August 22, 2025

OpenAI lawyers question Meta's role in Elon Musk's $97B takeover bid : OpenAI says that Elon Musk met with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discuss a $97 billion takeover bid of the ChatGPT-maker. Read More

Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn't try AI immediately: After getting licenses to cover every engineer, some at the cryptocurrency exchange warned Armstrong that adoption would be slow, predicting it would take months to get even half the engineers using AI.  Read More

US government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel: Such federal government ownership of a major corporation would mark a dramatic departure from long-standing U.S. policy. Read More

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Nvidia reportedly halts production on its H20 AI chips: Beijing is reportedly urging Chinese companies to turn to domestic chips just weeks after Nvidia got the green light to sell in China again. Read More

OpenAI announces New Delhi office as it expands footprint in India: OpenAI has started hiring in India as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing South Asian tech market. Read More

Developer gets prison time for sabotaging former employer's network with a 'kill switch': The ex-developer was convicted of planting malicious code designed to crash its servers in the event that he was fired. Read More

Apple is in talks to use Google's Gemini for Siri revamp, report says: Apple promised a major revamp to Siri, but the company's AI capabilities have lagged behind competitors. Read More

Waymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York City: It's the first permit of its kind, and a crucial step along the path toward launching a true robotaxi service in the Big Apple. Read More

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Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law: In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it doesn't have the resources to make the substantial technical changes this type of law would require, and it raised concerns about the law's broad scope and privacy implications. Read More

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