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Databricks is in talks to raise money at a valuation of more than $130B, up about 30% from September when it raised a $1B Series K at a $100B valuation (The Information)
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Sony Q2: revenue up 4.6% YoY to ~$20.3B, net profit up 6.7% to ~$2.02B, says it sold 3.9M PS5 units, and raises annual operating profit forecast 7.5% to ~$9.3B (Kosaku Narioka/Wall Street Journal)
Kosaku Narioka / Wall Street Journal: Sony Q2: revenue up 4.6% YoY to ~$20.3B, net profit up 6.7% to ~$2.02B, says it sold 3.9M PS5 units, and raises annual operating profit forecast 7.5% to ~$9.3B — It expects U.S. tariffs to weigh on operating profit by ¥50 billion for the current fiscal year, versus ¥ 70 billion estimated previously Source…
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Grab reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to $873M, vs. 869M est., and an adjusted EBITDA of $136M, helped by offerings like group food orders and cheaper shared rides (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)
Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Grab reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to $873M, vs. 869M est., and an adjusted EBITDA of $136M, helped by offerings like group food orders and cheaper shared rides — Grab Holdings Ltd. raised its earnings forecast for the year after quarterly profit topped estimates, helped by novel offerings … Source link
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NXP reports Q3 revenue down 2% YoY to $3.17B, vs. $3.16B est., automotive revenue flat YoY to $1.83B, and expects above estimates Q4 revenue of $3.20B to $3.40B (Juby Babu/Reuters)
Juby Babu / Reuters: NXP reports Q3 revenue down 2% YoY to $3.17B, vs. $3.16B est., automotive revenue flat YoY to $1.83B, and expects above estimates Q4 revenue of $3.20B to $3.40B — NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Monday, as it recovers … Source link
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To secure vast compute for OpenAI, Sam Altman's deal spree pits Silicon Valley giants against each other as they race to cash in, making OpenAI too big to fail (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)
Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: To secure vast compute for OpenAI, Sam Altman’s deal spree pits Silicon Valley giants against each other as they race to cash in, making OpenAI too big to fail — The CEO’s dealmaking blitz has convinced Silicon Valley’s giants to tether their fates to his company, essentially making it too big to fail Source…
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Researchers used an off-the-shelf system to compile a vast collection of private data, including T-Mobile users' calls and texts, sent by satellites unencrypted (Wired)
Wired: Researchers used an off-the-shelf system to compile a vast collection of private data, including T-Mobile users’ calls and texts, sent by satellites unencrypted — With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls … Source link
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MrBeast, who earned an estimated $85M in 2025, says AI-generated videos could threaten creators' livelihoods, calling it "scary times" for the industry (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: MrBeast, who earned an estimated $85M in 2025, says AI-generated videos could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it “scary times” for the industry — Top YouTube creator MrBeast is worried about AI’s impact on creators’ livelihoods, despite having dabbled with using the technology himself. Source link
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NetBlocks: Afghanistan is experiencing a "total internet blackout" as the Taliban imposes a telecom shutdown; an official says it will last until further notice (Anbarasan Ethirajan/BBC)
Anbarasan Ethirajan / BBC: NetBlocks: Afghanistan is experiencing a “total internet blackout” as the Taliban imposes a telecom shutdown; an official says it will last until further notice — Anbarasan Ethirajan, Global Affairs Reporter and — The Taliban government in Afghanistan has imposed … Source link
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A look at MrBeast's entertainment company, which has ~$450M in annual sales but faced three years of losses due to high production costs of $3M-$4M per video (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: A look at MrBeast’s entertainment company, which has ~$450M in annual sales but faced three years of losses due to high production costs of $3M-$4M per video — The master of viral videos now has a CEO to rein in spending on Lambos—and give his “banger content” an even wider reach. Source link
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A study finds that six major AI chatbots can be easily tricked into creating phishing emails targeting elderly people, despite being trained not to (Reuters)
Reuters: A study finds that six major AI chatbots can be easily tricked into creating phishing emails targeting elderly people, despite being trained not to — Major AI chatbots were happy to help. — Reuters and a Harvard University researcher used top chatbots to plot a simulated phishing scam … Source link
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