Tests show DeepSeek's chatbot often hallucinates URLs in citations and admits that sharing news articles' content could violate copyright and paywall policies — The DeepSeek hype cycle is in full force, but can the chatbot attribute sources more accurately than its competitors?
A look at the daunting task for Google and others of mapping roads and maintaining accurate maps in India, amid growing reports of misdirections in the country — Maintaining accurate maps is a daunting task in a country where road names and addresses are not standardized.
Sources: in a secret order last month, UK security officials demanded Apple create a backdoor to access all cloud content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded — Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content …
Cloudflare reports Q4 revenue up 27% YoY to $459.9M, fiscal 2024 revenue up 29% YoY to $1.67B, and number of customers spending $1M+/year up 47% YoY to 173 — - Fourth quarter revenue totaled $459.9 million, representing an increase of 27% year-over-year; fiscal year 2024 revenue totaled $1,669.6 million …
In Q4 2024, AMD's data center business outsold Intel for the first time, with $3.86B in revenue, up 69% YoY, to Intel's $3.4B, but analysts expected more sales — But sales of Instinct GPUs disappoint. — AMD on Tuesday announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the whole year.
A profile of Joseph Firmage, who founded USWeb, which went public with a $2.5B market cap in 1997, and is now being sued by “antigravity-machine” investors — Joseph Firmage helped create today's digital economy. These days, he's being sued by antigravity-machine investors …
In 2024, global semiconductor revenue rose 18.1% YoY to ~$626B, led by Samsung, which regained top spot, Intel, and Nvidia, and is set to reach $705B in 2025 — Overview — Samsung Electronics Regained No. 1 Spot from Intel and Nvidia Climbed to 3rd Place
The US OPM plans to make each government agency's chief information officer a political appointee who can be fired at will, helping Trump exert more control — The change could smooth Elon Musk's efforts to access the technology systems of various federal agencies through his Department of Government Efficiency.
Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal invests $230M in his Indian AI startup Krutrim, and plans to raise $1.15B from outside investors by 2026, to build local AI — Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal is investing $230 million into an AI startup he founded as the country pushes to establish itself in a field dominated by U.S. and Chinese firms.
Nintendo reports Q3 revenue down ~33% YoY to ~$2.8B, net profit down ~33% YoY to ~$831M, both below est, 4.8M Switch sales, and cuts Switch and profit forecasts — The Kyoto-based company now expects ¥280 billion ($1.8 billion) in operating income in the fiscal year to March, slashing more than a fifth from its prior forecast.
An analysis of FEC filings shows Elon Musk spent $288M+ to elect Trump and other Republicans, the 2024 election's biggest donor; Musk's America PAC raised $263M — Billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $288 million to help elect President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates …
The Seoul High Court upholds a decision clearing Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee of fraud and stock-rigging, a major victory for Samsung — - Seoul court upholds Jay Y. Lee's earlier victory on appeal — The Samsung scion can now focus on turning around the firm
Stablecoins are becoming a core part of financial infrastructure in emerging markets, expanding beyond cross-border payments into consumer finance and more — Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to more than 100 countries.
Intel received €515.55M in default interest from the EU after it was reimbursed a €1.06B fine levied in 2009; EU's top court sided with Intel in October 2024 — U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest from EU antitrust regulators related …
Reliance Retail launches the Shein app in India, with control over operations and data and Shein acting as a technology partner, years after the app's ban — Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with local conglomerate Reliance's retail chain …
Abner Li / 9to5Google : YouTube launches a Premium paywall for song lyrics on YouTube Music, after testing it in recent months; users get...
