Day: March 26, 2025

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger jumps to venture capital, joins Playground Global
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Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger jumps to venture capital, joins Playground Global

From left, Playground Global partners Peter Barrett, Pat Gelsinger, Jory Bell, Bruce Leak and Ben Kim. Playground Global After a tumultuous four years running Intel, Pat Gelsinger is going into venture capital. Gelsinger, who was ousted by the chipmaker in December, has joined Playground Global as a general partner. Started in 2015 by a group […]

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Trump says he may reduce China tariffs to help close a TikTok deal
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Trump says he may reduce China tariffs to help close a TikTok deal

Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump said he may reduce tariffs on China to facilitate a deal that would result in ByteDance selling the U.S. operations of TikTok. China “is going to have to play a role” in approving a TikTok-related divestiture, Trump said in a press conference Wednesday. “Maybe […]

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Utah governor signs online child safety law requiring Apple, Google to verify user ages
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Utah governor signs online child safety law requiring Apple, Google to verify user ages

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Wednesday signed a bill that requires Apple and Google’s mobile app stores to verify user ages and require parental permission for those under 18 to use certain apps, the governor’s spokesperson told CNBC. The law is the first of its kind in the nation and represents a significant shift in […]

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23andMe co-founder lashes out at CEO Wojcicki after bankruptcy filing, says board lacked oversight
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23andMe co-founder lashes out at CEO Wojcicki after bankruptcy filing, says board lacked oversight

A view of 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, United States on March 25, 2025.  Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images 23andMe co-founder Linda Avey took to social media on Wednesday to express frustration about the fate of the once-thriving genetics testing company that spiraled into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. Avey helped launch […]

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The concern with CoreWeave’s 250,000 Nvidia chips ahead of its IPO
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The concern with CoreWeave’s 250,000 Nvidia chips ahead of its IPO

With 250,000 highly-desired Nvidia graphics processors, CoreWeave has become one of the most prominent “GPU clouds,” a status it hopes investors will value when it debuts on the public markets. But the world of artificial intelligence hardware is moving so quickly that it raises questions about how long those chips will remain on the cutting […]

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The concern with CoreWeave’s 250,000 Nvidia chips ahead of its IPO
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The concern with CoreWeave’s 250,000 Nvidia chips ahead of its IPO

With 250,000 highly-desired Nvidia graphics processors, CoreWeave has become one of the most prominent “GPU clouds,” a status it hopes investors will value when it debuts on the public markets. But the world of artificial intelligence hardware is moving so quickly that it raises questions about how long those chips will remain on the cutting […]

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The concern with CoreWeave’s 250,000 Nvidia chips ahead of its IPO
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The concern with CoreWeave’s 250,000 Nvidia chips ahead of its IPO

With 250,000 highly-desired Nvidia graphics processors, CoreWeave has become one of the most prominent “GPU clouds,” a status it hopes investors will value when it debuts on the public markets. But the world of artificial intelligence hardware is moving so quickly that it raises questions about how long those chips will remain on the cutting […]

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Amazon Pharmacy medical chief Gupta is latest health exec to leave company
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Amazon Pharmacy medical chief Gupta is latest health exec to leave company

Vin Gupta, Chief Medical Officer at Amazon Pharmacy, speaks during Amazon’s “Delivering the Future” event at the company’s BFI1 Fulfillment Center, Robotics Research and Development Hub in Sumner, Washington on October 18, 2023.  Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Amazon has lost the chief medical officer of its pharmacy division after five years at […]

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Tesla shares drop on plunging European sales, concerns about Trump’s tariffs
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Tesla shares drop on plunging European sales, concerns about Trump’s tariffs

White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Win McNamee | Getty Images Tesla shares fell almost 6% on Wednesday as data from Europe showed slowing sales last month, and investors grew […]

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OpenAI expects revenue will triple to .7 billion this year, source says
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OpenAI expects revenue will triple to $12.7 billion this year, source says

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel discussion on potentials, perspectives and challenges in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Technical University (TU) in Berlin on February 7, 2025.  John Macdougall | Afp | Getty Images OpenAI expects revenue will triple to $12.7 billion in 2025, CNBC has confirmed. Bloomberg was first […]

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