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Anthropic announces a JV with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman & Friedman that aims to sell AI tools to companies; sources: the JV is worth ~$1.5B
—  Anthropic, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman each expected to invest around $300 million; Goldman Sachs also an investor
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Nick Lichtenberg /
Fortune
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Anthropic takes shot at consulting industry in joint venture with Wall Street giants
Ana-Maria Stanciuc /
The Next Web
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Anthropic and Wall Street are building a $1.5bn pipeline into private equity
Daragh Thomas /
Benzinga
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Blackstone, Goldman Sachs Bet $450 Million On Anthropic As 2026 IPO Nears
Russell Brandom /
TechCrunch
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Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services
Antoine Gara /
Financial Times
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Blackstone and Goldman among backers for $1.5bn JV with Anthropic
Preeti Singh /
Bloomberg
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Goldman, Blackstone Partner With Anthropic on AI Services Firm
Akanksha Khushi /
Reuters
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Anthropic nears $1.5 billion AI joint venture with Wall Street firms, WSJ reports
PYMNTS
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Anthropic Launches Enterprise AI Firm With Wall Street Giants
Cris Tolomia /
Yahoo Finance
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Anthropic launches enterprise AI firm with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs
Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News
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Anthropic Enters $1.5 Billion Joint Venture That Includes Goldman, Blackstone
Trader Edge /
Blockonomi
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Anthropic Secures $1.5B Partnership with Blackstone (BX) and Goldman Sachs (GS) for AI Expansion
Vivian Nguyen /
Crypto Briefing
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Anthropic, Blackstone and Goldman near $1.5 billion deal to bring AI to private equity
Rony Roy /
crypto.news
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Anthropic lines up $1.5B AI venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs
Sara Ho /
Hellman & Friedman
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Anthropic Partners with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs to Launch Enterprise AI Services Firm
Business Today
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Anthropic set for $1.5 billion AI partnership with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs: Report
Laura Mandaro /
The Information
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Anthropic Near to Finalizing $1.5 Billion Private Equity Joint Venture: Report
Naomi Li Gan /
Tech in Asia
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Anthropic, Blackstone back $1.5b AI venture
The Economic Times
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Anthropic nears $1.5 billion joint venture with Wall Street firms
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Steve Hou /
@stevehou
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The AI labs are forming joint ventures with PE firms to tackle the sluggish and uneven adoption of AI within enterprises head on by teaching the portfolio companies held by PE firms how to incorporate AI into their workflows. [image]
Steve Hou /
@stevehou
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Here comes the forward deployed engineers and the corporate ontologists as Palantir calls them. Enterprise AI adoption won't happen smoothly on its own, so let us help you! ???? [image]
Berber Jin /
@berber_jin1
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scoop: Anthropic is finalizing its $1.5 billion joint venture with private equity firms the company is set to invest $300 million into the effort w/ @laurenthomas https://www.wsj.com/...
Ed Zitron /
@edzitron
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Funneling insurance and retirement funds into management consultant slop-cos...that's the good stuff
@scaling01
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im gonna say the words permanent underclass
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Krishna Rao
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Today we are announcing the formation of a new enterprise AI services firm together with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, and other key partners. …
Scott Griffiths
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The Wall Street Journal broke the news that Anthropic is close to finalizing their $1.5B joint venture with funds coming from Blackstone …
Karina Taveras
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???? Anthropic Is About to Make Wall Street Its New Best Friend in a $1.5 Billion AI Power Move  —  AI isn't just disrupting industries anymore — it's becoming the industry. …
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@Techmeme 1.5B?  That will last until next week?
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Bloomberg
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Source: OpenAI has raised $4B+ at a $10B pre-money valuation for The Deployment Company, a new joint venture that will aim to help businesses adopt OpenAI tools
—  OpenAI has raised more than $4 billion for a new joint venture that will focus on helping businesses adopt its artificial intelligence software …
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Bloomberg Law
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OpenAI, Anthropic Form JVs With Wall Street to Drive AI Adoption
Larry Dignan /
Constellation Research
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LLM giants just love private equity partnerships
Ana-Maria Stanciuc /
The Next Web
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OpenAI closes The Deployment Company, a $10bn enterprise AI bet on private equity
Andrew Folkler /
crypto.news
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OpenAI seals $10B private equity joint venture for enterprise AI
Yahoo Finance
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OpenAI Finalizes $10 Billion Joint Venture With PE Firms to Deploy AI
Ashutosh Singh /
The Tech Portal
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OpenAI forms $10Bn JV ‘The Deployment Company’ with PE firms to scale enterprise AI adoption: Report
Trader Edge /
Blockonomi
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OpenAI Secures $4B in Funding to Launch Enterprise-Focused AI Deployment Firm
Maximilian Schreiner /
The Decoder
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OpenAI raises over $4 billion for new enterprise deployment venture
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Katelyn Donnelly /
@krdonnelly
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I don't understand why this requires capital. All the cost savings from these restructurings will come from workforce reductions. Yes the savings will be massive. Getting people to automate and fire themselves will be painful and sad.
Myles Marino /
@mylesmarino
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I wonder what the split for this group in terms of working with their PE-backer's portfolios vs going outside of it will be. And how much non-public-tools the opcos will have access to. Given from what I have seen, there is an ocean between the “applied” AI capabilities popular [image]
Ed Zitron /
@edzitron
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Giving this what, 6 months?
Lauren Thomas /
Wall Street Journal
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GameStop makes an unsolicited ~$56B offer to buy eBay after building a ~5% stake, offering $125/share in cash and stock, a ~20% premium on May 1's closing price
—  EBay said Monday its board and financial advisers would review GameStop's unsolicited proposal
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Reuters
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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen makes unsolicited offer to buy eBay for about $56 bln, WSJ says
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BBC
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GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay
John Egbert /
ebay Inc.
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eBay Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from GameStop
CNBC
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GameStop stock sinks after surprise eBay takeover bid, Cohen's combative CNBC interview
Erica Kollmann /
Benzinga
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eBay Is GameStop's $100 Billion Shortcut — Ryan Cohen's ‘Genius Or Foolish’ Moment Is Here
Bruce Gil /
Gizmodo
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GameStop Wants to Take on Amazon With $56 Billion Bid for eBay
International Business Times
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GameStop Makes $56 Billion Bid For eBay, Signals Readiness For Shareholder Fight
Todd Spangler /
Variety
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GameStop (Yes, GameStop) Makes $56 Billion Bid for eBay
Paul Lilly /
HotHardware
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GameStop Offers to Buy eBay in Massive $55.5 Bilion Bid to Rival Amazon
Christine Ji /
MarketWatch
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GameStop launches a $56 billion bid for eBay — but the math isn't working out
Decrypt
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GameStop Makes $55.5 Billion Offer to Acquire eBay
Emma Roth /
The Verge
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GameStop makes $56 billion offer to acquire eBay
Andy Chalk /
PC Gamer
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GameStop confirms $56 billion eBay acquisition bid, promises $2 billion in cuts at the company if the takeover is successful
New York Times
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What Was Discussed at Google's White House Meeting About A.I.
