Bloomberg: Sources: Alphabet has been progressing in talks to acquire marketing software provider HubSpot and has discussed terms; HubSpot has a $30B market cap — Google parent Alphabet Inc. has been progressing in talks to acquire marketing software provider HubSpot Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Source link
In a setback for Elon Musk’s brain technology company, Neuralink, the device it implanted in its first human patient has had mechanical issues, the company wrote in a blog post. In the weeks following the January surgery on patient Noland Arbaugh, some of the electrode-studded threads that sit in the brain tissue began to retract
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Wall Street Journal: Sources: French AI startup Mistral AI is nearing a deal to raise ~$600M at a $6B valuation, after raising $500M at a $2B+ valuation in December 2023 — Mistral AI is nearing a deal to raise funds at a $6 billion valuation—nearly tripling its level from six months ago. Source link
Threads — Meta’s microblogging service that competes with X (formerly Twitter) — could add support for cross-posting content from Instagram. According to a report, some accounts have been updated with an option to post an image to Instagram while simultaneously uploading it to Threads — the firm previously tested similar functionality for the Facebook app.
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David Pierce / The Verge: Hands-on with LinkedIn’s new games Pinpoint, Crossclimb, and Queens: shamelessly following the NYT’s formula, all three take ~10 minutes, and they are very fun — I almost didn’t get Pinpoint this morning. … I’m kidding! But I have to admit something: I’ve been going on LinkedIn every day recently, and
Nikkei Asia: SIA and BCG: by 2032, the US will have the capacity to manufacture 28% of chips below 10nm, while China is expected to make only 2% of the most advanced chips — U.S. set to triple its semiconductor manufacturing capacity due to CHIPS Act — LOS ANGELES — The U.S. is set to
Nicholas Yong / Rest of World: Some Singaporean writers are resisting their government’s request to use their works to train a multilingual LLM, citing little clarity on compensation and more — Singapore’s literary community is pushing back against an official effort to train LLMs using their published works, part of a growing global resistance. Source
Shahram Mokhtari / iFixit News: Huawei Pura 70 Pro teardown: the 7nm Kirin 9010 is only marginally better than Kirin 9000S, and the majority of the chips are designed and manufactured in China — Huawei released the Pura 70 line of smartphones in April 2024 and it’s already made a bit of a stir. Source
Ash Parrish / The Verge: Town hall: Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty discussed wanting small and prestigious games, after closing the studio behind a small, prestigious hit Hi-Fi Rush — Today, one day after Microsoft announced that it would shut down four of its games studios, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios …
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: Sources: Microsoft plans more cuts after closing several game studios, as the massive Activision acquisition has ramped up scrutiny on the Xbox division — Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative Source link