Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

Oracle says the Nvidia-OpenAI deal has "zero impact" on its financial relationship with OpenAI and it is "highly confident in OpenAI's ability to raise funds" (@oracle)

@oracle:
Oracle says the Nvidia-OpenAI deal has “zero impact” on its financial relationship with OpenAI and it is “highly confident in OpenAI's ability to raise funds”  —  The NVIDIA-OpenAI deal has zero impact on our financial relationship with OpenAI. We remain highly confident in OpenAI's ability to raise funds and meet its commitments.

Adobe Animate is shutting down next month

Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe's website, the company says it will stop selling the animation software on March 1st, citing the emergence of new platforms "that better serve the needs of the users." Users have until March 1st, 2027 (or March 1st, 2029 for enterprise customers) […]

Mamdani’s New Health Commissioner Is an Unexpected Pick

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. The new health commissioner for New York City is a Harvard-educated emergency physician and former White House fellow who has spent the past several years in Boston combining medicine with advocacy work, burnishing a resume that leans more toward health care than […]

The post Mamdani’s New Health Commissioner Is an Unexpected Pick appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.

SpaceX Acquires xAI for $250 Billion (The Information)

The Information:
SpaceX Acquires xAI for $250 Billion  —  Elon Musk's SpaceX acquired xAI for $250 billion in stock, said a person familiar with the situation.  SpaceX was valued at $1 trillion in the deal, another person familiar with the deal said.  The news, without the price, was confirmed by Musk …

Waymo raises $16 billion to take its robotaxi business ‘global’

Waymo announced a $16 billion investment round aimed at bringing its robotaxi business to more US cities, as well as some overseas markets. The funding round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, a "crossover" firm known for investing in late-stage tech companies before they go public. Waymo's co-CEOs said in a blog post they would […]