Kalyeena Makortoff /
The Guardian
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GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay
Ty Roush /
Forbes
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GameStop Could Issue Stock In $55 Billion eBay Takeover Bid—Here's Why Economists Are Skeptical About A Deal
Amaya Nichole /
Inc.com
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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Wants to Buy eBay for $55.5 Billion and Take on Amazon
Fox Business
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GameStop targets eBay in $56B takeover bid, sees path to rival Amazon
Ben Hooper /
UPI
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GameStop makes unsolicited $55.5b offer to acquire eBay
Michelle Chapman /
Associated Press
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Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen
Sam Becker /
Fast Company
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eBay stock gets a small boost after retailer GameStop makes a surprise bid in an attempt to take on Amazon
Sohandasgupta /
GameRevolution
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GameStop Aims To Buy E-Commerce Giant eBay
The National Pulse
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GameStop Proposes Audacious $55.5 Billion eBay Bid.
Chris Carter /
ScreenRant
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GameStop Buying eBay For $56 Billion Sparks Mass Confusion
Business Insider
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GameStop's CEO just gave the most awkward interview about how it would pay for eBay
Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost
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GameStop Officially Bids $56B For eBay
Mary Cunningham /
CBS News
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GameStop offers to buy eBay for $55.5 billion as video game seller threatens hostile bid
George Glover /
Barron's Online
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These Stocks Are Today's Movers: eBay, GameStop, TSMC, Palantir, Berkshire Hathaway, and More
Michael Burry /
Cassandra Unchained
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GameStop Makes Its Play
Cris Tolomia /
Yahoo Finance
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GameStop makes $56 billion unsolicited bid to acquire eBay
Hanna Ziady /
CNN
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GameStop makes daring $56 billion bid for eBay, hoping to rival Amazon
Olivia Stephanie /
crypto.news
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GameStop targets eBay in $55.5B deal as Cohen takes aim
Marloes Valentina Stella /
Polygon.com
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GameStop offers to buy eBay for $56 billion to create ‘legit competitor to Amazon’
Türkiye Today
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GameStop makes surprise $55.5B bid for eBay in attempted e-commerce reset
Polly Davis Doig /
Newser
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eBay Has a Most Unlikely Would-Be Buyer
Gloria Levine /
80 Level
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GameStop Seeks to Buy eBay for $55.5 Billion
Hindustan Times
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The remarkable revival of eBay
Shiraz Jagati /
Bitcoin News
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Gamestop Bids $56B for Ebay, Leveraging $519M Bitcoin Treasury
Ethan Gach /
Kotaku
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GameStop's Meme Stock Takeover Of eBay For $56 Billion Sounds Terrible For Everyone
Steve Vegvari /
iPhone in Canada
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GameStop Makes $55 Billion Offer to Acquire eBay
Cointelegraph
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GameStop makes $55.5B offer to buy eBay in surprise takeover bid
Wesley Yin-Poole /
IGN
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GameStop Makes $55.5 Billion Offer to Buy eBay
Trader Edge /
Blockonomi
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GameStop (GME) Makes Shocking $56B Takeover Offer for eBay (EBAY)
Chris Dawson /
ChannelX
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Buy It Now $56 billion - Gamestop wants to buy eBay
Emma Taggart /
Telegraph
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US game retailer launches shock £40bn bid for eBay
Ollie Reynolds /
Nintendo Life
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Retailer GameStop Has Made A $55.5 Billion Offer To Buy eBay
Pranob Mehrotra /
Digital Trends
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GameStop shocks with a hefty multi-billion dollar bid to buy eBay
The Information
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GameStop Makes Bid to Buy eBay for $56 Billion
France 24
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GameStop makes $56 billion bid to take over eBay in hopes of building Amazon rival
Kim Chang-young /
Seoul Economic Daily
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GameStop Pursues $56 Billion Takeover of eBay
Daily Sabah
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GameStop makes bold $55.5 billion takeover bid for eBay
Vaspaan Dastoor /
TheGamer
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GameStop Might Acquire eBay For Over $55 Billion
Brian Womack /
Dallas Morning News
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D-FW's GameStop bids $56 billion to buy iconic internet auctioneer eBay
Bill Peters /
Dow Jones Newswires
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GameStop is hungry for relevance. Is buying eBay the answer?
The Straits Times
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Meme stock GameStop makes $71 billion offer for eBay
Amit Chowdhry /
Pulse 2.0
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GameStop Proposes To Buy eBay In $55.5 Billion Cash-And-Stock Deal
Financial Times
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GameStop makes unsolicited $56bn offer for eBay
Liz Morton /
Value Added Resource
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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Is Going Big With Unsolicited Offer To Buy eBay for $56 Billion
Bloomberg
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Meme Stock GameStop Pitches $56 Billion eBay Takeover
Hannes Brecher /
Notebookcheck
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GameStop plans ebay takeover for $55.5 billion
Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News
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GameStop Offers Bold $56 Billion Bid to Buy eBay
Marcus Persson /
Gamereactor UK
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Gamestop makes $55 billion bid for eBay
Se Young Lee /
Bloomberg Law
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GameStop Plans to Make $56 Billion Offer for eBay, WSJ Says
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GameStop Makes $55 Billion Bid to Acquire eBay
Se Young Lee /
Fortune
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GameStop making $56 billion offer to acquire eBay, WSJ says
Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News
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GameStop CEO Prepares Takeover Bid For eBay
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Ryan Mac /
@rmac18
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The plan? Offer half cash and half stock on live television and say nothing else.
Josh Lipton /
@joshuahlipton
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This is so awesomely awkward and uncomfortable, it actually transcends business news and becomes performance art
Rat King /
@mikeisaac
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this feels very shaky. activist playbook to make a lot of noise through the press on friday after market close then your actual (less than 10 percent) stake filing is disclosed on a monday where i agree with cohen is that ebay has been terribly managed for like, more than a [image]
Ryan Cohen /
@ryancohen
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Proposal to acquire eBay. https://investor.gamestop.com/ ebay
Rat King /
@mikeisaac
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the number of headlines taking him seriously has been surprising his proposed ebay takeover bid is 6x the marketcap of gamestop & he has offered zero details on financing or whether LBO backers are even interested its's like if i announced “im buying ebay” in a tweet
@kobeissiletter
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BREAKING: GameStop, $GME, is offering to buy eBay at $125/share per WSJ. This would be a ~20% premium to eBay's closing price on Friday, meaning an implied market cap of $55 billion. That's nearly 5 times the market cap of GameStop.
