Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation
The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns.
AI Psychosis Is Real, Rare and Rising — and Your Life as a Founder Fits Every Risk Factor
Doctors are warning of a new risk in people who spend hours a day with chatbots engineered to agree with them — worth a read if that’s your workday.
Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips.
Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well
The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.
I’ve Launched 22 Companies. 5 Moves Separate Founders Who Scale From Ones Who Fail
After launching 22 companies, I’ve learned the hardest transition any founder makes is trading control for trust — and building the systems and people that outlast their involvement.
Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45 billion deal with Nscale
The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic’s white-hot compute-gobbling streak.
You’ll Be Miserable After Your Exit Your Business If You Skip This Personal Plan
You deserve a future that gives you a “face pressed up against the glass” moment.
I’ve Been a Software Developer For 20 Years. Here’s Why I’m All in on Vibe Coding.
As a software developer and founder, I am thrilled by the possibilities of vibe coding, especially in the early stages of building a startup.
Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI
Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture.