Epic and Google Have a Secret $800 Million Unreal Engine and Services Deal
BeauHD / slashdot - A federal judge revealed a previously undisclosed ~$800 million, six-year partnership between Epic Games and Google tied to Unreal Engine services and joint marketing. It raises questions about whether the deal influenced Epic's willingness to settle its …
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vLLM Team Launches Startup Inferact, Raises $150M to Build AI Inference Engines
pandaily - The founding of Inferact and its massive $150 million seed round signal that AI inference infrastructure is quickly becoming a top priority for both builders and investors.
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TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga
David McCabe and Emmett Lindner / nytimes - The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had struck a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new American TikTok to avoid a ban in the United States.
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Capital One just made a $5.15 billion move that could change how businesses manage money
Emily Price / fastcompany - Capital One is buying Brex in a $5.15 billion stock-and-cash deal that underscores how traditional banks are turning to fintech startups to modernize the way businesses manage money.The acquisition, announced Thursday, would bring the San Francisco–based …
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Microsoft 365 Outlook down: Microsoft breaks silence on outage
mashable - Microsoft is sharing updates on the Microsoft 365 outage that took down Outlook and other services on Thursday, Jan. 22.
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Substack is launching a TV app, and not everyone is happy
Mia Sato / theverge - Substack announced Thursday it's launching Apple TV and Google TV apps that audiences can use for videos and livestreams - and early reactions suggest not all users are thrilled. Subscribers can watch videos and livestreams from creators they follow, but …
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Elon Musk: Tesla’s Optimus Robot Will Go on Sale in 2027
Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - Elon Musk says Tesla plans to sell its Optimus humanoid robot by 2027, with the AI-powered machines already performing factory tasks.The post Elon Musk: Tesla’s Optimus Robot Will Go on Sale in 2027 appeared first on eWEEK.
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Intel stock falls 6% after company offers soft first-quarter guidance
cnbc - Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations but offered soft guidance for the current quarter.
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- CEO pivot limits AI customer growth (1)
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John Ternus solidifies his role as Apple CEO-apparent amid design team shakeup
appleinsider - John Ternus, SVP of hardware engineering, has reportedly taken over Apple's design teams and cemented his position as the likely long-term replacement of CEO Tim Cook.John TernusTernus has long been rumored as a potential successor for Cook, and he has ta…
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Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google DeepMind has hired Hume AI CEO Alan Cowen and seven engineers through a licensing deal to integrate emotional intelligence into voice AI technology.The post Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up…
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Alibaba Preparing IPO for AI Chip Unit T-head Amid Chinese Semiconductor Listing Boom
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Alibaba reportedly wants to spin off and list its AI chip unit T-Head following employee restructuring, adding to a wave of Chinese semiconductor IPOsThe post Alibaba Preparing IPO for AI Chip Unit T-head Amid Chinese Semiconductor Listing Boom appeared f…
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Nvidia CEO says AI will create jobs for electricians and plumbers
techxplore - As artificial intelligence threatens to upend job markets in countries around the world, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang brushed off longer term concerns and made the case that skilled vocational workers are seeing increasing demand now.
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OpenAI turns to sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East for its next multibillion-dollar round
Chris Morris / qz - Artificial intelligence company is seeking roughly $50 billion in a round that should close sometime before the end of the first quarter
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Your Prince of Persia remake is dead, Ubisoft is reshaping its lineup
digitaltrends - The Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake canceled news is now official. Ubisoft has confirmed it has discontinued the long-delayed remake, closing the door on a modern take of the 2003 classic after years of setbacks. The cancellation lands inside a broa…
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Madrid-based talent VC Demium rebrands as Mission and unveils €35 million fund for Spanish startups
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Madrid-based talent investment company Demium today announced its rebranding to Mission and launched a new fund with a target size of €35 million. The new fund will focus on investing in pre-seed startups in Spain. The fund is managed by Jorge Dobón (Mana…
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With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - ABZ Innovation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones out of Budapest, today announced it has closed a €7 million funding round in order to scale production, speed up product development, and expand in key global markets – as it …
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Leeds-based Optalysys raises €26.4 million to accelerate always-encrypted data technology using light
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Leeds-based photonic computing company Optalysys today announced that it has raised €26.4 million (£23 million) in a Series A extension round to accelerate the commercialisation of its proprietary photonic chips and support US expansion. The round was led…
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