@reesepolitics
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GameStop with extreme volatility in overnight trading, gapping up past $28 amid EBAY rumors $GME [image]
Dan Primack /
@danprimack
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This @SquawkCNBC interview with Ryan Cohen is wild. @andrewrsorkin is asking him a 3rd grade math question and he keep pretending they're asking him an advanced calculus equation.
Jake Wujastyk /
@jake__wujastyk
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$GME #GameStop The breakout has started. Who knows where it goes from here, but if I were simply looking at technicals, my target is $31.25 with a potential overshoot to $34.50-$36. [image]
@jpatrades
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GameStop just offered me $10 trade in credit for a $60 game eBay worth at least $750 a share
Anthony Pompliano /
@apompliano
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Here we go. WSJ reporting Gamestop $GME has built a ~ 5% stake in eBay and is offering $125 a share in cash and stock. (20% premium to Friday close price). @ryancohen thinks Ebay can become a much larger competitor to Amazon. Cheering for Ryan and Gamestop here.
@wallstrollup
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Andrew Ross Sorkin challenged GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on how $GME has enough financing to acquire $EBAY [video]
@squawkcnbc
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“We are offering half cash, half stock, and we have the ability to issue stock in order to get the deal done,” says $GME CEO @ryancohen on offering a bid for @eBay. Watch the full interview: https://www.cnbc.com/... [video]
@deitaone
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*GAMESTOP OFFERING TO BUY EBAY FOR $125 A SHARE: WSJ
Paul Branham /
@boilerpaulie
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PROJECT SLING [image]
Swami /
@swamiknows_
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The key component is what share price from GME is calculated in the offer. If around $25 as Michael Burry has noted, that is about 1.1B new shares. That would bring the total shares to 1.5B not including the warrants, bonds, or Ryan Cohen's compensation package. If the
@buttfarm69
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@ryancohen YES RYAN YES OMFG I'M SO STOKED FOR THIS!!! One of Ebay's biggest issues is scams that run rampant on the platform. Using GameStop's physical locations as a pickup/dropoff and authentication hub for high value items would add so much value and security to the user process. YES [image]
@parikpatelcfa
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GameStop will now own eBay all because some guy called Roaring Kitty posted about the stock on Wall Street Bets in 2020
Shield /
@shieldmetax
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They said GameStop was done. They shorted it into the ground. Then GameStop acquired eBay. The most shorted stock on earth just turned into a loaded gun. The shorts haven't figured out what just happened yet. 2021 was a glitch. This is the sequel nobody saw coming. [video]
@gatorgar
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I will fight this with every fiber of my being. eBay is a staple of the secondhand market. Gamestop paid staff to break PS2 games in half and throw them away to artificially inflate the value of used games. We cannot let @gamestop ruin eBay. This is a threat to every hobby.
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Today's news about GameStop proposing to acquire eBay at $125 per share feels surreal in a positive way. …
Lauren Thomas
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Now it's official: I spoke to GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen exclusively about why he's making a $56 billion offer for eBay. …
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Peter Thal Larsen /
@petertl
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Every stock market cycle gets the dumb deal it deserves.  And boy do we deserve this one: a $56 billion leveraged buyout offer from a meme stock whose CEO's big idea seems to be canceling eBay's marketing budget.  —  www.reuters.com/business/gam...
@thereverended
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I do not want to be the bank holding that paper!
@angrydonkeynews
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Damn Gamestop, I didn't know you rolled liked that  —  GameStop Is Offering to Buy eBay for $56 Billion, CEO Ryan Cohen Says  —  www.wsj.com/business/dea...
@wario64
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WSJ: GameStop Is Offering to Buy eBay for $56 Billion ($125 a share)  —  Cohen - “EBay should be worth—and will be worth—a lot more money.  I'm thinking about turning eBay into something worth hundreds of billions of dollars.”  —  Cohen has commitment letter from TD Bank to provide ~$20B in debt financing [image]
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WSJ - GameStop Chief Executive Ryan Cohen says he's making an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for about $56 billion. https://www.wsj.com/...
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GameStop Is Offering to Buy eBay for $56 Billion, CEO Ryan Cohen Says
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GameStop Is Offering to Buy eBay for $56 Billion, CEO Ryan Cohen Says
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[confirmed] GameStop Is Offering to Buy eBay for $56 Billion, CEO Ryan Cohen Says
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GameStop Is Offering to Buy eBay for $56 Billion, CEO Ryan Cohen Says
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Bloomberg
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eBay's stock jumps 4%+ to ~$108, below GameStop's $125/share acquisition offer, in a sign investors see hurdles to completing a deal; GameStop stock drops 10%+
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Dallas Business Journal
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GameStop makes $55.5 billion bid to buy eBay
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Wall Street Journal
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GameStop Offers to Buy eBay for $56 Billion
Al Jazeera
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GameStop targets eBay with unsolicited $56bn acquisition offer
Proactive
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GameStop submits unsolicited $55.5B offer to acquire eBay
Hillary Remy /
TheStreet
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GameStop CEO Cohen makes surprisingly bold eBay bid
Bradly Shankar /
MobileSyrup
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GameStop makes $55.5 billion offer to acquire eBay
Peter Cohan /
Forbes
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Can GameStop Pull Off A $55.5 Billion Takeover? Markets Aren't Convinced
Robin Wigglesworth /
Financial Times
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Alphaville's tepid takes on GameStop vs eBay
Lauren Hirsch /
New York Times
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GameStop Proposes Acquiring eBay for $55 Billion
Joe Pring /
Dexerto
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GameStop makes $55.5 billion offer to buy eBay
Paul Hill /
Neowin
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GameStop makes shock $125 per share bid to acquire eBay
Trader Edge /
Blockonomi
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GameStop (GME) Stock Surges 6% After Ryan Cohen's Stunning $56B eBay Takeover Bid
Jack Denton /
Barron's Online
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EBay Stock Surges After GameStop Makes $56 Billion Bid. What to Know.
Sweta Killa /
Benzinga
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GameStop Proposes To Acquire eBay For $55.5 Billion: GME CEO To Lead Combined Entity
The Economic Times
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GameStop makes $56 billion takeover bid for eBay
Luke Plunkett /
Aftermath
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GameStop Wants To Buy, Uh, eBay?
