Sources: SoftBank has reopened talks for a $10B loan backed by its OpenAI stake and is offering to guarantee repayment if OpenAI collateral proves insufficient — SoftBank Group has reopened talks with a consortium of lenders for a $10 billion loan backed by its stake in OpenAI …
Alex Karp calls US reliance on AI labs for military tech “effing insane”, pans AI fees for businesses, and touts Palantir's Nvidia Nemotron deal for US agencies — Topline — Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Wednesday called the AI industry “effing insane” in a heated interview on CNBC …
Sources: Microsoft has been working on a disc-to-digital feature for Xbox One and Xbox Series X that will let users digitize their physical game collections — Microsoft's disc-to-digital feature could be essential for next-gen Xbox consoles. … Microsoft will likely soon follow Sony …
Source: OpenAI engineers earlier this month told some colleagues they had figured out a way to more than halve the cost of inference — We closely track efforts by Anthropic, Google and OpenAI to get access to more server chips to run their models. But we don't talk enough about the work …
Source: Taiwanese authorities raided Super Micro's Taiwan office as part of a probe into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China; SMCI closed down 8.1% — Super Micro Computer Inc.'s offices in Taiwan were raided by government authorities on Monday, widening an investigation …
As a new law bars DOD from working with companies whose lobbyists also represent blacklisted entities, DC lobbying firms drop companies like Alibaba and Tencent — Washington's most powerful lobbying firms are rushing to cut ties with Chinese tech giants including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd …
Sources: component and supplier lists, and photos of iPhone 18 Pro models, are among files a ransomware group stole from Apple's Indian supplier Tata — Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, and photos of Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models are part of files posted on the dark web …