Trump hints Murdochs’ involvement in TikTok deal
In recent remarks, former President Trump has dropped hints that the Murdoch family could play a role in an emerging TikTok deal. His comments have fueled speculation about unconventional alliances within the media and tech worlds, leaving industry watchers to wonder if a surprise power play is in the offing.
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A jury will decide if Amazon illegally tricked people into paying for Prime
Lauren Feiner / theverge - Amazon is about to face a roughly month-long trial against the US Federal Trade Commission in Seattle to defend its Prime program from claims it tricked tens of millions of customers into signing up for the membership and made it hard to quit. It's one of…
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Intel-Nvidia: The baton passes to the CUDA era
David Vellante and David Floyer / siliconangle - In our view, the Intel–Nvidia pact further accentuates Nvidia Corp.’s dominant market position and represents a milestone in the transition to the next era of computing. Just as Intel Corp. had a lock on the market in the ’80s and ’90s, Nvidia has now ext…
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US
Anthony Ha / techcrunch - Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States for now.
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Elon Musk's xAI raising $10 billion at $200 billion valuation: sources
cnbc - The fundraising comes weeks after Musk raised $10 billion in debt and equity at what was believed to be a roughly $150 billion valuation, according to Faber.
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Trump Says U.S. and China Approve TikTok Deal After Call With Xi
Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - The announcement caps off months of tense negotiations that put the video-sharing app at the center of trade talks between the two sides.
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Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.
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Numeral Raises $35 Million for Sales Tax Compliance Platform
PYMNTS / pymnts - Numeral raised $35 million in a Series B funding round to grow its artificial intelligence-powered sales tax compliance platform for eCommerce and software-as-a-service companies. The fully automated platform manages the entire sales tax lifecycle for the…
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Intel and Nvidia sitting in a tree, NVLink-I-N-G
Tobias Mann / theregister - But still no hero customer for Chipzilla's Foundry biz Nvidia is set to become one of Intel's largest shareholders after the GPU giant announced on Thursday it would invest $5 billion in the struggling chipmaker under a co-development agreement targeting …
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The FTC sues Ticketmaster for allegedly colluding with resellers
Will Shanklin / engadget - The FTC and seven states sued Ticketmaster owner Live Nation on Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the company of knowingly allowing brokers to buy tickets in bulk. Ticketmaster allegedly then let them resell the tickets at a significant markup on its own sec…
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Nvidia will invest $5 billion in Intel, co-develop new server and PC chips
Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Intel once considered buying Nvidia outright, but its fortunes have shifted.
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Meta to News Companies: Help Us Train Our AI
PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta has reportedly held talks with media companies about using their articles for AI training. The tech giant has had discussions with companies including Axel Springer, Fox Corp and News Corp, about licensing their articles for use in its artificial int…
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Deliveroo founder Will Shu set to depart after DoorDash acquisition
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Barespace nets €2.9M to expand its data-driven beauty OS worldwide
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Barespace, a software company focused on the beautyindustry, has raised €2.9 million in seed funding, bringing its total externalinvestment to €4.68 million. The round was led by Elkstone Ventures, wi...
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Outlast Fund closes €21M debut fund to back Baltic-Nordic founders
Cate Lawrence / tech - Outlast Fund, a Baltic-Nordic VC fund, has closed its first fund at €21M to invest in Pre-Seed and Seed-stage startups from the region. The fund is based in Riga and Stockholm, and aims to be the fir...
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Eric Baker’s long, winding road to taking StubHub public
Marina Temkin / techcrunch - Although StubHub's shares fell 6% in first day of trading, the IPO is testament to the co-founder's 25-year effort.
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Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq raises even more than expected, hits $6.9B valuation
Julie Bort / techcrunch - The fresh raise comes in above the rumored numbers when word leaked in July that it was raising.
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Netskope prices IPO at $19, valuing company at $7.3 billion
cnbc - The IPO market is experiencing a revival after a yearslong drought, with notable debuts from CoreWeave, Circle and Figma.
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StubHub to price IPO at $23.50, valuing company at $8.6 billion
cnbc - StubHub is poised to hit the public market after twice delaying its IPO, most recently due to market volatility following President Trump's sweeping tariffs.
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Fiverr is laying off 250 employees to become an 'AI-first company'
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Gig economy platform Fiverr is laying off 250 employees as it pivots to being an "AI-first company," CEO Micha Kaufman shared in an essay on X. The move affects around 30 percent of the company's staff, The Register writes, and it's not uncommon among tec…
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