Sohrab Khawas /
Coinpedia Fintech News
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GameStop Bids $56B To Acquire eBay at $125 Per Share
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GameStop will offer $125 in cash and stock per eBay share in a takeover proposal valued at about $56 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an interview with GameStop Chief Executive Ryan Cohen https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@theseouldan
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Hurdle, presumably, being that the GameStop CEO is a pump and dump scammer [embedded post]
Ashley Capoot /
CNBC
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Filing: Elon Musk texted Greg Brockman about settling days before trial; after being denied, he said Brockman and Altman “will be the most hated men in America”
—  Two days before Elon Musk's multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against OpenAI was slated to head to trial …
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Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims
Jacob Shamsian /
Business Insider
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The Elon Musk v. Sam Altman trial is now on YouTube
Elizabeth Lopatto /
The Verge
:
Elon Musk tried to settle before the trial — and got threatening.
Bloomberg
:
Brockman Says Musk Vowed on Trial's Eve to Make Him ‘Hated’
NBC Bay Area
:
OpenAI trial live updates: Sam Altman expected to testify as proceedings resume
Marcus Schuler /
Implicator.ai
:
Musk Text to Brockman Becomes Evidence Fight in OpenAI Trial
Trader Edge /
Blockonomi
:
Elon Musk Threatened OpenAI Executives Days Before Trial: ‘Most Hated Men in America’
Angel Au-Yeung /
Wall Street Journal
:
What's Next in the Elon Musk Megatrial Against OpenAI and Sam Altman
The Economic Times
:
Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial enters second week
Hürriyet Daily News
:
Musk vs OpenAI trial enters second week
Rocket Drew /
The Information
:
Musk Messaged Brockman About Settlement
Alicia Park /
Forbes
:
Musk Suggested Settling With OpenAI Just Before Trial—Then Went On Attack, New Court Filing Shows
X:
Max Zeff /
@zeffmax
:
The judge in this case denied submitting this text as evidence to the jury. She says the plaintiffs should have submitted it during Elon's testimony, where he could have responded. The public has seen it already tho, so, mission accomplished for OAI on the comms battle.
@jimstewartson
:
This threat about “the most hated men in America” is not about the trial; it's about Musk's ability to abuse this website to pay mouthpieces to shill for him. It's about Katie Miller being his public defense attorney, etc. Musk's whole game is psychological influence operations.
Fred Lambert /
@fredlambert
:
The delusion is strong with Musk these days.
Bluesky:
@rapbastardz
:
I don't think anyone is going to knock Trump and Musk off of those positions any time soon, but good luck.
Matt Kelly /
@radicalcompliance
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Well that's going to be a brutal horserace.  [embedded post]
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Business Insider
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A profile of William Savitt, Sam Altman's lead lawyer against Elon Musk, who represented Twitter against Musk in 2022 and helped OpenAI's for-profit transition
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NBC Bay Area
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Ashley Belanger /
Ars Technica
:
Musk's “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial
NBC Bay Area
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Sam Altman expected to testify as OpenAI trial resumes in Oakland
Austin Carr /
Bloomberg
:
Musk Sketches Apocalyptic Vision in Bid to Block OpenAI's Transition
X:
Sawyer Merritt /
@sawyermerritt
:
FYI: Starting tomorrow (Monday, May 4th), live audio of the Elon Musk v. Sam Altman/OpenAI trial will be live-streamed on the official YouTube channel for the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The livestream will be available to the public while court is [image]
Reuters
:
Cerebras seeks a valuation of up to $26.62B in its US IPO, aiming to raise $3.5B by selling 28M shares at $115 to $125 apiece in its second attempt to go public
—  Nvidia-rival Cerebras is seeking a valuation of as much as $26.62 billion in its U.S. initial public offering …
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Bloomberg
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Cerebras Leads Crop of IPOs Rushing to Tap Market Before SpaceX
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The Next Web
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Cerebras files updated IPO terms: $3.5bn raise at $26.6bn valuation
Jordan Novet /
CNBC
:
AI chipmaker Cerebras targets $3.5 billion raise in IPO
DeFi Planet
:
Cerebras Targets $3.5B Nasdaq IPO to Challenge Nvidia's AI Dominance
Trader Edge /
Blockonomi
:
Cerebras Systems Targets $26.6B Valuation in Major AI Chip IPO
US Securities and Exchange Commission
:
FOUNDERS LETTER  —  In 2015, we saw AI on the horizon and knew it would consume vast amounts of compute.
Cris Tolomia /
Yahoo Finance
:
Cerebras IPO roadshow targets $115-$125 per share
DigiTimes
:
Cerebras eyes US$40 billion IPO in high-stakes AI chip challenge to Nvidia
Channel NewsAsia
:
Cerebras seeks a valuation of up to $26.62B in its US IPO, aiming to raise $3.5B by selling 28M shares at $115 to $125 apiece in its second attempt to go public
Andrew Folkler /
crypto.news
:
Cerebras targets up to $3.5B in U.S. IPO to challenge Nvidia
Diya Lal /
Tech in Asia
:
AI chipmaker Cerebras plans Nasdaq IPO, up to $4b
Anusuya Lahiri /
Benzinga
:
Nvidia Rival Cerebras Reloads IPO Bid With $3.5 Billion Goal
Maximilian Schreiner /
The Decoder
:
Cerebras targets $40 billion valuation in second IPO attempt
X:
Craig Stephens /
@accessipos
:
Cerebras updated IPO terms this morning: Cerebras IPO Date: Thursday, May 14th Offering: 28 million shares Initial Range: $115-$125 Raise: Up to $3.5 billion Market Cap: Up to $27 billion Symbol: $CBRS https://accessipos.com/...
LinkedIn:
Marc Adams
:
The AI infrastructure arms race just got a $3.5 billion injection.  —  Cerebras Systems is planning one of the largest tech IPOs in recent memory …
Kate Rooney /
CNBC
:
Bret Taylor's Sierra, which sells AI customer service agents, raised a $950M Series E led by Tiger and GV at a $15.8B post-money valuation, up from $10B in 2025
—  Artificial intelligence startup Sierra is raising nearly a billion dollars in a new funding round, CNBC has learned …
More:
TechCrunch
,
Sierra blog
, and
Yahoo Finance
X:
@pitdesi
,
@gvteam
,
@hughes_rhys
, and
@btaylor
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Connie Loizos /
TechCrunch
:
Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious
Sierra blog
:
Better customer experiences. Built on Sierra
Colleen Cabili /
Yahoo Finance
:
Sierra raises $950M at $15.8B valuation, led by Tiger and GV
X:
Sheel Mohnot /
@pitdesi
:
Just thinking about how Sequoia and Benchmark did the Series A in 2023, reportedly $25M on $145M post. If that reported number is true, it's another reminder that you don't always have to be contrarian to make money, you have to win the deal.
