerce to be a top priority.
ByteDance in Talks With Banks for $9.5 Billion Loan
ByteDance has tens of billions of cash on its balance sheet but, like U.S. tech companies, also borrows money.
Disney Pulls Content From DirecTV
The two companies exchanged dueling statements about the issues underlying their dispute.
Intel Considers Selling Altera
Intel has fallen behind on a number of fronts for several years, most recently in AI.
Fidelity Cuts Valuation on X By Another 4%
Fidelity has cut the value of its stake in X by 72% since Elon Musk bought the company, then known as Twitter, in October 2022.
Covariant Founders Will Join Amazon in Latest Acqui-Hire
Amazon said it was hiring Covariant founders Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen and Rocky Duan and that it was licensing the startup’s robotics foundation models.
Brazil Blocks X After Musk Refuses to Suspend Accounts
The court ruling marks a new escalation in Musk's standoff with the large country.
Meta AI Has More Than 185 Million Weekly Active Users, Zuckerberg Says
The numbers show that Meta AI is catching up to ChatGPT, which OpenAI said Thursday had more than 200 million weekly active users.
Amazon to Use Anthropic AI For New Version of Alexa
Amazon is far from the only big tech company relying on outside technology for major AI features.
Intel Explores Strategic Options to Turn Around Business
Intel and bankers have discussed scenarios including a split of the company's product design and manufacturing operations.
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