Airbnb shares pop 15% on better-than-expected earnings and revenue

Airbnb reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat analysts’ estimates, but the company issued soft guidance.

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Elon Musk Says He Will Drop OpenAI Bid if Company Keeps Corporate Structure

In a court filing, Mr. Musk said he and other investors would pull their $97.4 billion bid if OpenAI withdrew its plan to change its structure.

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Google Gemini now brings receipts to your AI chats

Google’s Gemini AI chatbot can now tailor answers based on the contents of previous conversations, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. Gemini can summarize a previous conversation you’ve had with it, or recall info you shared in another conversation thread. This means you won’t have to repeat information you’ve already shared with […]
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Arm is launching its own chip this year with Meta as a customer

Public semiconductor company Arm will start making its own chips this year after landing a high-profile enterprise customer. Arm, which is majorly owned by SoftBank, will start making its own chips now that Meta has signed on as a customer, according to the Financial Times. The chip is expected to be a CPU for servers […]
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Elon Musk’s full offer letter to buy OpenAI reveals five key details

A group led by Elon Musk’s x.AI wants to buy OpenAI. Read five key takeaways from its offer letter.
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Arm shares rise on report that Meta will buy its first chip

Arm shares rose 5% after a Thursday report that it was developing its own chip and that it had secured Meta as one of its first customers.

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Tim Cook teases Apple product news for February 19 — likely the iPhone SE

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to X Thursday to tease “the newest member of the family,” set to arrive February 19. The safe money is on a fourth-generation iPhone SE. The budget-minded handset had previously been tipped for a potential release a week prior, but we got new Beats headphones instead. It’s been three years […]
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Anthropic’s next major AI model could arrive within weeks

AI startup Anthropic is gearing up to release its next major AI model, according to a report Thursday from The Information. The report describes Anthropic’s upcoming model as a “hybrid” that can switch between “deep reasoning” and fast responses. The company will reportedly introduce a “sliding scale” alongside the model to allow developers to control […]
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DOGE’s Website Is Just One Big X Ad

The source code for the new Department of Government Efficiency’s “official US government website” points to X as its primary source of authority, while sharing links to the site sends users to x.com.

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Phase raises $13M to speed up the UX design process with its no-code platform

UX and UI designers work closely with engineers throughout product development to build and implement design concepts and wireframes for functional user interfaces. Regular communication, feedback and testing are required for the collaboration to work smoothly and deliver a user experience that aligns with the intended design goals. Nick Budden, a serial entrepreneur who used […]
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