@gvteam
:
We're excited to co-lead the Series E for @SierraPlatform! In less than 3 years, @btaylor and @claybavor have led Sierra to historic progress at the AI application layer, helping the world's largest brands transform their customer experiences. Thrilled to back the team as they
Rhys Hughes /
@hughes_rhys
:
Could not be more excited for the @GVteam to join an already incredible group of investors; co-leading this round with @Tiger_Global! @btaylor and the @SierraPlatform team have built an incredible company; customer obsessed, and so talent dense! Massive shout out to my guy;
Bret Taylor /
@btaylor
:
Sierra is raising $950 million from new and existing investors, led by Tiger Global and GV, at a valuation of over $15 billion. We now have more than $1 billion to invest in becoming the global standard for companies wanting to transform their customer experiences with AI.
Deborah Sophia /
Reuters
:
Amazon debuts Supply Chain Services, which lets companies use its logistics network to move, store, and deliver everything from raw materials to final products
—  Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said on Monday it was rolling out “Amazon Supply Chain Services”, opening up its logistics network for other businesses to use.
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About Amazon
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The Verge
,
PYMNTS
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TechCrunch
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Investor's Business Daily
,
US ASCS
,
Retail Dive
,
Yahoo Finance
,
Transport Topics
,
Constellation Research
, and
The Loadstar
X:
@trungtphan
,
@austen
,
@kennethnym
,
@atshruti
,
@developerharris
,
@joshkale
, and
@amazon
More:
About Amazon
:
Introducing Amazon Supply Chain Services: Amazon's logistics network, now open to every business
Emma Roth /
The Verge
:
Amazon's trying to turn its massive shipping operation into another AWS
PYMNTS
:
Amazon Opens Supply Chain Tools to All Businesses
Aisha Malik /
TechCrunch
:
Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses
Kyt Dotson /
SiliconANGLE
:
Penske and Amazon introduce supply chain logistics solutions aimed at businesses
Ryan Deffenbaugh /
Investor's Business Daily
:
Amazon Will Offer Supply Chain Services To Businesses
US ASCS
:
From inbound to last mile, Amazon's logistics network is open for business
Max Garland /
Retail Dive
:
Amazon opens logistics network to all businesses
Cris Tolomia /
Yahoo Finance
:
Amazon Supply Chain Services opens logistics to all businesses
Transport Topics
:
Amazon Expands Logistics Network to Outside Businesses
Larry Dignan /
Constellation Research
:
Amazon launches Amazon Supply Chain Services, aims to replicate AWS
The Loadstar
:
Amazon Supply Chain Services launched - a ‘logistics network now open to every business’
X:
Trung Phan /
@trungtphan
:
FedEx (-9%) and UPS (-10%) seeing Amazon open its logistic network Amazon Supply Chain Services to every busienss [image]
Austen Allred /
@austen
:
AWS for real-life distribution is wild
Kenneth /
@kennethnym
:
we got aws for shipping before gta6
@atshruti
:
The difference between buying something from some brand vs amazon is the free return policy & prime predictability/perks for shipping. If I get the wrong size or item from non Amazon prime brand the return process is a nightmare enough to deter me from shopping from them. Many
Harris Rothaermel /
@developerharris
:
“With this launch, Amazon is expanding its third-party logistics capacity to support businesses in industries such as... manufacturing” Huge for the program
Josh Kale /
@joshkale
:
Amazon Prime delivery... for EVERYTHING. This is big. For decades, businesses have had to stitch together 6-8 different providers to build a supply chain. A freight broker. A customs agent. A warehouse. A fulfillment center. A last-mile carrier. Amazon just replaced all of them [image]
@amazon
:
TODAY: Amazon is opening its entire logistics network—freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping capabilities—to every business, of all types and sizes. ???? Amazon has built one of the most reliable and efficient supply chains on Earth. Now, Amazon Supply Chain
Larry Dignan /
Constellation Research
:
SAP to acquire Dremio, an open data lakehouse provider, and Prior Labs, which it pledges to invest €1B in over four years, hoping to create a frontier AI lab
—  SAP said it will acquire Dremio, an open data lakehouse player, in a move that aims to use SAP Business Data Cloud combine SAP data with non-SAP data.
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CRN
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SAP News Center
:
SAP to Acquire Dremio to Unify SAP and Non-SAP Data to Power Agentic AI
Mark Haranas /
CRN
:
SAP To Buy Dremio And Prior Labs To ‘Lead’ Agentic And AI Models
Jon Swartz /
Techstrong.ai
:
SAP Charges into Agentic AI with $1.1 Billion Investment, Acquisitions
Colleen Cabili /
Yahoo Finance
:
SAP acquires Dremio to power enterprise AI data platform
SAP News Center
:
SAP to Acquire Prior Labs to Establish a Globally Leading Frontier AI Lab in Europe
LinkedIn:
James Rowland-Jones
:
Delighted for the team at Dremio, many of whom I know personally.  Couldn't be happier for a wonderful group of people.  That's not all... …
Tim Bradshaw /
Financial Times
:
Panthalassa, which aims to power floating data centers using energy generated by ocean waves, raised $140M led by Peter Thiel, source says at a $1B valuation
—  US tech billionaire leads $140mn investment into Panthalassa as search for AI power pushes into exotic new frontiers
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Panthalassa
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Panthalassa
:
Panthalassa Raises $140 Million to Power AI at Sea
Alex Bronzini-Vender /
New York Magazine
:
Inside Palantir Foundation's Atlantic and Pacific Forum at Yale for invited students: State Dept. and Palantir staff share a vision of mixing AI and state power
—  At a quiet conference at Yale, the company and its allies sketched a vision for AI, state power, and how to mix the two.
X:
@philippanass
,
@jrrosenb
,
@deliprao
,
@econ_marshall
, and
@camkasky
Bluesky:
@sixfouronea.net
,
@jmijin
,
@theahaykid
, and
@jacobrosenberg
X:
Mad Milton /
@philippanass
:
How many Ivy League graduates have every company turn them down except Palantir? I'd wager the number is small enough to count on one hand. [image]
Jacob Rosenberg /
@jrrosenb
:
“It will not be AI in government. It's going to be AI as governments.” [image]
@deliprao
:
Saying this without being sensationalist: We should be more worried about Palantir than the Chinese citizens about CCP domestic surveillance.
Marshall Steinbaum /
@econ_marshall
:
What's so good about this piece is its narrative of the road to complete fascist takeover: only Palantir is hiring thanks to its tight alliance with the regime, so that's where the Yale students go when nowhere else offers security and prestige. That's game over.
Cameron Kasky /
@camkasky
:
Wow! A tremendous piece for @NYMag on Palantir coming to Yale from the 19 year-old Alex Bronzini-Vender. It finally answers the question: what would happen if Palantir came to Yale?
