Category Archives: Tech News

Sources: Meta is buying Manus for $2B+, after approaching the startup during a fundraising at a $2B valuation; Manus CEO Xiao Hong will report to Javier Olivan (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta is buying Manus for $2B+, after approaching the startup during [...]

30
Dec
Sources and a memo: the US DOJ is using a novel reading of a federal anti-fraud law to probe contractors, including Google and Verizon, over their DEI programs (Lydia Wheeler/Wall Street Journal)

Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal: Sources and a memo: the US DOJ is using [...]

29
Dec
Sam Altman says OpenAI is seeking a new Head of Preparedness, noting "the potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw a preview of in 2025" (Cheyenne MacDonald/Engadget)

Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget: Sam Altman says OpenAI is seeking a new Head of Preparedness, [...]

28
Dec
Despite Palantir's high trailing P/E ratio of ~450x, retail traders have poured billions of dollars into the stock, which is up ~3,000% in the past three years (Alex Harring/CNBC)

Alex Harring / CNBC: Despite Palantir’s high trailing P/E ratio of ~450x, retail traders have [...]

27
Dec
China launches three VC funds of $7.1B+ each to back early-stage “hard technology” startups valued below ¥500M, or about $71M (Reuters)

Featured Podcasts The Talk Show With John Gruber: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson The [...]

26
Dec
Nvidia’s licensing deal with Groq, which has raised ~$1.8B, includes payouts to Groq’s key execs and investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global (The Information)

Featured Podcasts The Talk Show With John Gruber: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson The [...]

25
Dec
Over the past month, the US paused talks on a tech pact with the UK, canceled a South Korea trade meeting, and threatened the EU over Big Tech regulations (Politico)

Featured Podcasts BG2 Pod: AI Enterprise – Databricks & Glean Open-source podcast on all things [...]

24
Dec
Despite concerns, Labour MPs and other left-wing UK politicians stay active on X; the UK government says it stopped paid ads on X in 2024, down from £9M in 2021 (Financial Times)

Featured Podcasts Grit: How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader [...]

23
Dec
Q&A with iRobot co-founder Colin Angle on the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, regulatory pressure that killed Amazon’s deal, his new robotics startup, and more (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s Podcast: The coming AI security crisis (and what to do about it) [...]

22
Dec
Micron projects FY Q2 sales to grow over 2x YoY to $18.7B and adjusted operating income to rise over 5x to $11.3B, signaling higher memory chip prices in 2026 (Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal)

Featured Podcasts Hard Fork: Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard [...]

20
Dec