White House offers more details about potential TikTok deal
The White House press secretary said Americans will hold six of seven board seats in the restructured TikTok, and the video app’s algorithm will be U.S.-controlled. The White House press secretary said Americans will hold six of seven board seats in the restructured TikTok, and the video app’s algorithm will be U.S.-controlled.
Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US
Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States for now. Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States […]
How Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni used Gen Z methods to raise $8M for Phia
Phia raises $8M seed round in deal led by Kleiner Perkins. Phia raises $8M seed round in deal led by Kleiner Perkins.
Google isn’t kidding around about cost cutting, even slashing its FT subscription
These cuts may save Google mere thousands; they also come as Google faces increasingly strained relationships with news publishers. These cuts may save Google mere thousands; they also come as Google faces increasingly strained relationships with news publishers.
Matt: MCP Everywhere
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. (The joke is the S in MCP stands for security, but that’s another post.) They say to think of it like “like a USB-C port for AI applications” because it allows interoperability between AI chatbots and other tools. Here’s some of the MCP stuff happening across the Automattic solar […]
Trump hits H-1B visas with $100,000 fee, targeting the program that launched Elon Musk and Instagram
President Trump signed a proclamation Friday requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications—an enormous jump from the current $215 lottery registration fee—targeting the very program that helped create some of Silicon Valley’s biggest success stories. President Trump signed a proclamation Friday requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for […]
Why California’s SB 53 might provide a meaningful check on big AI companies
Equity debates California’s new AI safety bill and why it has a better shot at becoming law. Equity debates California’s new AI safety bill and why it has a better shot at becoming law.
Nvidia eyes $500M investment into self-driving tech startup Wayve
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took his first ride in a Wayve-equipped self-driving car through Central London. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took his first ride in a Wayve-equipped self-driving car through Central London.
Indian fintech Jar turns profitable by enabling millions to save in gold
Jar has been profitable after tax for the past two quarters. Jar has been profitable after tax for the past two quarters.
OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild
AI models don’t just hallucinate. They also “scheme,” meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intentions. AI models don’t just hallucinate. They also “scheme,” meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intentions.