Bluesky:
Aaron Martin /
@sixfouronea.net
:
'There might eventually be “a kind of aristocracy of the intellect”: “the people who wind up feeding the new thoughts to the LLMs” at the top and then everyone else would be “just consumers.”  Looking around the room, there's no need to worry where folks here would end up.'  —  nymag.com/intelligence...
J. Mijin Cha /
@jmijin
:
This is frightening.  Their disdain for the humanities- the disciplines that help people understand why all of this is bad- is telling.
@theahaykid
:
“The Republic was ‘decaying,’ Ball said”  —  [insert Tim Robinson in a hot dog costume]
Jacob Rosenberg /
@jacobrosenberg
:
“It will not be AI in government.  It's going to be AI as governments.”  [image]
Financial Times
:
Sources: some lenders are exploring private deals to sell their data center debt, and some banks are seeking to offload their Oracle-linked loans at a discount
—  Global lenders explore private deals and risk transfers to cut exposure to AI boom  —  Banks are hunting for new ways …
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Eschaton
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and
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Mastodon:
@davidgerard@circumstances.run
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Maximilian Schreiner /
The Decoder
:
Building AI data centers is becoming a stress test for banks
Atrios /
Eschaton
:
Oh No The Capital Allocation System Allocated Capital Badly Again
Heebie-Geebie /
Unfogged
:
More Data Centers, More Problems
LinkedIn:
Mark Butcher
:
Oops, the banks are slowly waking up to the fact that the AI tech bros might just be running a giant Ponzi scheme... …
Chris Adams
:
This piece from the FT is eye opening - and I honestly cannot tell which is the biggest driver here.  It's either …
Bluesky:
@aethien
:
Unprecedented borrowing of billions upon billions of dollars for an industty where everyone is losing money hand over fist.  —  I wonder why banks want to get rid of those debts.  [embedded post]
Ben West /
@westbywest
:
It can't be repeated often enough just how speculative the AI data center boom is.  These projects accumulate debt that is plainly unsustainable vs actual observed demand.  Promised jobs and tax revenue are dwarfed by hundreds of billions borrowed, more than the Iran War. www.ft.com/content/08ab...
Mastodon:
David Gerard /
@davidgerard@circumstances.run
:
Banks seek to offload risk to avoid ‘choking’ on data centre debt: Global lenders explore private deals and risk transfers to cut exposure to AI boom  —  what this means is packaging up the data centre loans like toxic waste bombs, pre-Global Financial Crisis style  —  https://www.ft.com/... …
Anton Shilov /
Tom's Hardware
:
Jensen Huang said Nvidia's market share of AI accelerators in China has “now dropped to zero” and that the US' export policy “has already largely backfired”
—  US export restrictions bite. … Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the company's market share of AI accelerators in China has now dropped to 0%.
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Guru3D
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@scsp_ai
.
LinkedIn:
Ylli Bajraktari
.
Forums:
r/business
,
r/China
, and
r/pcmasterrace
More:
YouTube
:
Episode 43: Jensen Huang on Generative Computing, Re-industrialization, & Physical AI
Daniel Howley /
Yahoo Finance
:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says company now has zero market share in China
Sajjad Hussain /
Tech4Gamers
:
Jensen Huang Says US Export Policies Wiped Out Nvidia AI GPU Market Share In China
Marcus Schuler /
Implicator.ai
:
Nvidia says China AI accelerator share has dropped to zero under export curbs
Loredana Harsana /
Watcher Guru
:
Nvidia China Share Hits Zero but Analysts Back $380 Price Target
Nicholas Spiro /
South China Morning Post
:
Energy crisis showcases strengths of China's data centre market
Hilbert Hagedoorn /
Guru3D
:
Nvidia Reports Zero China AI GPU Share Amid Export Restrictions Shift
X:
@scsp_ai
:
“AI is creating jobs. Anybody who is saying that AI is wiping out jobs is scaring people.” Is AI a threat to your career, or the biggest opportunity in a generation? In an exclusive conversation with SCSP, @nvidia Founder and CEO Jensen Huang tackles the fear that AI is [video]
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Ylli Bajraktari
:
What an incredible week...  On Monday, with Brandon Pugh we organized a table top exercise that brought in more than a dozen technology …
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r/business
:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Nvidia now has “zero percent” market share in China — says US export policy “has already largely backfired”
r/China
:
Jensen says Nvidia now has ‘zero percent’ market share in China — says US export policy ‘has already largely backfired’
r/pcmasterrace
:
Jensen says Nvidia now has ‘zero percent’ market share in China — says US export policy ‘has already largely backfired’
Wall Street Journal
:
An analysis of 1.6M Polymarket accounts since November 2022: 0.1% of users get 67% of the profits, with the highest-frequency traders seeing the most success
—  A WSJ analysis shows a small number of accounts on Polymarket and Kalshi—often pros using data-driven algorithmic trading—take home most of the winnings
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W
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@paleofuture
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Daragh Thomas /
Benzinga
:
0.1% Of Polymarket Accounts Take Home 67% Of All Profits, Investigation Finds
Andrew Zucker /
W
:
Why Are Prediction Markets Betting on the Met Gala?
CoinDesk
:
Bitcoin stalls near $80,000. Stocks and ETF inflows still point to a breakout.
LinkedIn:
Neil Mehta
:
Prediction markets have taken the world by storm, branding themselves as everyman's platforms to make a quick buck.  —  But in reality, the vast majority of traders are losing money. …
Alan Jagolinzer
:
Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets  —  A WSJ analysis shows a small number of accounts on Polymarket and Kalshi …
Bluesky:
@chrisshank.com
:
“betting markets will ‘democratize finance’ and find truth in any difference of opinion through ‘collective wisdom’” [embedded post]
Matt Novak /
@paleofuture
:
“On Polymarket, the Journal found, 67% of profits go to just 0.1% of accounts.  That means less than 2,000 accounts netted a total of nearly half a billion dollars.”
Forums:
Hacker News
:
Why Almost Everyone Loses-Except a Few Sharks-On Prediction Markets
Terrence O'Brien /
The Verge
:
Music streaming services are adapting to the flood of AI-generated music by labeling, not recommending, and demonetizing tracks, using detection tools, and more
—  The use of generative AI in pop music started almost as a gimmick.  There was a sense of experimentalism to 2018's I AM AI …
X:
@desertpunk88274
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@verge I'm 50-50 about it, I've tried listening to that one controversal band The Velvet Sundown, and it's not so bad considering.
