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: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”
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. The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the US in April 2024, the day before…
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.