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☆ Broadcom's long and winding path to the trillion-dollar club, and how Trump played a role
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

It agreed to acquire legacy software vendor CA Technologies for $19 billion in July 2018, and snatched up security software company Symantec for $10.7 billion in August 2019. "The recent acquisition of VMware was essentially another step towards the direction of creating a very balanced mix between" chips and infrastructure software geared to the enterprise, he said. Broadcom's infrastructure software division generated $5.82 billion in revenue for the quarter, nearly tripling from last year's $1.97 billion, a number that included a big boost from VMware. Broadcom's revenue in fiscal 2016 was $13.2 billion, and its biggest business was semiconductors for set-top boxes and broadband access. AI revenue will jump 65% year-on-year to $3.8 billion, the company said.

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☆ TikTok’s ban won’t be delayed. Here’s what you should know
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Auzinea Bacon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —TikTok has plans for another appeal as it faces a ban on January 19. The latest ruling follows last week’s decision by the same appeals court to uphold the law, citing national security concerns. The Supreme Court could make a quick decision on the case. “I have trouble thinking that the conservative force on the Supreme Court would not see this as a (national) security case,” Schiller said. He said in July (in a video posted to the app) that he would “never ban TikTok” — although he did try to ban it during his first term.

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An incoming West Virginia state lawmaker was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened to kill other state lawmakers. "The West Virginia State Police and the West Virginia Capitol Police take all threats against government process seriously," Goldie Jr. said. "Any person making these threats used to intimidate, disrupt, or coerce the members of our West Virginia legislature or other governmental bodies will not be tolerated." The complaint named a handful of Republican state lawmakers, including Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates Roger Hanshaw, as targets. West Virginia Republican Party chairman Matt Herridge in a statement criticized de Soto's actions and said the party supports his expulsion.

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☆ Google DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim on the responsibility of building AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Samantha Bresnahan | Anna Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Somewhat surprisingly for the first ever COO of Google DeepMind, it’s not even artificial intelligence, nor is it coding. “I became an [electrical] engineer because I thought it was a combination of math, art and science. A Nobel-winning ideaIbrahim’s love of engineering was inspired by her Lebanese father, who was orphaned by the time he was five years old and would grow up to become an electrical engineer. At Google DeepMind, perhaps the most important example is AlphaFold, the company’s AI program capable of solving what it calls the protein prediction problem. The company also made AlphaFold open-source, meaning any researcher anywhere in the world can access it (over 2 million people in 190 countries and counting, according to Google DeepMind).

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☆ OpenAI had a 2-year lead in the AI race to work 'uncontested,' Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft's CEO has said OpenAI's two-year lead in the AI race gave it "escape velocity" to build out ChatGPT. Satya Nadella told a podcast this gave OpenAI "two years of runway" to work "pretty much uncontested." Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said OpenAI has benefited from a two-year lead in the AI race to work "pretty much uncontested." "I don't think they'll be ever again, maybe, be a two-year lead like this," Nadella said. Microsoft was an early investor in OpenAI, investing $1 billion in 2019.

Persons: Satya Nadella, OpenAI, Nadella, we've, Brad Gerstner, Bill Gurley, Edge Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Bing, Securities, Exchange, SEC, Anthropic Locations: OpenAI

☆ Google is taking on Apple with a XR headset
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Google and Samsung are stepping into the wearable headset race. The Samsung headset will be the first product powered by the new Android operating system for XR before the new OS becomes available for other companies to use in their own devices. Android for XR — an umbrella term for various types of virtual and augmented reality — was built in collaboration by Google, Samsung and Qualcomm and will be able to power hardware devices like headsets and glasses. A customer tries on the Apple Vision Pro headset during the product launch at the Apple Store in New York City on February 2, 2024. The Vision Pro, the tech giant's $3,499 headset, was its first major release since the Apple Watch nine years ago.