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Forbes
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A profile of music AI startup Suno, valued at $2.45B, has 2M+ paying users, and had $300M annualized revenue in February, as it fights record labels and artists
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Axios
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Digital Music News
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Music Business Worldwide
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@gergelyorosz
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Rashi Shrivastava
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Bluesky:
@drsturg
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Kristin Robinson /
Billboard
:
Suno In the Midst of Series D Funding Round Following $250M Raise in November
Lucinda Shen /
Axios
:
Scoop: AI music startup Suno in talks for over $5B valuation
Ashley King /
Digital Music News
:
Suno Ambitiously Plans to ‘Reimagine’ Songkick and Concert Discovery with AI
Marcus Schuler /
Implicator.ai
:
Suno Makes 7 Million Songs a Day. The Listeners Are the Problem.
Music Business Worldwide
:
Suno is now the ‘controller’ of Songkick user data - and is hiring a GM to wire it into its AI music platform
X:
Gergely Orosz /
@gergelyorosz
:
Had a “wow” moment with Suno: creating a hyper-personalized song for my kids, with the theme being our vacation adventures. Epic hit. At the same time, I cannot see myself using the app beyond this one-off neat party trick, nor listening to music that *others* generate with AI.
LinkedIn:
Rashi Shrivastava
:
AI music generations startup Suno is battling record labels and angry artists as it upends how millions of people create songs. …
Bluesky:
Professor Amanda Sturgill /
@drsturg
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From my very first conference sessions I attended that looked at until reading this, this morning, my question has been this: What about the audience?  —  www.npr.org/2026/05/02/n...
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Bloomberg
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Filing: Blackstone's data center acquisition vehicle seeks to raise as much as $1.75B in its IPO, and will target newly built data centers valued at $250M-$1.5B
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Ana-Maria Stanciuc /
The Next Web
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Blackstone wants $1.75bn for the first AI-era data-centre REIT
Arasu Kannagi Basil /
Reuters
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Blackstone vehicle aims to raise over $1.7 billion in US IPO for data center bet
Colleen Cabili /
Yahoo Finance
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Blackstone data center REIT IPO seeks $1.75 billion
US Securities and Exchange Commission
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Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc.
Namrata Sen /
Benzinga
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Anthropic Eyes $1.5 Billion Joint Venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs Amid AI Push Into Private Equity: Report
Meir Orbach /
CTech
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Cisco agrees to acquire Astrix Security, which helps companies monitor and control the permissions granted to AI agents, a source says for approximately $400M
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CRN
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Cisco To Acquire Astrix To Boost Identity Security For AI Agents
Michael Cooney /
Network World
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Cisco nerds out: May the Fourth be with your AI assistant
Reuters
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Investment and tech firm Long Lake says it will buy corporate travel operator Amex GBT for $6.3B, citing AI's ability to modernize the business travel sector
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Long Lake Buys Amex GBT for $6.3 Billion to Scale Applied AI
Business Wire
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Long Lake Agrees to Acquire American Express Global Business Travel, the World's Largest Corporate Travel Platform, for $6.3 Billion, With Support From General Catalyst and Alpha Wave
Connor Hart /
Wall Street Journal
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American Express Global Business Travel Enters $6.3 Billion Take-Private Deal
Amit Chowdhry /
Pulse 2.0
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American Express Global Business Travel To Be Acquired By Long Lake For $6.3 Billion
Dennis Schaal /
Skift
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Amex GBT to Be Acquired by General Catalyst-Backed Long Lake for $6.3 Billion
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Trace Cohen /
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This is huge! 1) Steve CEO of AMEX now is the ???? - really inspired me when I worked there bc I believed in him. And now he has $1B+ for investment + M&A “$1.5 billion and to recognize a pre-tax gain of approximately $975 million.” 2) Don't forget the former CEO of AMEX Ken
Packy McCormick /
@packym
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Bigger target than I was expecting for the AI rollups. [image]
Ellen Cushing /
The Atlantic
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How “emotion AI”, the use of facial and sentiment analysis tools to track workers' moods, is seeping into white-collar jobs amid concerns over privacy and bias
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you say “emotional surveillance” I say “thought police”
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The Rise of Emotional Surveillance
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The Rise of Emotional Surveillance
Natasha Mascarenhas /
Bloomberg
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Katie Haun raises $1B for two funds split between early and later-stage investments, looking at startups blending financial services, AI, and alternative assets
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RT Watson /
The Block
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Crypto VC Haun Ventures raises $1 billion for funds investing in blockchain and AI
Aylin Yazıcı /
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Why Apps Are Beating Games for Investments
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Katie Haun /
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Today we're announcing $1 billion in new funds to back the bold founders shaping the next era of finance and technology. I've been following the flow of assets my entire career and have never seen a more dynamic time. Financial infrastructure is being rebuilt from the ground
Katie Haun /
@katie_haun
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$1B to Back Founders Building the New Economy
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@alexrkonrad
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A sign of the times: two of crypto's most prominent VC firms have moved into AI investing, too [image]
Ben Weiss /
Fortune
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Trump's World Liberty Financial countersues Tron founder Justin Sun, alleging defamation, contract violations, and more
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Sander Lutz /
Decrypt
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Trump Family's World Liberty Claims in Lawsuit That Justin Sun Shorted WLFI, Crashed Price
Nikhilesh De /
CoinDesk
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Trump-affiliated World Liberty sues Justin Sun for ‘defamation’ after Tron creator's lawsuit
Naga Avan-Nomayo /
The Block
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‘Meritless PR stunt’: Justin Sun downplays Trump-backed WLFI defamation countersuit as frozen token dispute escalates
Dagmarah Mackos /
Reuters
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World Liberty Financial sues Justin Sun for defamation, alleges token misconduct
Financial Times
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Trump family crypto venture sues major backer for defamation
Terence Zimwara /
Bitcoin News
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World Liberty Alleges Justin Sun Used Threats and Shorting to Hit WLFI Token
NewsMax.com
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Trump Family's Crypto Project Sues Billionaire Backer Justin Sun
Michael Gachihi Nderitu /
The Coin Republic
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WLFI Crypto Price Hits Record Low as Token Sales and Unlock Plan Weigh
Alison Durkee /
Forbes
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Trump's World Liberty Financial Sues Billionaire Justin Sun For Defamation
Oluwapelumi Adejumo /
CryptoSlate
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Trump's World Liberty Finance (WLFI) sues Tron's Justin Sun - Everything we know so far
Will Izuchukwu /
NullTX
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World Liberty Financial Sues Tron Founder, Justin Sun Over Defamation In Escalating Dispute
Aimee Picchi /
CBS News
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Trump family's World Liberty Financial sues crypto billionaire Justin Sun for defamation
Trader Edge /
Blockonomi
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Trump Family's Crypto Firm Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Justin Sun
Lydia Moynihan /
New York Post
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World Liberty Financial hits back at crypto billionaire Justin Sun with a defamation suit, claim he was betting against token
Boluwatife Adeyemi /
CoinGape
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Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Files Countersuit Against Justin Sun for Defamation
Vivian Nguyen /
Crypto Briefing
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World Liberty Financial sues Justin Sun over false token freeze accusations and straw purchases
Qadir AK /
Coinpedia Fintech News
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Breaking: World Liberty Finance (WLFI) Sues Justin Sun for Defamation
Kenrodgers Fabian /
The Crypto Times
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WLFI Sues Justin Sun Over Token Dispute and Defamation Claims
Bloomberg
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Trump-Linked World Liberty Sues Justin Sun for Defamation
Jonathan Vanian /
CNBC
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The jury-less bench trial phase of Meta's child safety case in NM begins today to determine if Meta's actions were a public nuisance and warrant product changes
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Meta on trial in New Mexico in landmark case over alleged harm to children
Lance Ulanoff /
TechRadar
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Facebook is annoying as hell but I'm not sure it's a public nuisance
Ana-Maria Stanciuc /
The Next Web
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Meta would rather leave New Mexico than rebuild its apps for kids
Aakriti Bansal /
MediaNama
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Meta threatens exit as New Mexico seeks age checks, encryption rollback for teens
Griffin Rushton /
KOB.com
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Second phase of New Mexico's trial vs. Meta to begin Monday
Naomi Li Gan /
Tech in Asia
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Meta faces New Mexico trial over youth addiction
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Andy Stone /
@andymstone
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In fact, Judge Biedscheid calls some of the State's proposals an “overreach.” “So I did at times, as I looked through it, have concerns that some of this — some of these requests could at least...could amount to some of that overreach.”
