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Huang's Nvidia exit may stem from business risks
A Wall Street Journal report suggests Jensen Huang left Nvidia mainly over risky business practices. Nvidia offered cloud providers billions in financial guarantees for chip purchases, including a planned $250 billion deal with OpenAI.
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Amodei admits uncertainty ahead of Anthropic's IPO
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called buying compute the deepest business dilemma his company faces. Commitments total nearly $901 billion, and the planned IPO is meant largely as a financial buffer.
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Meta and TikTok quietly settled with teen plaintiffs
Bloomberg reports Meta and TikTok paid a dozen teen plaintiffs, mostly $2 million to $2.5 million each. The aim was to keep claims of depression, self-harm, eating disorders and anxiety out of public view.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies
OpenAI dissolves its robotics team again
OpenAI is redistributing the researchers of its standalone robotics team to other teams. General-purpose models like GPT-6 Astra can apparently control robots directly, making a dedicated unit unnecessary.
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Former researcher Coxon comments on Anthropic's progress
Jacob Coxon points to a slide from Anthropic's IPO roadshow showing the company's algorithms improving at an accelerating rate. He continues to call for a pause on frontier model development.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - Smartphones & apps · Chips & hardware · IT industry & companies
Samsung gains in foldables thanks to Galaxy Z Fold 8
A Smart Analytics Global report says global foldable shipments fell 2% year over year in Q3 2026, to over 7.5 million units. Samsung grew 13% year over year, thanks to the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
Full story at Android Central ↗ - Artificial intelligence · Data & databases · Enterprise software · IT industry & companies
OpenAI and Databricks team up on enterprise AI
The post covers enterprise AI on governed data from OpenAI and Databricks. The text only mentions Greg Brockman, co-founder and President of OpenAI, describing AI.
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Epic asks Supreme Court to punish Apple
Epic wants Apple punished for not following the spirit of the ruling on App Store steering and fees, even though Apple follows its letter. Oral arguments begin on January 11, 2027.
Full story at AppleInsider ↗ - Data & databases · IT industry & companies
ClickHouse widens its platform with Postgres and Xata
ClickHouse is expanding its platform with a Postgres push and a deal with Xata. The story gives no further details.
Full story at datanami.com ↗ - IT industry & companies · Data & databases
Databento closes a Series C funding round
Databento raised $100M in a Series C round. The valuation is $1.1B.
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