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This week, we’ll be viewing everything at SXSW; Waymo expands to Silicon Valley; Intel’s new CEO; Tiktok’s new suitor; and why DeepSeek doesn’t bring VC money. Let’s get started!
Environmental Impact: FBI, EPA, EPA Inspector General and Treasury Department Ask Citibank to freeze accounts Among several nonprofit organizations and state government agencies. The accounts were frozen in February, but the new documents constituted previously unknown public details until revealed in court documents this week.
SXSW is over: TechCrunch is over Austin’s SXSW This week, ride Waymo Taxistudy Mark Cuban’s idea of AI (It’s a tool, not a panacea) and deciphered the T-shirt worn by the CEO of the Blues (it turns out she’s Slide in Mark Zuckerberg).
Intel’s new head: Intel Appoint Lip-Bu Tan as the next CEO. Tan, a long-time Malaysia-born technology investor, has previously served as CEO of Cadence Design Systems and said under his leadership, Intel will be a “engineering company.” He will Let his work be cut.
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A new era: RAD power bicycle Have a new CEO The former CEO resigned just a few days later. Kathi Lentzsch, who spent years turning down underperforming companies in the consumer and B2B space, will take over E-Bike as it continues to shift from direct-to-consumer to a retail-based approach.
Backdoor Policy: Last month, the British government secretly ordered Apple to create a “backdoor” that allows authorities to access cloud storage data for all Apple customers. U.S. lawmakers ask UK surveillance court chief Public hearing For Apple’s challenge to the so-called British government’s legal requirements.
Food for thinking: Bryan Johnson – Investor and Founder Behind the Immortal Movement – Want to start “foodome” sequencing. His goal is to test as many foods as possible, creating a public database where people can donate to test certain foods and brands for toxins.
No Parking: Waymo’s 300 driverless cars in San Francisco are Discard parking tickets. Last year, the car’s 589 parking violations totaled $65,065.
Open sesame: AI company Sesame The basic model for Maya has been releasedits surreal voice assistant. The model is also open source, meaning it can be used commercially.
tick tock, tiktok: Tiktok Another suitor showed interest – Oracle. Sources told the information that Tiktok’s parent company BONTEDANCE prefers Oracle more than others.
The hero of small technology: Y combination Letter to the White House This week, governments are urged to support Europe Digital Marketing Methodaims to undermine the market power of Big Tech. It is not clear how the White House will respond.
Caviar Dream: Trump’s family Focus on investing in us This is a few years after Binance’s U.S. arm pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering regulations.
It’s easy: I’m not against AI, especially when it helps me to be more efficient. by A new feature of Gmail is launched this week. Now we can add events directly to our Google Calendar via email. This is cool!
Get him: Co-founder of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, Arrested in India. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Aleksej Besciokov of personally sanctioning Garantex deals linked to North Korean government hackers and other cybercriminals.
Pokémon for sale: Niantic is the company behind the viral sensational Pokémon Go Sell its gaming division to excellence $3.5 billion. Niantic said it will now focus on building real-world 3D maps through a new independent entity called Niantic Space.
deepseek, deep pocket? Although it has a lot of interests, Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek does not bring VC money – However. Charles Rollet went through some reasons.
A new day, a new deal: Openai has signed Five-year, $11.9 billion deal CoreWeave, a heavy-duty cloud service provider with GPU. But the only reason this deal is atmospheric. Prior to this deal, CoreWeave’s biggest customer was Microsoft.
Waymo One: Waymo is Expand its early rider program Throughout the Silicon Valley, Robotaxi is now available for cycling to parts of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos and Sunnyvale. The new territory adds to the 55 square miles of coverage that the San Francisco Bay area has already provided.
Cool, cool: The fact check of the meta is Overhaul. Starting Tuesday, the company will begin publishing community annotations for its Facebook, Instagram and thread users in the U.S.
We have questions: Three years after release How lock mode works remains a mystery. There is no explanation for why certain actions are taken, and some of its notifications are very confusing.
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Writing on the wall: Openai’s new creative writing AI is impressive But it feels like a kid in a high school novel club Who works hard sounds deep. While AI can eliminate clever meta-novels, critics say its writing lacks real emotions and originality, making it more of a show-off than a real storyteller.
