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Cisco is an American multinational technology conglomerate that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling networking equipment, software, and other high-tech products and services. Chuck Robbins serves as Chair and CEO. Cisco operates in a range of sectors, including cybersecurity, internet of things, and cloud computing. The company's primary competitors include tech giants such as HP, IBM, and Microsoft.

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How AI Is Rewriting the Corporate Playbook

By The Information Partnerships · May 12, 2026 11:19am PDT

Perhaps the only thing outpacing AI spending is the volume of commentary dedicated to the technology’s disruption. And while business leaders aren’t lacking for insights, they are discovering that AI is evolving faster than any coherent playbook can keep up with. The result is that companies are making high-stakes decisions without clear... Perhaps the only thing outpacing AI spending is the volume of commentary dedicated to the...

Judgment Labs cofounders (from left to right): Chief Scientist Andrew Li, CEO Alex Shan and CTO Joseph Camyre. Photo courtesy of Judgment Labs.

Why Lightspeed Backed This Agent Evaluation Startup’s Back-to-Back Rounds

By Stephanie Palazzolo · May 12, 2026 7:00am PDT

Alex Shan may not have been old enough to legally buy alcohol in 2023, but he was still old enough to start his own company and join the AI boom.Shan was 20 when he was first introduced to James Alcorn, an investment partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, through a fellow Stanford University classmate. Shan, who started college at 16, had... Alex Shan may not have been old enough to legally buy alcohol in 2023, but he was still old...

Eran Zinman, co-CEO of Monday.com. Screenshot via YouTube/SaaStr AI.

Monday.com’s AI Hiring Lesson; BuzzFeed’s Rescue

By Martin Peers · May 11, 2026 5:00pm PDT

Digital media historians will be intrigued by news this afternoon that media mogul Byron Allen is buying control of once-important media outlet BuzzFeed. For more on this unusual deal, see below. Meanwhile... if you’re using mass layoffs as an indicator for AI’s impact on the job market, you may be looking in the wrong place. It might be smarter... Digital media historians will be intrigued by news this afternoon that media mogul Byron Allen is...

Employees at Xylem, a water testing and monitoring provider. Photo: Xylem.

Water Use Isn’t a Data Center Problem, It’s an AI Problem

By Ann Davis Vaughan · May 11, 2026 8:00am PDT

Employees at Xylem, a water testing and monitoring provider. Photo: Xylem.

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Water Use Isn’t a Data Center Problem, It’s an AI Problem

By Ann Davis Vaughan · May 11, 2026 8:00am PDT

Critics of the AI build-out are picking the wrong fight when they attack data centers for their water use. But they are right when they say the digital economy is getting thirstier and the tech industry should answer for it.The whole AI supply chain is water intensive, and reducing use in one place can increase it elsewhere. New research shows... Critics of the AI build-out are picking the wrong fight when they attack data centers for their...

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The Startup Helping OpenAI Optimize Its AI For Cerebras Chips

By Stephanie Palazzolo · May 11, 2026 7:30am PDT

As access to Nvidia AI chips become more elusive, major developers such OpenAI and Meta Platforms are diversifying their sources of computing power, including by striking deals to use a variety of AI server chips. But making that approach work is not a cinch. The AI labs need to tailor the code that trains and runs their models to each type of... As access to Nvidia AI chips become more elusive, major developers such OpenAI and Meta Platforms...

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China’s Kuaishou Plans to Spin Off Kling AI Video Unit at $20 Billion Valuation

By Jing Yang and Juro Osawa · May 11, 2026 4:44am PDT

Chinese social media giant Kuaishou Technology is planning to spin off its Kling AI video business ahead of an initial public offering next year, in an attempt to capitalize on investors’ appetite for AI stocks, according to two people with knowledge of the plans. Kuaishou has held talks with potential investors for a pre-IPO funding round that... Chinese social media giant Kuaishou Technology is planning to spin off its Kling AI video...

Binance's Yi He, left, and Richard Teng. Photos by Getty Images

Treasury Department Demands Binance Compliance After Iran Crypto Reports

By Leo Schwartz · May 7, 2026 9:05am PDT

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has privately demanded that Binance comply with a monitoring program U.S. regulators imposed on the crypto exchange in 2023, when it pleaded guilty to charges related to sanctions and anti–money-laundering violations, The Information has learned. The Treasury Department’s request—which it sent to... The U.S. Department of the Treasury has privately demanded that Binance comply with a monitoring...

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Elon Musk’s xAI Is Becoming a Cloud Firm

By Martin Peers · May 6, 2026 5:00pm PDT · 2 comments

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Elon Musk’s xAI Is Becoming a Cloud Firm

By Martin Peers · May 6, 2026 5:00pm PDT · 2 comments

Is xAI the next CoreWeave? SpaceX’s announcement on Wednesday that its xAI unit had struck a deal to supply computing capacity to Anthropic comes a couple of weeks after xAI struck a similar deal with AI coding startup Cursor. Last we checked, AI firms with leading models need all the computing capacity they can get, which means they’re... Is xAI the next CoreWeave? SpaceX’s announcement on Wednesday that its xAI unit had struck a deal...

