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Intel spins off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund

Intel says that it plans to spin off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund, with Intel as an “anchor investor.” In a press release on Tuesday, Intel said that the move will “[enable] greater autonomy” and … Continue reading

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Microsoft pauses hiring in U.S. consulting unit as part of cost-cutting plan, memo says

Microsoft plans to pause hiring in part of its consulting business in the U.S., according to an internal memo, as the company seeks ways to reel in expenses. 

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Google Under Investigation to Determine Compliance with New UK Competition Law

If Google is deemed to have “Strategic Market Status” in the U.K., the government might force it to make the user data it collects available to competitors, or give publishers more control over how their data is used.

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Google’s NotebookLM had to teach its AI podcast hosts not to act annoyed at humans

NotebookLM’s viral AI podcast hosts sounded annoyed at human callers and required “friendliness tuning,” Google says. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Flights delayed by SpaceX’s falling rocket debris 

Qantas has been forced to delay several flights to South Africa due to last minute warnings about SpaceX rocket debris falling from the sky.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta to Cut 5% of Its Workers in New Round of Layoffs

The company said in a memo sent to its employees on Tuesday that the layoffs would be based on performance ratings.

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UK’s New AI Action Plan Aims to Position Country as a Global Powerhouse

Recommendations in the 50-point plan include increasing public compute capacity twentyfold, creating a training data library, and building AI hubs in deindustrialised areas.

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OpenAI appoints BlackRock exec to its board

OpenAI has appointed an executive at investment firm BlackRock to its board of directors. Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi, a senior managing director at BlackRock and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure investing platform, has joined OpenAI’s board, OpenAI announced on … Continue reading

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Substack rolls out livestreaming for all publishers

After testing live video features in the fall, newsletter platform Substack announced on Tuesday that it is now making livestreaming available to all publishers. This new feature allows creators to engage with their viewers and collaborate with other publishers.  The … Continue reading

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Crypto ETFs have big innovation opportunity in 2025, but demand may be weak

Crypto ETFs could be entering a year of innovation, but don’t expect demand to match the first year of bitcoin ETFs.

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