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Google is a multinational technology company specializing in internet-related products and services, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Its core businesses include search, advertising and cloud computing, but it also has divisions in hardware and software development. Sundar Pichai currently serves as CEO. Its primary competitors include other major tech companies such as Amazon, Apple and Facebook. Google is making forays into artificial intelligence with Gemini, its conversational AI that aims to compete with OpenAI.

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Jay Edelson Made Facebook Pay. Now He’s Coming for Silicon Valley’s AI

By Andrew Zaleski · Apr 3, 2026 9:01am PDT · 2 comments

To a degree, Jay Edelson, the class-action litigator who has made himself a constant thorn in the side of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies, likes to present a laid-back image. No power suits and wing tips for him—he prefers hoodies and sneakers. His constant companion at his Chicago office is Arlo, a white-and-gray sheepadoodle. On... To a degree, Jay Edelson, the class-action litigator who has made himself a constant thorn in the...

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Database Startup Supabase in Talks to Double Valuation to $10 Billion

By Katie Roof · Apr 2, 2026 6:55pm PDT · 3 comments

Singapore’s GIC is in talks to lead an investment in database startup Supabase at a valuation of about $10 billion, double the level it raised at last fall, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. Supabase is aiming to raise about $500 million in the fundraising round, but the number could change, they said. Singapore’s GIC is in talks to lead an investment in database startup Supabase at a valuation of...

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Anthropic Defies Broader Tech Gloom Among Readers

By Shane Burke · Apr 2, 2026 12:48pm PDT

More than half of respondents to The Information’s latest monthly survey expect conditions for technology companies to worsen over the next six months, bringing our gauge of tech sentiment to its second most negative reading in at least three years. That sour outlook extended to many of the biggest names in tech, particularly Meta Platforms and... More than half of respondents to The Information’s latest monthly survey expect conditions for...

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Anthropic ‘Mythos’ Model Signals New Era of AI Cybersecurity Risks

By Aaron Holmes · Apr 2, 2026 11:37am PDT

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Anthropic ‘Mythos’ Model Signals New Era of AI Cybersecurity Risks

By Aaron Holmes · Apr 2, 2026 11:37am PDT

The cybersecurity field is buzzing about an upcoming Anthropic AI model that could be used by hackers to “exploit [security] vulnerabilities in ways that far outpace the efforts of defenders,” according to a draft blog post the company mistakenly made public.Anthropic has been briefing cybersecurity researchers and is giving them early access to... The cybersecurity field is buzzing about an upcoming Anthropic AI model that could be used by...

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An AI Storytelling Startup is On Pace to Generate $100 Million in Annual Sales

By Juro Osawa · Apr 2, 2026 7:00am PDT

Besides ChatGPT, relatively few AI consumer apps have become breakout hits. But one app maker’s experience suggests there are plenty of lucrative consumer niches to be served.Seoul-based Wrtn Technologies says it’s generating more than $8 million in revenue a month from operating AI storytelling apps for hardcore anime and game fans in South... Besides ChatGPT, relatively few AI consumer apps have become breakout hits. But one app maker’s...

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The Electric: Commonwealth Fusion Backs a Rival's Attempt at Cheaper Fusion

By Steve LeVine · Apr 2, 2026 4:30am PDT

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised almost $3 billion to solve one of the most vexing problems in technology—how to create energy the same way the sun does. Now the Massachusetts startup has agreed to provide one of its main breakthroughs—gigantic advanced magnets that enable fusion reactors—to a smaller rival in a partnership that could... Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised almost $3 billion to solve one of the most vexing problems...

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Startup That Helps Developers Pick AI Models Nears $1.3 Billion Valuation

By Julia Hornstein, Stephanie Palazzolo and Kevin McLaughlin · Apr 1, 2026 8:24am PDT · 1 comment

As more AI apps and agents shift to using multiple AI models, startups that help developers choose the right ones are gaining traction. In the latest example, OpenRouter, which helps AI app developers access hundreds of models from a single application programming interface, is in talks to raise $120 million in new funding led by one of Alphabet... As more AI apps and agents shift to using multiple AI models, startups that help developers...

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Sequoia Capital Names Former Leader Leone as Chairman

By Katie Roof · Mar 31, 2026 4:24pm PDT

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Sequoia Capital Names Former Leader Leone as Chairman

By Katie Roof · Mar 31, 2026 4:24pm PDT

Sequoia Capital on Tuesday named Doug Leone, an investor who has been at the firm since 1988, as chairman. After stepping back from making new investments in 2022, Leone will once again participate in new deals, the firm said. Sequoia Capital on Tuesday named Doug Leone, an investor who has been at the firm since 1988, as...

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How This Startup Helps Users Generate Videos Without Breaking The Bank

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 31, 2026 7:00am PDT

Despite OpenAI’s decision to shutter Sora, other AI video developers aren’t giving up. Instead, they’re finding interesting new ways to make money from their video-generating models.Take LTX—a spinoff from Lightricks, the company behind the popular image editing app Facetune—which in January launched open-source AI software for video generation... Despite OpenAI’s decision to shutter Sora, other AI video developers aren’t giving up. Instead,...

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Apple Kicks Vibe Coding App Out of App Store, Escalating Crackdown

By Aaron Tilley · Mar 30, 2026 11:51am PDT

Apple appears to have escalated its crackdown on vibe coding by recently booting one such app out of its App Store for violating its rules. Last Thursday, Apple removed the app, Anything, from the App Store, according to Dhruv Amin, co-founder and CEO of the eponymous startup that makes the app. Apple’s action came a week after The... Apple appears to have escalated its crackdown on vibe coding by recently booting one such app out...

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Big Tech Schools Big Energy on Powering AI

By Ann Davis Vaughan · Mar 30, 2026 8:00am PDT · 1 comment

Please join The Information at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 27, for The Information’s “Financing the AI Revolution” forum. Hear from top executives and investors on how the rapid build-out of AI is reshaping tech, finance and capital markets. Learn more here.The energy dominance bulls in the Trump administration came to Houston... Please join The Information at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 27, for The...

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Anthropic’s Success Sparks Server Crunch

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 30, 2026 7:00am PDT · 2 comments

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Anthropic’s Success Sparks Server Crunch

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 30, 2026 7:00am PDT · 2 comments

Anthropic has gained more than a few new fans in recent months (unless you’re Under Secretary of Defense Emil Michael). Thanks to the strength of its automated coding tools, Anthropic more than doubled its annualized sales to $19 billion during the first two months this year. And it’s closing the revenue gap with larger rival OpenAI.But as the... Anthropic has gained more than a few new fans in recent months (unless you’re Under Secretary of...

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SpaceX’s IPO Challenge

By Martin Peers · Mar 29, 2026 3:00pm PDT

Break out the oxygen masks. The number of breathless headlines is about to soar. SpaceX is expected to file its initial IPO paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission any day now. It will be the confidential version, so we won’t get to see it. But what is usually a procedural nonevent for the public has turned into a carnival thanks... Break out the oxygen masks. The number of breathless headlines is about to soar. SpaceX is...

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Inside JPMorgan's Tech100: Bezos, Amodei and the Billionaire Who Wasn't There

By Jessica E. Lessin · Mar 28, 2026 8:00am PDT

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Midjourney’s David Holz was AI’s creative rebel. Then Google pounced. • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Catching the Codfather” “American Reich” and “For All Mankind”The only thing more fluid these days than which AI company has a better model is which... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Midjourney’s David Holz was AI’s creative...