The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracle’s legacy status, it shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain.
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Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content
People CEO Neil Vogel says Google’s AI crawler can’t be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI.
Ram ends EV pickup truck plans
Stellantis, the parent company of Ram, said Friday that it will no longer develop a battery-electric full-size pickup. The company cited low demand for full-size battery-electric trucks as the primary reason.
Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price
Transit tech software startup Via had its IPO debut on Friday, starting at below offering price before rising to close at nearly $50.
Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan
Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds — the airline pilots’ union says it won’t be safe.
OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm
OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a nonbinding agreement on a revised partnership.
Apple’s latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers
Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs, and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones.
The music industry is broken: OpenWav’s new app aims to change that
OpenWav is building a direct-to-fan platform for music artists that lets them keep more of the profits.
Tesla’s robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit
Tesla can now test its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada, but it still has steps to take if it wants to offer paid rides like in Austin, Texas.
Perplexity reportedly raised $200M at $20B valuation
The AI-powered search startup’s valuation jumped from $18 billion two months earlier.