Business — page 11
Apple wires Mac users in China into Alibaba's Qwen AI service
Apple has cleared the way for Mac users in China to connect to Alibaba's Qwen models, its latest workaround for a regulatory wall that blocks its own AI stack.
Firebird opens CIS region's largest AI factory in Armenia with Nvidia GPUs
The AI cloud plans 70,000 Rubin and Blackwell GPUs and 300 megawatts in Armenia by end of 2027, with a 2-gigawatt roadmap across the region.
Rippling burned 40% of R&D payroll on AI tokens, then built a tool to stop it
After discovering 10-15% of employees drove 60% of AI spend, Rippling launched AI Spend Console to track token use against actual productivity.
Google AI leadership reshuffles as Jeff Dean exits amid model race pressure
Senior departures at Google DeepMind land as rival models from Anthropic and OpenAI keep setting the pace.
Roku launches 24/7 AI-generated channel with startup Fairground
Fairground AI Creator TV is one of four new FAST channels Roku added this week, streaming a continuous feed of text-to-video clips.
OpenAI's smart speaker will cost $300 to $400 and move to feel alive
The hockey-puck-sized device, designed with Jony Ive's LoveFrom, targets a 2027 release and premium price against $220 Echo Studios.
Airbnb credits AI for 80% jump in features shipped, will test AI search
CEO Brian Chesky says AI now writes 60% of Airbnb's code and cut concept-to-launch time by 60%, as the company finally opens AI search to testing.
Replit CEO Amjad Masad: stop learning to code, build the self-driving company
Replit tripled per-engineer code output in six months and is on track for $1B ARR, up from $2.8M in all of 2024.
Suno adds watermarks to AI-generated tracks as lawsuits mount
The AI music startup will label every output and cap downloads, betting compliance can defuse suits from Universal, Sony, and Warner.
Suno rolls out watermarking and download curbs to fight AI music spam
CEO Mikey Shulman says the company will fingerprint outputs and partner with distributors, following its Warner Music settlement.
Naïve raises $28.5M to let AI agents spin up and run entire companies
The startup signed 30,000 developer customers within months by packaging incorporation, payments, and infrastructure behind one API.
Ditto raises $9.2M to replace dating-app swiping with AI matchmaking
The UC Berkeley dropouts behind Ditto match college students weekly via iMessage — 150,000 signups and one date per Wednesday at 7 PM.
Mirendil signs $100M+ Google Cloud deal to train self-improving AI
The seed-stage startup, founded by Anthropic alumni, is spending roughly half its funding on TPUs and Nvidia GPUs to chase recursive self-improvement.
Ex-Spotify engineers raise $10M for Malachyte, bringing Vector AI to e-commerce
The team behind 90% of Spotify's recommendations wants to rebuild online storefronts around real-time intent, not purchase history.
Suno adds song watermarking and download limits as lawsuits pile up
The AI music startup, fresh off a $400M Series D, is trying to placate labels suing it on three continents.
Google's $15B India data center project faces water and wildlife pushback
The Visakhapatnam build is Google's largest AI infrastructure bet in India, and local objections are mounting before construction begins.
Jeff Dean exits Google to launch Discovery Loop, an AI-for-science startup
The 30th Google employee is leaving after 27 years, taking three top researchers with him to automate the experimental loop.
Google promotes Hassabis to Alphabet chief scientist in DeepMind reshuffle
Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over day-to-day AI leadership as Jeff Dean departs to launch a new AI research company backed by Google.
Anthropic builds custom silicon team to design its own AI chips
The Claude maker is hiring chip engineers and reportedly scouting Samsung as a fab partner, joining OpenAI and Google in vertical hardware moves.
WindBorne raises $37M Series B to sell AI weather forecasts beyond government buyers
The balloon-based forecasting startup hit a $250M post-money valuation as it pushes AI weather models into commercial markets.
AMD data center revenue doubles to $6.7B as AI demand overtakes gaming
The Data Center segment now accounts for 58% of AMD's business, while gaming revenue slid 31% to $779M year-over-year.
Anthropic signs $10B cloud deal with Volta for Norway data center
The six-year contract sends Claude compute to a 133 MW Nvidia Vera Rubin facility built with crypto miner Bitdeer.
Musk spends nearly half of Tesla earnings calls on AI and robots
A seven-year transcript analysis shows Musk now talks about AI, robotaxis, and Optimus nearly 50% of the time — up from 15-20% in 2022.
Spotify adds Merlin to AI remix and covers product, bringing 30,000 labels
The independent-label licensing group joins Universal Music Group in Spotify's opt-in, paid AI covers and remixes catalog.
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