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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a ‘brazen campaign’ of intellectual property theft
This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.
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VLC crosses 7 billion downloads
In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.
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Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage
Microsoft says it’s testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.
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Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union bets
The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.
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a16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fund
Andreessen Horowitz held out its hand and returned with billions more in new funds to invest in startups.
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Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fund
The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.