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@swiftstories
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“ . . . but I'm just going to throw out there at the onset, I'm not the easiest sell that I would become a one-person legislator, judge and executive branch enforcer of” for remedies imposed on @Meta , Biedscheid says. #socialmedia
Mike Swift /
@swiftstories
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“I am a judge; I am not a legislator. I am not a regulator. I want to make sure that if harms are identified, they are properly addressed, . . .
Mike Swift /
@swiftstories
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Judge Bryan Biedscheid gives his own opening statement before the lawyers for @meta and @NewMexicoDOJ give their's, seeming to suggest reluctance about imposing sweeping remedies on #Meta https://firstdistrict.nmcourts.gov/ ...
Brock E.W. Turner /
Axios
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Enzo Health, whose AI tools help home health and hospice agencies automate tasks like patient intake and documentation review, raised a $20M Series A led by N47
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Enzo Health Raises $20M in Series A Funding
Jessica Hagen /
MobiHealthNews
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Enzo Health raises $20M to expand AI home health platform
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Choe Sang-Hun /
New York Times
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How AI tools such as SuperBrain and Naver's Talking Buddy are helping South Korea's elderly ease loneliness, detect emergencies, and slow cognitive decline
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Kate Seamons /
Newser
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AI Helps South Korea Keep an Eye on Its Seniors
Ionut Arghire /
SecurityWeek
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Instructure reported a data breach on April 30; ShinyHunters adds Instructure to its victims list, claiming it has 3.65TB of data from nearly 9,000 institutions
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Lawrence Abrams /
BleepingComputer
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Instructure confirms data breach, ShinyHunters claims attack
Jeffrey Burt /
Security Boulevard
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ShinyHunters Claims Responsibility for Breach of EdTech Company Instructure
Pieter Haeck /
Politico
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Legislators and experts criticize the EU's €20B sovereign compute data center plan, questioning whether there is demand and the plan's reliance on Nvidia GPUs
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Erik Van Klinken /
Techzine Global
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EU's €20B AI gigafactory plan faces growing backlash
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???? What would you do with €20 billion?  —  The EU plans to spend it on massive artificial intelligence computing hubs, but not everyone is convinced there's a business case for it. …
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EU accused of wasting €20B on AI computing dreams
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EU accused of wasting €20B on AI computing dreams
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EU accused of wasting €20B on AI computing dreams
New York Times
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Chinese state media: AI-generated Chinese microdramas will be worth $3B+ in 2026, out of a $14B+ total microdrama market, boosted by AI tools like Seedance 2.0
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Does the Oscars' AI ban really mean anything?
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How A.I. Is Transforming China's Entertainment Industry
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Natsuki Yamamoto /
Nikkei Asia
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Sources: SoftBank plans to make lithium- and cobalt-free data center batteries in Japan as soon as FY 2027, as Japan tries to cut its reliance on Chinese metals
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???? CATL's sodium-ion the prize #294
Laurie Chen /
Reuters
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Beijing-based Linkerbot, which holds 80%+ of the global market in dexterous robotic hands, raised a Series B+ at a $3B valuation and seeks a $6B valuation next
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Allison Steffens Herrera /
The Next Web
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China's robot-hand unicorn Linkerbot is hunting a $6bn valuation
Jeronimo Gonzalez /
Semafor
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Chinese humanoid robot maker Linkerbot seeks $6B valuation
Business Today
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Linkerbot Eyes $6B Valuation! The Startup Owning 80% Of The World's Robotic Hand Market
Michael Acton /
Financial Times
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Apple's handling of vibe coding apps draws complaints from startups like Replit and Anything, which say Apple is applying App Store rules erratically
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Business Standard
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The Mac Observer
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Apple's Vibe Coding App Curb Leaves Startups Frustrated
Sweta Kumari /
Business Standard
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Google set to redesign Gemini app across Android and Apple iOS: What's new
Aaron Tilley /
The Information
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Apple Kicks Vibe Coding App Out of App Store, Escalating Crackdown
Aashish Kumar Shrivastava /
Business Standard
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Lovable mobile app lets you make apps even if you are no coding expert
Pranob Mehrotra /
Digital Trends
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Lovable's new mobile app brings vibe coding to your pocket
Conor Cawley /
Tech.co
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Lovable Launches Vibe Coding App That Can Build Apps with AI
iClarified
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Replit CEO Says Apple's App Store Block Justification Is a ‘Total Lie’
Rajat Saini /
The Mac Observer
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Apple's App Store Rules Didn't Stop Lovable From Bringing Vibe Coding to iPhone
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@theinformation
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Apple just removed the vibe coding app “Anything” from the App Store. @aatilley reports: “Suddenly last week, Apple just removed it, straight up removed it from the App Store. And that is a significant escalation over its past actions.” [video]
Jason Lemkin /
SaaStr
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A look at Atlassian's and Twilio's earnings beats: early signs of success for Atlassian's Rovo AI and Twilio becoming a picks-and-shovels layer for AI agents
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