TechMeme - Inxa.inSearch.cc

TechMeme

1Password acquires Apono, which operates an AI-powered platform for managing cloud access, sources say in a deal valued at $250M to $300M (Meir Orbach/CTech)

1Password acquires Apono, which operates an AI-pow...

1 month ago 14 Add to circle

Sources say Anthropic struggles to communicate effectively with the Trump administration; an official says it "screwed us" after failing to "honor" a cyber EO (Axios)

Sources say Anthropic struggles to communicate eff...

1 month ago 14 Add to circle

Salesforce agrees to acquire AI customer service platform Fin, formerly Intercom, for ~$3.6B, in a deal expected to close in Q4 of its 2027 fiscal year (Samantha Subin/CNBC)

Salesforce agrees to acquire AI customer service p...

1 month ago 14 Add to circle

A look at the proposals to share the AI wealth with the public: government stakes in AI labs, a tax on AI token use, a global capital income tax, and more (Peter Coy/New York Times)

A look at the proposals to share the AI wealth wit...

1 month ago 16 Add to circle

Fox says it obtained a $12B loan for the Roku deal; existing Fox shareholders are expected to own ~73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders ~27% (Lillian Rizzo/CNBC)

Fox says it obtained a $12B loan for the Roku deal...

1 month ago 13 Add to circle

Source: Nvidia is marketing its first corporate bond sale since 2021, seeking to raise $20B+ across seven tranches with maturities ranging from two to 30 years (Brian W Smith/Bloomberg)

Source: Nvidia is marketing its first corporate bo...

1 month ago 16 Add to circle

Sources: the US government plans to let the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, which details standards for data center use and operations, expire in September (Wired)

Sources: the US government plans to let the Federa...

1 month ago 15 Add to circle

Docs: Tesla sent Swedish and Dutch regulators Full Self-Driving safety data that traffic-safety researchers called misleading; Dutch RDW approved FSD in April (Reuters)

Docs: Tesla sent Swedish and Dutch regulators Full...

1 month ago 13 Add to circle

Fox says it is acquiring Roku in a deal worth around $22B, including debt, giving it access to more than 100M streaming households (Joseph De Avila/Wall Street Journal)

Fox says it is acquiring Roku in a deal worth arou...

1 month ago 14 Add to circle

Court reporting shows AI's limits in replacing human skill, as reporters remain crucial for capturing gestures and working through noise, amid a worker shortage (Allison Pohle/Wall Street Journal)

Court reporting shows AI's limits in replacing hum...

1 month ago 14 Add to circle

Tencent-backed Enflame receives approval for a Shanghai IPO and plans to raise ~$888M; Enflame is the last of China's four leading AI chipmakers to go to market (April Ma/Bloomberg)

Tencent-backed Enflame receives approval for a Sha...

1 month ago 15 Add to circle

The FBI dismantles Outsider Enterprise, an AI-powered Chinese phishing operation, and seizes $100K in Tether in joint effort with Google and Black Lotus Labs (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

The FBI dismantles Outsider Enterprise, an AI-powe...

1 month ago 13 Add to circle

The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming (Liv McMahon/BBC)

The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, Ti...

1 month ago 15 Add to circle

Letter: US cybersecurity leaders urge the White House to lift the ban on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable 5, arguing the move hurts defenders more than attackers (Sam Sabin/Axios)

Letter: US cybersecurity leaders urge the White Ho...

1 month ago 17 Add to circle

UK PM Keir Starmer says the UK will ban social media for under-16s and restrict gaming and livestreaming platforms, aiming for regulation by the end of 2026 (Reuters)

UK PM Keir Starmer says the UK will ban social med...

1 month ago 27 Add to circle

President Trump says he warned Emmanuel Macron to drop France's 3% digital services tax on US tech giants, or face a 100% tariff on French champagne and wine (James Franey/New York Post)

President Trump says he warned Emmanuel Macron to ...

1 month ago 14 Add to circle

As "nudify" tools proliferate, unleashing a new form of bullying among kids, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims from AI deepfakes (Wall Street Journal)

As "nudify" tools proliferate, unleashing a new fo...

1 month ago 13 Add to circle

A profile of UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid, the...

1 month ago 21 Add to circle