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☆ CEOs and companies are breaking out their wallets for Trump, from Sam Altman to Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was the latest to give $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund. Tech leaders are angling to get or stay in his good graces and help shape his administration's tech policy. The president-elect is receiving donations to his inaugural fund from the likes of Mark Zuckerberg through Meta, Jeff Bezos through Amazon, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. AdvertisementMeta confirmed to BI earlier this week that it's donating $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesZuckerberg and Trump shared dinner at Mar-a-Lago last month months after Trump had threatened to imprison Zuckerberg if re-elected.

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☆ Anyone can give Donald Trump $1 million. The pros do it in public.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's not new for rich people and big companies to donate to presidential inaugurations. That's at least in part because it's so public — the money is less important than the message. They're all donating $1 million to Donald Trump's inauguration fund. Which is why we can see it's also not unheard of for Big Tech companies to make inaugural donations. AdvertisementThere's also the fact that while Trump and his allies continue to insist that they want to cut regulations, they also insist that they'll be cracking down on Big Tech.

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☆ Apple and Google must prepare to remove TikTok from app stores by Jan. 19, lawmakers warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ 3 resume red flags according to a former Google executive: Don't ‘cram in as much as possible'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The former Google exec — whose forthcoming book "Wild Courage" focuses on achieving your goals — has always loved a bit of personality on a resume. 'Don't go over five bullets on any given role'For starters, avoid a very long list of bullets under each job title. "If you have 10 bullets under a role," says Wood, "it tells me that you cannot give an executive summary of what you did. When you're describing your accomplishments, "don't go over five bullets on any given role," she says. If you have a link in every bullet, "it's just hard to read the resume," she says, "and again, shows that you're not discerning."

Persons: Jenny Wood, —, Wood Organizations: Google

☆ Teens aren't that into X — but another social media platform is increasingly getting their attention
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Pew Research Center surveyed American teenagers about social media and technology. Seventeen percent said they used Elon Musk's social media app, X — a steep decline compared to a decade ago. Other popular social media sites also saw a decline in use among teens. Reddit also remained consistent, with 14% of teens saying they used the app, the same as 2022. There was only one social media site that grew in popularity with teens over the past two years: WhatsApp.

Persons: Meta's, Elon Musk, ByteDance's TikTok, Reddit, Meta, WhatsApp Organizations: Pew Research Center, Facebook, The Washington DC, Elon, Business, YouTube, Google, Inc, Meta, Pew, Facebook Inc

☆ Apple and Google instructed by House committee to prepare to dump TikTok next month
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If ByteDance fails to sell TikTok by that date, Apple and Google will be required by law to ensure that their platforms no longer support the TikTok app in the U.S., the lawmakers wrote. They said that since President Joe Biden passed the original TikTok law in April, "Congress has provided ample time for TikTok to take the necessary steps to come into compliance." President-elect Donald Trump has not publicly stated whether he plans to enforce the effective TikTok ban when he officially takes office on Jan. 20. Apple, Google and TikTok didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. WATCH: TikTok ban law upheld

Persons: Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, John Moolenaar, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Jan, Shou Zi Chew, Joe Biden, TikTok, Donald Trump, Trump, Jeff Yass, didn't Organizations: U.S, Capitol, House Committee, Apple, Google, Chinese Communist Party, U.S ., Washington , D.C, TikTok, Republican, Susquehanna International Group, NBC, CNBC Locations: Washington ,, U.S, United States, ByteDance, Yass

☆ A new Google AI-powered weather model could be key to the future of your forecast – but there’s a catch
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

A big problem to solveGenCast is a critical advancement in modeling, but like any other weather forecast model, it isn’t perfect. Jeffrey Collins/AP Len Frisbee dumps a wheelbarrow of dirt as he helps with cleanup in Hot Springs, North Carolina, on October 1. Marco Bello/Reuters Linda Bandy, left, and Carissa Sheehan clean up inside the International Moulding frame shop in Morganton, North Carolina. Jonathan Drake/Reuters Floodwaters are seen in Asheville in this image released by the North Carolina Department of Transportation on September 28. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo on September 26.

