Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It’s the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.
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An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI
Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.
Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases
The feature, announced this week, allows Brave’s users to sign up for websites and other online services without having to share their personal email addresses.
Open-weight AI companies are the Valley’s hottest acquisition targets
There’s a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away.
How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems
Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.
More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.
Friend-focused photo sharing app Retro snags $21M
Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.
Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again
Now, Apple TV subscriptions will cost $14.99 per month, up from its previous price of $12.99 per month.
a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’
The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.
Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.