Warner Bros. Discovery to Evaluate Strategic Options
The announcement comes a few weeks after news reports said David Ellison's Paramount Skydance had approached WBD about a possible acquisition.
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Japan’s Sakana AI in Talks to Raise Capital at $2.5 Billion Valuation
The fundraising comes as the startup ramps up its effort to generate revenue from business deals with major Japanese corporate customers.
Nvidia Discusses Loan Guarantee for OpenAI
The talks are part of the two companies’ data center partnership in which OpenAI will lease Nvidia’s chips.
Benchmark Names Everett Randle as New General Partner
Everett Randle, a former partner at Kleiner Perkins investing out of its growth-stage funds, has joined Benchmark as the firm’s newest general partner.
AWS Taps 15-Year Veteran to Lead Startups and VC Sales Unit
The cloud provider fills a role that was previously handled by Jon Jones, who recently joined CoreWeave as its first chief revenue officer.
Global AWS Cloud Outage Takes Down Major Websites, Internet Services
Amazon Web Services says it has fixed some of the issues with networking connectivity, but it is still trying to deal with others.
NASA Open to SpaceX Alternatives for ‘Behind Schedule’ Moon Mission
NASA is seeking bids from other companies including Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, NASA's acting administrator said.
China Says the U.S. Conducted Cyber Attacks on Its Agency
China alleges that the National Security Agency took control of the mobile services of government employees in key sectors.
Sutskever to Disclose ‘Brockman Memo’ and OpenAI Stake in Musk Suit
The court determined that the memo is relevant to the case.
PIMCO Anchors $27 Billion in Debt For Louisiana Meta Data Center
Lenders to the SPV will get a roughly 6.8% interest rate, based on the current 30-year Treasury yield.
Google Ends Privacy Sandbox Initiative
Google’s five-year effort to make web advertising more private is now fully abandoned
Benioff Changes Tune on Sending National Guard to San Francisco, Apologizes
Salesforce's chief backtracks on comments he made earlier this week just before Dreamforce, the company's annual customer conference.
Tesla Shareholders Should Reject Musk Pay Package, Proxy Firm ISS Says
ISS also urged Tesla shareholders to reject a proposal that Tesla invest in Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI.
Apple CEO Wraps Up China Visit as iPhone Air Preorders Start
The iPhone Air’s release in China had been delayed due to regulatory approvals.
OpenAI Stops Sora Depictions of MLK
OpenAI said public figures should have control over their likenesses.
Oracle Raises AI Cloud Revenue Projection, Struggles to Profit From Older Nvidia Chips
The company said it will lose money in a "ramp up" period before generating revenue from cloud customers.
Exclusive: Brazilian Fintech CloudWalk Hits $1.2 Billion Annualized Revenue
The company, backed by DST Global and Coatue Management, recently completed a tender offer valuing it at $3 billion.
Exclusive: CoreWeave Hires Ex-AWS Executive as Chief Revenue Officer
The Information first reported Jones’ departure from AWS last month.
Ron Conway Criticizes Benioff’s Trump Support, Quits Salesforce Nonprofit
‘I now barely recognize the person I have so long admired,’ the investor wrote in an email to the Salesforce CEO.
Deel’s Valuation Rises to $17 Billion in $300m Fundraise
Human resources and payroll startup Deel has raised $300 million at a $17.3 billion valuation.
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