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☆ OpenAI emails show Elon Musk wanted for-profit structure in 2017
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In a blog post titled "Elon Musk wanted an OpenAI for-profit," the startup alleged that in 2017, Musk "not only wanted, but actually created, a for-profit" to serve as the company's proposed new structure. "When he didn't get majority equity and full control, he walked away and told us we would fail," OpenAI wrote in the blog post. OpenAI's "structure doesn't seem optimal," Musk wrote in a November 2015 email to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, according to screenshots shared in the blog post. "In particular, the YC stock along with a salary from the nonprofit muddies the alignment of incentives," Musk wrote, according to the screenshots. Musk wrote that China "will do whatever it takes to obtain what we develop.

Persons: Elon Musk, Sam Altman, OpenAI, didn't, xAI, Musk, Shivon Zilis, Greg Brockman, Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Altman, Musk's, Tesla, Tesla Al Organizations: Elon, CNBC, YC, Intelligence Technologies, Inc, Google Locations: Ankara, Turkey, China, OpenAI

☆ Tech giants like Meta, Google to be forced to pay for Australian news
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Sydney Reuters —Australia plans new rules to “create a financial incentive” for big tech firms to pay Australian media companies for news content on their platforms, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones announced on Thursday. The move, described as a “news bargaining initiative,” piles pressure on global tech giants like Facebook-owner Meta Platforms and Google to pay publishers for content or face the risk of paying millions to continue operations in Australia. The platforms at risk of the charge will be significant social media platforms and search engines with an Australian-based revenue in excess of 250 million Australian dollars (about $160 million), he said. The charge will be offset for any commercial agreements that are voluntarily entered into between the platforms and news media businesses, he added. Australia in 2021 passed laws to make the US tech giants, such as Alphabet’s Google and Meta, compensate media companies for the links that drive readers - and advertising revenue - to their platforms.

Persons: Financial Services Stephen Jones, ” Jones, Jones, Meta Organizations: Sydney Reuters, Financial Services, Facebook, Meta, Google, News Corp, Australian Broadcasting Corp Locations: Australia, Australian

☆ Read the memo Calendly's CEO sent to employees announcing 70 job cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Calendly laid off around 70 employees in its engineering, customer experience, marketing, and billing teams. BI obtained a copy of CEO Tope Awotona's memo announcing the cuts to staff on Wednesday morning. Calendly previously laid off 60 employees in July 2023 and was valued at $3 billion in 2021. Scheduling platform Calendly laid off around 70 employees — about 13% of its workforce — on Wednesday. This is Awotona's memo sent to employees, shared with BI by two employees:Hi Team I am reaching out this morning to share some difficult news.

Persons: Calendly, Tope, Tope Awotona, Awotona, We've, we've, Jyoti Mann Organizations: Business, Big Tech, Google, Microsoft, Billing, People Team Locations: jyotimann

☆ JABLONSKI: Quantum computing is like AI; it's part of the fourth industrial revolution.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJABLONSKI: Quantum computing is like AI; it's part of the fourth industrial revolution. Sylvia Jablonski, CEO and CIO at Defiance ETFs, discusses the growth potential of quantum computing stocks, likening them to early AI. She highlights the role of major players like Google and the importance of combining smaller companies like IONQ with established firms in their ETF. Jablonski sees significant market growth ahead and emphasizes the synergy between quantum computing and AI in processing vast data for various application.

Persons: Sylvia Jablonski Organizations: Google, Jablonski

☆ Venture capitalists bet on Sublime, a startup bringing AI to email security
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The trending technology gave more ammunition to hackers, as well as new tools for security companies that promise to defend clients against attacks. Investors valued startup Material Security at $1.1 billion in a 2022 funding round. In August, Abnormal Security, which calls itself "AI-native," said it was worth $5.1 billion after a funding round involving CrowdStrike and Wellington Management. And on Thursday, Sublime Security, co-founded by U.S. Defense Department cybersecurity veteran Josh Kamdjou, said it had raised a round totaling $60 million. Abnormal Security is considerably larger than Material and Sublime, with over $200 million in annualized revenue.

