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Nvidia-backed Si Five hits $3. 65 billion valuation for open AI chips
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (425+ words) LAST 24 HOURS: Save up to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends tonight, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. Si Five, a company founded in 2015 by the UC Berkeley engineers who created an open source chip design, has landed a $400 million oversubscribed round that…...
Snap gets closer to releasing new AI glasses after years-long hiatus
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (277+ words) THIS WEEK ONLY: Save up to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. Snap has announced a new partnership between its AR-glasses focused subsidiary, Specs, and chipmaker Qualcomm, as the company revs up for the release of…...
Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (433+ words) THIS WEEK ONLY: Save close to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. Amazon is preparing to end support for Kindle devices released before 2012 " cutting them off from the Kindle Store and making them virtually unable to…...
As You Tube grows on TV, it eyes more interactive video across formats
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (350+ words) THIS WEEK ONLY: Save close to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. The living room has become a central battleground for You Tube, as more people turn to television screens. Now the Google-owned platform is trying…...
Apple's foldable i Phone is on track to launch in September, report says
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (212+ words) THIS WEEK ONLY: Save close to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. Apple's first foldable i Phone is on track to debut in September alongside the i Phone 18 Pro and Pro Max, according to a new…...
Intel signs on to Elon Musk's Terafab chips project
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (270+ words) THIS WEEK ONLY: Save close to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. Intel will join Space X and Tesla in an effort to build a new U. S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions…...
Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon's AI chips
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (555+ words) THIS WEEK ONLY: Save close to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. On Tuesday, Amazon announced that Uber was expanding its contract for AWS cloud services to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips....
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has some impressive add-ons that make snapping photos really fun
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (598+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 lands in San Francisco on April 30. Tickets are limited. Register here. In the U. S. , discussions about top camera phones largely center around i Phones, the Samsung Galaxy series, and, lately, the Google Pixel. In contrast, people…...
After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (882+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 lands in San Francisco on April 30. Tickets are limited. Register here. Mikko Hypp'nen is pacing back and forth on the stage, with his trademark dark blonde ponytail resting on an impeccable teal suit. A seasoned…...
Nothing's AI devices plan reportedly contains smart glasses and earbuds
1+ week, 2+ day ago (212+ words) London-based hardware company Nothing is on track to release a pair of smart glasses next year, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The glasses will likely feature cameras, microphones and speakers, and will connect to a smartphone and the cloud to…...