Bloomberg: Sources: Shein asked some top apparel suppliers in China to set up new production lines in Vietnam, with incentives like higher procurement prices of up to 30% — – […]
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Saudi’s BRKZ closes $17M Series A for its construction tech platform
Construction procurement is highly fragmented, manual, and opaque, forcing contractors to juggle multiple suppliers, endure lengthy negotiations, and deal with delayed payments. In Saudi Arabia, where trillion-dollar infrastructure and real […]
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TrendForce: China’s share of global mature node manufacturing capacity in 2024 was 34%, vs. Taiwan’s 43%; China’s share is forecasted to exceed Taiwan’s by 2027 (Wen-Yee Lee/Reuters)
Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters: TrendForce: China’s share of global mature node manufacturing capacity in 2024 was 34%, vs. Taiwan’s 43%; China’s share is forecasted to exceed Taiwan’s by 2027 — […]
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T-Mobile’s satellite texting feature, currently in beta and powered by SpaceX’s Starlink, will cost customers $15/month starting in July for users on most plans (Kelcee Griffis/Bloomberg)
Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: T-Mobile’s satellite texting feature, currently in beta and powered by SpaceX’s Starlink, will cost customers $15/month starting in July for users on most plans — – […]
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A look at the debate over how much authors should get paid for licensing books to train AI; Microsoft offered HarperCollins $5K/title, of which authors get 50% (Alice Robb/Bloomberg)
Alice Robb / Bloomberg: A look at the debate over how much authors should get paid for licensing books to train AI; Microsoft offered HarperCollins $5K/title, of which authors get […]
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Inside OpenAI’s $14 million Super Bowl debut
OpenAI just made its Super Bowl debut with a 60-second spot that positions AI alongside humanity’s greatest innovations. The commercial traces humanity’s technological evolution through a distinctive pointillism-inspired animation style, […]
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Observations on AI and how it may change society, the likely uneven impact of AGI, which could mess up the balance of power between capital and labor, and more (Sam Altman)
Sam Altman: Observations on AI and how it may change society, the likely uneven impact of AGI, which could mess up the balance of power between capital and labor, and […]
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Macron announces that companies have agreed to invest €109B in AI projects in France in the coming years, saying it’s France’s equivalent to Stargate for the US (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Macron announces that companies have agreed to invest €109B in AI projects in France in the coming years, saying it’s France’s equivalent to Stargate for the US — […]
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Best desktop PC computer deals for February 2025
Whether you’re looking for a productivity desktop, a gaming PC powerhouse, or a stylish all-in-one Windows machine, we’ve got you covered. The team at PCWorld sort through all of the […]
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits that AI’s benefits may not be widely distributed
In a new essay on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is open to a “compute budget,” among other “strange-sounding” ideas, to “enable everyone on Earth […]
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