Inside the early 2025 senior exec meeting where Apple admitted its AI failures; Tim Cook became intimately involved in Apple's AI roadmap around the same time — Also: What to expect at WWDC 2026. — A top secret meeting finally got Apple to take its AI crisis seriously.
Memory chip vendors say CXMT's DDR5 prices match Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, and it has a supply advantage in client markets as it is not prioritizing HBM — CXMT's DDR5 memory is apparently not as cheap to procure as reports claim, falling in the same range as DRAM from other manufacturers.
White House AI advisor Sriram Krishnan says he will leave his role at the end of June; sources: Krishnan plans to start a pro-Trump AI policy institution — Sriram Krishnan, a top AI policy advisor in the Trump administration, plans to leave his position at the end of June …
Raspberry Pi closed up 27%+ on June 5 after saying it expects adjusted EBITDA of at least $38M in H1, putting it on track to beat $42M est. for the full year — UK maker of tiny low-cost computers expects ‘robust demand’ to push unit sales above 4mn in first half
FOIA docs reveal Amazon's extensive control over delivery drivers it insists are not employees, in a case the NLRB sought to settle on terms favorable to Amazon — The feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon's control of its contract drivers. Then the president put Amazon's former lawyer in charge.
Kalshi and Polymarket sponsored X posts promoting viral LA mayoral election fraud conspiracy theories; Kalshi says it asked its paid influencers to remove posts — THE SCOOP — Kalshi on Friday asked some of its paid political influencers to remove X posts that sowed doubt about the integrity …
Sources say a months-long dispute between the White House and Anthropic is showing signs of easing across the US government as the company prepares for its IPO — A months-long dispute between Trump administration officials and AI firm Anthropic is showing signs of easing across parts …
University of Cambridge researchers say they have developed the first vaccine with a key component entirely designed by AI and subsequently trialed it in humans — Artificial intelligence has been used to develop a “fundamentally new” type of vaccine that could protect against large swathes …
A deep dive into the case for data centers in space, as SpaceX prepares to go public: Elon Musk's claims, the wider debate, power supply issues, costs, and more — Space DC Total Cost of Ownership Explained. Unpacking constraints from Terrestrial DCs and Chip Production.
Barcelona-based HR software startup Factorial raised a $150M Series D led by General Catalyst at a $2.5B valuation to expand AI agents and grow in Germany — The company hopes to seize a large slice of the market—that goes well beyond HR — BARCELONA—Factorial closed a $150 million funding round …
SK Hynix Chair Chey Tae-won says the company plans to double its memory chip capacity over the next five years, responding to a shortage that could last to 2030 — SK Hynix Inc. plans to double its memory chip capacity over the coming half-decade, a major expansion that should help ease …
Meituan reports Q1 revenue up 5.6% YoY to ~$13.5B, above ~$13.4B est., and a ~$1B net loss, its third straight quarter of losses amid a food delivery price war — Meituan remains locked in a battle for supremacy with Alibaba Group and JD.com — Meituan , China's top food-delivery company …
Coinbase launches direct Indian rupee deposit and withdrawal rails via the Immediate Payment Service, aiming to remove its reliance on P2P and intermediaries — Coinbase announces INR rails to make the platform fully accessible to Indian retail traders. … What to know:
Experts say ChatGPT, Gemini, and other Western AI models are turbocharging Iran's cyber operations, helping it develop malware and launch phishing attacks — Western AI models are turbocharging Tehran's cyber operations, helping it develop malware and launch attacks
AI adoption follows the J-curve path of general-purpose tech, like early US factory electrification, requiring years of investment before noticeable ROI gains — A framework to understand your firm's AI transformation — I had tea with a senior exec at a well-known public tech company last month.
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