Sequoia hits rewind, undoing 20 years of expansion
Sequoia is consolidating into a smaller, Bay Area–centered firm, shutting down the programs and offices it built during a 20-year expansion while announcing roughly $10 billion in new funds.
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God of War Laufey delayed until May
God of War Laufey's release date is being delayed to May 20th, 2027, developer Santa Monica Studio announced today. It was previously set to launch on PS5 on February 16th. Here is Santa Monica Studio's full message about the delay: Since the reveal of God of War Laufey in June, we've been deeply grateful to see so much excitement for Faye's journey through the Everywhen. We don't take for…
Axon sued over AI-powered license plate reader network
Evidence of widespread job losses attributable to AI remains thin. Yet fear of the technology could still be having an effect by causing workers to cling to their jobs
Bearish
I tried Apple’s Siri Recaps. They’re surprisingly useful
Apple's AI-powered Siri Recaps won me over in just one day, despite my privacy reservations. But there's still room for improvement.
NBIS vs IREN - a comparison with counter intuitive conclusion
Disclaimer : I redacted my post partially with AI as English isn't my main language. I own every argument stated in this post and used my own way of calculating the future share prices. Please feel free to criticize my method. I was a…
Wednesday assorted links
1. Important people in the AI world. 2. Ted Nordhaus on Bill Nordhaus. 3. “That universities facilitate broader political mobilization can explain why governments often seek to restrict student activism.” 4. NYT obituary for William Nordhaus. 5. A new (job market) paper on how much does economic geography matter? 6. “Recent-graduate unemployment fell to 5.2%, […] The post Wednesday assorted…
Show HN: A decent text-to-image model trained for ~$20K (Apache 2.0 Weights)
My brother and I run a 2-person lab that trains our own generative video models from scratch. The ultimate goal is a set of creative tools that make it easier for anyone to make animation. Video models today are too slow/expensive and lack sufficient controls. Creativity is an iterative process. You make, you tweak, you get better. In our opinion, they're not usable yet for storytelling. When we…
Anker’s new window-mounted camera monitors the outside of your home from within it
Anker announced a new indoor security camera that's designed to watch your yard, driveway, or front porch through a window, instead of monitoring what's inside your home. The new Anker Eufy Window Camera E10 takes a similar approach to the Wyze Window Cam that launched nearly a year ago. It installs right against a window using an including mounting sticker to reduce glare and reflections, but…
AI boom draws chip supply from other end-markets, Siltronic CEO says
Google faces backlash for plan that would turn off Search for schools that restrict AI
Politicians on the left, like NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani and former FTC chair Lina Khan, accused Google of acting as an unregulated monopoly.
Rian Johnson explains why he had to build his own iPhone camera app
Rian Johnson. Rian Johnson is an analog photography devotee. The director of Knives Out and The Last Jedi can often be spotted on set with a Leica M6 at his side, documenting production on film. But sometimes, it's still easier to reach for a phone. So Johnson started wondering if the photos from his iPhone could be made to look more like the grade he applies to his movies. The result is…
Data centers lost the midterms
Data center developers are poised to face a more restrictive building environment after voters across the country voted in candidates who favor moratoriums and ballot measures that put more obstacles on their expansion, delivering a stinging blow to a central pillar of the AI industry. Of voters polled by NBC News on Election Day, 76 percent said they opposed data centers in their communities…
US stock markets and government bonds rally while dollar falls after Democrats secure Congress
European shares also power ahead as markets react to blue wave in US midterm elections And Chris Turner, global head of markets at ING, says: Investors will be parsing what this all means. For example, Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor’s race on a ticket of wanting an immediate moratorium on data centre buildouts. Given AI’s role in powering the US economy, speculation over whether a new…
Bullish
Nvidia's Two Clocks: A $12.93 Billion Deal Under Review and a Regulatory Cloud That Hasn't Rained Ye
My favorite 25W wireless power bank is down to $35
If you’re someone who owns an iPhone, you might have considered getting a MagSafe power bank that can quickly recharge it. I tested a handful of options that claim to deliver 25W Qi2.2 speeds wirelessly, and my top pick was Baseus’ AM52 10,000mAh battery, which happens to be steeply discounted right now at Amazon. Originally $80 but commonly available for $59.99, the code M4JLY1W2 (shared via…
AMZNBullish
What I learned driving the Slate electric truck prototype
After 45 minutes behind the wheel, I am more optimistic about the $25,000 EV.
Not even $200 million could help Elon Musk buy Texas
James Talarico, the Democratic Texas senator-elect, not only managed to flip the state in yesterday's midterms but prevailed in the most expensive Senate election to date. More than $573 million was spent on advertisements between Talarico, his Republican opponent Ken Paxton, and their aligned PACs. And a big chunk of that money came from just one man: Elon Musk. Musk reportedly spent more than…
Kimi K3.1 Pro model weights are out
Article URL: https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3.1-Pro Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50366999 Points: 150 # Comments: 28
OpenAI to acquire Pierre Computer Company
https://twitter.com/pierrecomputer/status/211799903617518818... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50366863 Points: 151 # Comments: 52
Bluetooth is getting a big boost to data transfer speeds
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) that oversees the wireless standard has formally adopted Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT) as an optional feature of the Bluetooth Core 7.0. It's an upgrade the Bluetooth SIG has been previewing over the past year that increases Bluetooth LE's maximum supported bit rate from 2 Mbps to 7.5 Mbps. It will allow for higher resolution audio to be streamed…
Bullish
Micron and other chip stocks slip as election results strike at the core of data-center optimism
Democratic victories in Texas and other states raise long-term questions about the AI buildout, though they do not “unwind projects already funded.”
MUBullish
Qualcomm sat out the semiconductor rally. Can a SpaceX partnership change that?
The company is furthering its expansion outside of the handset market — by powering Starlink Mobile.
Bullish
Stocks surge after Democrats’ sweep
Wall Street shrugs off concerns of anti-AI backlash as analysts say divided government reduces policymaking risks
Bullish
The DEA banned a drug some opioid users called a miracle
Researchers say the Schedule I ban could kill studies of a promising opioid treatment.
The fight for tech accountability starts now
When Donald Trump began his second term as president, Silicon Valley gratefully embraced moral nihilism. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and more collectively donated millions to Trump's inauguration fund to ensure his favor in a new era of gangster tech regulation. Meta overhauled its content policy to allow calling gay people mentally ill and women property. Elon Musk started throwing Nazi salutes…
Guerrilla bike lanes: San Francisco makes illicit infrastructure permanent (2016)
Article URL: https://99percentinvisible.org/article/guerrilla-bike-lanes-san-francisco-makes-illicit-infrastructure-permanent/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50366522 Points: 152 # Comments: 84
Titan OS raises $46 million to expand its smart TV OS internationally
Titan OS has raised $110 million in funding to date