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SAP buys Prior Labs to anchor a European frontier AI lab around tabular foundation models


Eighteen months after a €9m pre-seed, the Freiburg-based pioneer of TabPFN is being acquired by SAP and will receive more than €1bn over four years. The terms are not disclosed; the strategic intent is unmistakable. When Frank Hutter, Noah Hollmann, and Sauraj Gambhir founded Prior Labs in early 2024, the AI world was paying attention […]



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Steam's Gabe Newell casually reminds the world he's filthy rich in promo video for new yacht company

Valve CEO Gabe Newell has described his life as awesome, but a recent promo for his mega yacht company shows that the man behind Steam downplays it

Does Star Wars have an Elden Ring? Fans are still debating Fallen Order.

Since its 2019 release, Star Wars fans have been arguing over Jedi: Fallen Order's Soulslike bona fides. But the question remains: Is it a Soulslike?

Investment and tech firm Long Lake says it will buy corporate travel operator Amex GBT for $6.3B, citing AI's ability to modernize the business travel sector (Reuters)

Reuters:
Investment and tech firm Long Lake says it will buy corporate travel operator Amex GBT for $6.3B, citing AI's ability to modernize the business travel sector  —  Investment and technology firm Long Lake said on Monday it would buy corporate travel operator American Express Global Business Travel …

Inside Palantir Foundation's Atlantic and Pacific Forum at Yale for invited students: State Dept. and Palantir staff share a vision of mixing AI and state power (Alex Bronzini-Vender/New York Magazine)

Alex Bronzini-Vender / New York Magazine:
Inside Palantir Foundation's Atlantic and Pacific Forum at Yale for invited students: State Dept. and Palantir staff share a vision of mixing AI and state power  —  At a quiet conference at Yale, the company and its allies sketched a vision for AI, state power, and how to mix the two.