Loading activity…
@thedailyblock
Breaking news on Finance, Crypto, and Tech. The #1 Source For Market-moving financial intelligence. Fast. Verifiable. Institutional
Technology
A post says Microsoft pulled out of a UK Nscale supercomputer deal; the site had reportedly faced power-grid delays.
AI
Glimpse’s team claims competitive frontier performance compared with Astra on key public visual reasoning benchmarks.
World & Business
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy announced Kyiv would resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after halting them at US request. Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Zelenskyy reported feeling 'betrayed' due to Starlink throttling and reduced US intelligence sharing.
World & Business
An investor argues rising Treasury yields could make AI buildouts harder to finance despite expected growth in compute demand.
Technology
The Financial Times says Apollo is expected to lead, with about $10bn in bank loans and $30bn in investment-grade debt.
Technology
Techmeme, citing Reuters, says Dario’s earnings were middle of the pack for tech CEOs; Daniela, his sister, is Anthropic’s president.
Technology
A post says communities are seeking more transparency about data centers’ effects on water, electricity and the environment.
Technology
Macerkopf cites Bloomberg on Ternus’s design role; separately, The Daily Block says Apple plans to make AI requests for Mac data more obvious.
Technology
Techmeme links to TechCrunch coverage of Apple's warning that AI agents have increased the risks of this level of access.
AI
Amazon says its five-year Built Together plan includes free job training, energy-efficiency upgrades and community-selected projects.
Technology
The Daily Block says the command will focus on expanding those technologies across the US military.
Technology
In a Sept. 29 press release, Volantis said Lachy Groom and Abstract led the Series A and that total funding to date is $97 million as it pitches photonics-based AI inference hardware.
Technology
Reuters reports the deal, disclosed in Anthropic’s IPO filing, deepens ties spanning compute supply, equipment leasing and financing.
Technology
Google says its new model has a 1 million-token output limit and is built for complex coding, enterprise knowledge work and cybersecurity defense. Broader access is planned after early testing.
Technology
Reuters reports that a US jury found Apple’s Taptic Engine infringed two Taction patents tied to the vibrations in iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple disputes the finding and says it will appeal.
Technology
The Information says the pace more than doubled in months; Reuters could not verify the report, and a 50 billion yuan funding round remains a target.
AI
The lab published internal measurements on AI R&D progress and safety resource use.
Technology
New York Post reports insiders say firms exaggerated AI risks to sway regulators.
Technology
Core and Premium combine paid features across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Meta says the apps’ core experience will remain free.
Technology
Reuters reports that the affected infrastructure was damaged during the Iran war. The UAE disruption involves one of the country’s three data-hosting zones.
