Wiz Investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition An investor from Index Ventures discusses Google’s record $32 billion buyout of Wiz, the largest venture-backed startup deal ever. Business Wiz closed its $32 billion acquisition by Google this week. This was the biggest purchase Google ever made. It was also the largest deal for a venture-backed startup. I … Read more
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Why Phones Die Faster During Emergencies During emergencies, phone batteries drain faster than usual due to network overload and signal issues. Technology Houston: Your phone battery dies faster during emergencies, and it is not just because people use their phones more. When cell towers break or get too busy, your phone works much harder to … Read more
Honda kills EVs and kills its future market chance Honda ends EV plans blaming tariffs competition. Legacy automakers reconsider EV strategy amid industry shift and Chinese market pressure. Automobile Tokyo: Honda stops making electric cars to save money. The company ended its small EV plans this week. Now it has little hope to compete later. … Read more
VCs Fear AI Will Take VC Jobs Venture capitalists worry AI will disrupt their industry, even as they previously claimed it couldn’t replace them. Technology San Francisco: People who give money to startups are worried about computers taking their jobs. This is funny because they used to say machines couldn’t do what they do. They … Read more
Google on Ads in Gemini: Prioritizing Consumer Experience First Google is focusing on consumer experience before ads in AI tools like Gemini, learning from Search experiments. Technology : Google is not bringing ads to Gemini yet because they want to make the product great first. Google’s ad boss says they are learning from AI Mode. … Read more
Not built right first time, says Musk as xAI reboots over As xAI retools staffing and strategy, Elon Musk admits the company is restarting in its race against OpenAI and Anthropic. Technology Palo Alto, California: Elon Musk has admitted that his artificial intelligence company, xAI, was “not built right the first time” and is starting … Read more
US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access Congress introduces bipartisan bill to ban warrantless FBI searches of Americans’ communications, challenging intelligence agencies weeks before a key spy program expires. Politics Washington: Congress is debating a new law to stop the FBI from searching Americans’ private messages without a warrant. The Government Surveillance … Read more
DIGG LAYS OFF STAFF AND SHUTS DOWN APP AS COMPANY RETOOLS Link-sharing site Digg lays off staff and shuts down its app as it struggles with bot spam and competition from rivals like Reddit. Technology San Francisco: Link-sharing website Digg is laying off many workers and taking down its app. Founder Kevin Rose will work … Read more
These Excellent Computer Speakers Are $100 Off Save $100 on these great computer speakers – perfect for music producers and audio lovers. Technology Amazon offers $100 off iLoud Micro Monitor speakers. These speakers work great for music making and watching videos. They sound very good for their size. The speakers have special settings that help … Read more