2026-06-19
Trump mocked Zuckerberg and Bezos for ‘first-class groveling’, new book claims
A new book paints an unflattering picture of how Silicon Valley’s most powerful men handled Donald Trump’s return to power. According to its authors, they grovelled. And Trump, they write, mocked them for it behind their backs. The book is “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump”, by the New York Times reporters […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-19
A startup says it cracked the maths bottleneck holding back AI. It finally has the receipts.
A Miami startup says it has cracked a maths problem that has made AI models slow and power-hungry for almost a decade. The claim was bold enough to draw comparisons with Theranos. Now, though, the company has independent test results that back much of it up. The startup is called Subquadratic. It came out of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-19
As Jio files for India’s biggest-ever IPO, it’s planning a Starlink rival in orbit
At its annual shareholder meeting on Friday, Reliance unveiled two things at once: paperwork for what could be India’s biggest-ever stock-market listing, and a plan to put a Starlink rival into orbit. Jio Platforms, the digital and telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, filed draft papers for an initial public offering widely expected to […]<br /> This story continues at T [...]
2026-06-19
Google is using Nvidia’s own playbook to break its grip on AI chips
To build a serious rival to Nvidia, Google has reached for Nvidia’s own playbook. A Wall Street Journal investigation lays out how Google is using financial guarantees and what the industry calls “circular financing”, the very tactics that helped make demand for Nvidia’s chips unstoppable, to win data-centre customers for its own silicon. The clearest […]<br /> This story continues [...]
2026-06-19
Immigrant-focused VC Geek Ventures returns with larger checks
Immigrant founders have long played a significant role in U.S. technology, but access to early-stage capital often still depends on local networks, customer introductions and proximity to established investors. That gap has created room for a small number of venture firms focused on immigrant, diaspora and cross-border founders, a category that has grown in recent years. […]<br /> This st [...]
2026-06-19
Reality check: Could the UK's social media ban lead to VPN restrictions?
As the British Prime Minister shared plans to ban all under-16s from social media, speculation is mounting as to whether VPNs will be next. While we wait for the government to share further information on this in July, here's how the debate has been unfolding. [...]