Softbank could soon buy Renee James’ Ampere chip company for about $6.5B

February 6, 2025

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February 6, 2025

And it’s the latest in an ongoing saga over the company’s future ownership.

Sonos lays off 200 ahead of rumored set-top box release

February 6, 2025

Sonos announced that it has laid off 200 people in a letter posted to its site Wednesday. The news follows a 100-person layoff in August. Both rounds arrive in the wake of a disastrously botched update to the Sonos app that alienated broad swaths of the premium audio hardware firm’s extremely loyal fanbase. The new […]

Researchers created an open rival to OpenAI’s o1 ‘reasoning’ model for under $50

February 5, 2025

AI researchers at Stanford and the University of Washington were able to train an AI “reasoning” model for under $50 in cloud compute credits, according to a new research paper released last Friday. The model known as s1 performs similarly to cutting-edge reasoning models, such as OpenAI’s o1 and DeepSeek’s r1, on tests measuring math […]

Scout Motors sued over plan to sell EVs direct to consumers

February 5, 2025

Scout Motors’ plan to eschew traditional dealerships and sell EVs directly to consumers is running into legal trouble. A group of Volkswagen and Audi dealers filed a lawsuit this week against Scout Motors, the EV that spun out of Volkswagen. The lawsuit, which was first reported by Automotive News, seeks to block Scout’s direct-to-consumer sales […]

Bench burned through $135 million before shutting down

February 5, 2025

A clearer picture of Bench’s downfall is emerging thanks to new bankruptcy filings, which show the accounting startup burned $135 million before collapsing.

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February 5, 2025

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This Stat About Gen Alpha’s Side Hustles Might Be Hard to Believe — But It Means Major Purchasing Power. Here’s What the Kids Want to Buy.

February 5, 2025

These young entrepreneurs are already planning for their financial futures.

XOi raises $230M, acquires Specifx to expand its tech for field service technicians

February 5, 2025

Field service engineers may not be the first group of customers that come to mind when you think about lucrative opportunities in B2B technology. But that same blind spot speaks of the opportunity in the space for those who are stepping up and targeting “the job site.” One of the players in that space, XOi […]

Google ditches DEI hiring goals

February 5, 2025

Google will no longer have diversity hiring targets and will review its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, according to an email sent to employees seen by the Wall Street Journal. Google now joins other tech companies rolling back DEI practices, especially as DEI practices come under fire from conservative groups. Amazon and Meta have also […]

The biggest breach of U.S. government data is under way

February 5, 2025

Elon Musk’s DOGE has taken control and accessed large swathes of Americans’ private information held by the U.S. federal government.

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