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Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek as AI Chip Alliance Deepens
The convertible-bond investment ties MediaTek’s custom silicon to Nvidia’s data-center architecture across cloud systems, PCs and vehicles.
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Andreessen’s $1.1 Billion Machine Age Fund Goes Physical
The $1.1 billion fund treats AI as an industrial buildout that extends from semiconductors and networking to robotics and home appliances.
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Lambda’s $926 Million Loan Turns AI Compute Into an Asset Class
The $926 million facility is tied to infrastructure for an investment-grade customer, blending cloud demand with structured finance.
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Brave Adds Free Email Aliases to Browser Sign-Ups
The privacy browser is moving identity protection into forms, with mobile support and a paid tier planned.
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Google’s Pokémon Sleep Fitbit Air Ships Sept. 15
The $129 wearable offers themed hardware and software, while the standard Fitbit Air remains priced at $99.
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Bluesky Adds a Discover Opt-Out for Users Who Don’t Want to Go Viral
The setting asks Discover not to amplify an account, while posts remain public and visible elsewhere in the open network.
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Retro Raises More Than $21 Million for Private Photo Sharing
An SEC filing shows the funding for Lone Palm Labs, the company behind a social product designed around friends rather than mass reach.
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Judge Vacates Pentagon’s Anthropic AI Vendor Blacklist
A federal judge found unlawful retaliation, vacated the Pentagon’s supply-chain designation and permanently blocked enforcement of the contractor ban.
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Amazon Adds 2 Million Nvidia GPUs to AWS AI Buildout
The cloud provider will deploy Blackwell and Rubin chips in 2027 and 2028 as the companies extend their alliance across the AI stack.
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Alabama Subpoenas OpenAI Over Hugging Face AI Breach
Alabama’s attorney general is demanding records on OpenAI’s July model-evaluation incident as states test whether existing consumer laws reach frontier AI.