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☆ I left the US and moved to the 'Silicon Valley' of India to launch my startup. It's the most fun country I've lived in.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Spencer Schneier moved from the US to Bengaluru, India, to launch a tech startup in 2022. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Spencer Schneier, who moved from the US to Bengaluru, India, to launch a tech startup in 2022. AdvertisementAround the time, I became interested in Silicon Valley — it felt like a meritocratic place where people could take their own path. AdvertisementBengaluru is similar to Silicon Valley in some waysBengaluru felt like Silicon Valley in many ways. About one-third of our team is in Silicon Valley, while the rest are in Bengaluru.

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☆ These charts show how YouTube TV has become a worse and worse deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The price of YouTube TV is going up again — and cord-cutters around the internet are up in arms. Before this hike, YouTube TV was generally cheaper than many rival streaming TV packages from competitors such as Hulu + Live TV, Fubo TV, Spectrum, and DirecTV. These factors helped YouTube TV grow to 8 million customers (as of earlier this year) and far outpace its digital rivals. AdvertisementGoogle may also have raised YouTube TV prices to help cover its investment in NFL Sunday Ticket. "We give all members the flexibility to cancel their membership at any time," the YouTube TV spokesperson said in their statement.

Persons: that's, —, Morgan Stanley Organizations: YouTube, Google, Hulu, Disney, ESPN, DirecTV, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, NFL Sunday

☆ A descriptive domain is the secret SEO weapon for unlocking business visibility and success
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Sponsored Identity Digital | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

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☆ 89% of recruiters expect candidates to submit a cover letter, says new report: How to write a strong one
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Cover letters can be one of the most challenging parts of applying to a job. Still, 89% of recruiters expect job candidates to submit them, according to Zety's 2025 Future of Work Report, which surveyed 753 recruiters or HR professionals involved in hiring. HR consultant Stefanie Fackrell, who's worked as a recruiter at companies like Nvidia and Google, is "doubtful" it's really that many. Still, she says, you should "have a well written, compelling cover letter on hand at all times." That's because especially in this highly competitive job market, "if someone is submitting a cover letter, if it's optional, that can help somebody stand out from the crowd," she says.

Persons: Stefanie Fackrell, who's Organizations: Nvidia, Google

☆ What's next for retail media? 5 bold predictions for 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Sponsored Inmar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As spending with retail media networks (RMNs) continues to grow — predicted to hit $166B in 2025 — retail media evolves daily. Because of the vast array of 1P-connected tactics it powers, Inmar Intelligence is constantly collaborating with retailers across the maturity scale within retail media. Those investments should be priced and measured appropriately as experiential marketing versus eCPMs and iROAS," Leah Logan, vice president and general manager of retail media at Inmar Intelligence, said. Overall, the retail media landscape will continue changing more rapidly than anyone can possibly predict. Skai x P2PI State of Retail Media Survey, December 2023To see how to create the consumer's ideal shopping experience, download Inmar's report, Retail Media Networks: Areas to Watch.

Persons: Read, —, Leah Logan, Z, Matthew Fantazier, Logan Organizations: Intelligence, Inmar Intelligence, CTV, Retail Media Survey, Retail Media Networks, Insider Studios Locations: Kenvue, P2PI

☆ Tesla just lost one of its key autopilot execs to an Amazon-backed robotaxi rival
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla's director of engineering for Autopilot has left the company for robotaxi rival Zoox. Elon Musk laid off over 10% of the company in April and is trying to pivot Tesla toward autonomous vehicles. AdvertisementZheng Gao, Tesla's director of engineering for Autopilot hardware and an eight-year veteran at the Elon Musk-run automaker is departing for rival robotaxi builder Zoox, the Amazon-backed company announced on Wednesday. Gao, who led hardware design for Tesla's Autopilot assisted-driving system, is the latest senior employee to leave the company. AdvertisementFour of CEO Elon Musk's direct reports previously announced their departures the week before Musk unveiled Tesla's Cybercab robotaxi in a glitzy Los Angeles event.

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