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Recap: The IPO Reckoning

By The Information Partnerships · May 6, 2026 1:27pm PDT

After years of mostly tumbleweeds, the initial public offering market is about to enter one of its most exciting and potentially volatile eras. SpaceX—with a valuation expected to exceed $1 trillion—is widely anticipated to go public as soon as June, with companies like Anthropic and OpenAI potentially not far behind. As a historic wave of... After years of mostly tumbleweeds, the initial public offering market is about to enter one of...

Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of OpenAI exits federal court in Oakland yesterday. Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images

Greg Brockman’s Rough Day

By Rocket Drew · May 5, 2026 7:00am PDT · 1 comment

Monday was Greg Brockman's turn to get grilled, as Elon Musk's lawyer relentlessly questioned the OpenAI co-founder and president about his financial stake in the AI giant and companies it does business with.Brockman took the stand to start the second week of courtroom proceedings in Musk’s lawsuit alleging breach of charitable trust and unjust... Monday was Greg Brockman's turn to get grilled, as Elon Musk's lawyer relentlessly questioned the...

CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026 Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/Getty Images

Palantir’s AI Boom; Ryan Cohen’s Chutzpah

By Martin Peers · May 4, 2026 5:00pm PDT

Is Palantir soaking up all the growth in the enterprise software sector? That seems like a reasonable question judging by the company’s first-quarter results released on Monday, which showed 85% revenue growth. That’s an astounding growth rate for a business that’s 23 years old. Even better, Palantir turns a lot of that revenue into pure cash.... Is Palantir soaking up all the growth in the enterprise software sector? That seems like a...

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Doom Ban, Meme Coins and 7 More Highlights from Musk v. OpenAI

By Rocket Drew · May 2, 2026 8:00am PDT

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Doom Ban, Meme Coins and 7 More Highlights from Musk v. OpenAI

By Rocket Drew · May 2, 2026 8:00am PDT

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside ZaiNar, the secretive startup hoping to power the physical AI era • Policy: Meet the Trump official who wants to deliver a win to prediction markets • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Expanse: The Nannup Four,” “The Infinity Machine” and “Beef”Watching... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside ZaiNar, the secretive startup ...

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CFTC Chair Races to Stop States From Killing Prediction Markets

By Nancy Scola · May 2, 2026 7:04am PDT

When Michael Selig took up his new position as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a few months ago, he quickly embarked on an effort that seems fitting for a Trump administration official who would like to make it possible for every American living room to become a wagering parlor. Selig is a sports fan, and he filled the space... When Michael Selig took up his new position as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a...

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How to Analyze Customer Sentiment with Google Gemini

By The Information Partnerships · Apr 30, 2026 1:34pm PDT

Customers provideteams with feedback constantly, in the form of support tickets, survey comments, app reviews, and countless other sources. But much of this data is unstructured, making it challenging to identify patterns across hundreds or thousands of responses. In the past, making sense of this data required customer service teams to manually... Customers provideteams with feedback constantly, in the form of support tickets, survey comments,...

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OpenAI's Wall Street Disconnect

By Martin Peers · Apr 28, 2026 5:00pm PDT

Talk about out of touch with reality. Investors slammed the tech sector on Tuesday, spurred in part by a Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI had missed some internal revenue projections. Among the biggest to take a hit were two cloud firms that depend heavily on OpenAI for business: Oracle and CoreWeave, whose stocks fell 4% and 5.8%,... Talk about out of touch with reality. Investors slammed the tech sector on Tuesday, spurred in...

Vista Equity Partners' Ashley MacNeill speaking at The Information's AI financing event. On her right is Michael Harris from the NYSE Group and to her left is Jon Redmond from Discovery capital. Photo by Craig Warga.

SpaceX and AI IPOs Hold Risks for AI Buildout, Say Investors at AI Event

By The Information Staff · Apr 27, 2026 4:40pm PDT

Vista Equity Partners' Ashley MacNeill speaking at The Information's AI financing event. On her right is Michael Harris from the NYSE Group and to her left is Jon Redmond from Discovery capital. Photo by Craig Warga.

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SpaceX and AI IPOs Hold Risks for AI Buildout, Say Investors at AI Event

By The Information Staff · Apr 27, 2026 4:40pm PDT

With AI and big tech firms seeking to raise hundreds of billions in equity and debt this year to build data centers, any high-profile misstep could throw the broader AI boom off track. That includes the potential public debuts of SpaceX and possibly AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI. Poor performance from those initial public offerings could dampen... With AI and big tech firms seeking to raise hundreds of billions in equity and debt this year to...

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Startup GridCare Aims to Tap Hidden Power Capacity

By Ann Davis Vaughan · Apr 27, 2026 8:00am PDT

Power scarcity is all anyone talks about in the AI world. Funny how we actually have plenty.GridCare, which emerged last year from a Stanford University sustainability accelerator, has surprised AI developers and even utilities by finding power that they can tap even in congested urban markets where the grid appeared sold out.Power grids are... Power scarcity is all anyone talks about in the AI world. Funny how we actually have plenty....