In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs
Meta has commandeered a big chunk of Amazon’s homegrown CPUs (not GPUs) for AI agentic workloads, signaling that a new kind of chip race has begun.
The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions
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. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why. —Jessica Hamzelou It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western…
Health-care AI is here. We don’t know if it actually helps patients.
I don’t need to tell you that AI is everywhere. Or that it is being used, increasingly, in hospitals. Doctors are using AI to help them with notetaking. AI-based tools are trawling through patient records, flagging people who may require certain support or treatments. They are also used to interpret medical exam results and X-rays. A…
Porsche is adding an all-electric Cayenne coupe to its lineup
Porsche will start selling the Cayenne Coupe Electric in late summer.
Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit
The former Disney CEO hold a stake in Thrive, and has previously held the role of the venture partner at the firm.
Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400k on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation
The soldier is accused of using classified government information to inform a wager on the prediction market Polymarket.
The Data Liability Most Business Leaders Don’t Know They Have — Until It’s Too Late
As AI systems grow increasingly dependent on historical data to function accurately, unrecoverable historical data has become a liability that belongs on the C-suite agenda.
Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring
Former Tesla executive Chris Lister is retiring, and at least three other VPs have left Redwood around the recent restructuring, TechCrunch has learned.
Your Marketing Team Is Doing Everything Right — But the Results Aren’t Adding Up. Here’s Why.
B2B marketing teams are generating more PR coverage, more content and more data than ever. But activity without alignment is just noise.
How Multi-Concept Ownership Benefits Both Franchisors and Franchisees
Multi-concept ownership isn’t just about scaling faster; it’s about scaling smarter with complementary businesses.
Most Founders Think Debt Is Risky and Equity Is Safe. Here’s Why That Belief Is Costing Them.
Debt first isn’t aggressive. It’s disciplined.