Microsoft AI Marketing Chief Andrea Mallard Departs
The marketing chief of Microsoft’s AI business is leaving. Andrea Mallard, who led marketing for the company’s AI products, including Copilot and the Azure AI platform, has departed, according to…
Tesla to Open Nevada Semi Factory Next Month
The trucks will start rolling off the line in September. Tesla plans to begin operations at its new electric heavy-truck factory in Nevada next month, according to an Electrek report…
Meta Plans Consumer AI Agent ‘Hatch’ Within Weeks, New Model in October
The product has a name, a launch window, and a price: Meta will release “Hatch,” a consumer AI agent, within weeks, with a target of early September, according to a…
Data Center Backlash Moves Into the Midterm Campaign
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sign outside the county commission hearing room said the agenda item was a “data center zoning amendment.” The people who filled the seats were not there…
Tesla Recalls Nearly 3 Million Cars in China; Robotaxi Event Set for Sept. 3
On a collision, the low-voltage electrical system that powers the door buttons dies. The occupants reach for handles that look like part of the trim and are hard to find…
Samsung SDI to Sell $3.2 Billion Samsung Display Stake to Fund Battery Push
Samsung SDI Co., the battery-making arm of Samsung Group, said Friday it will sell 13.09 million shares of Samsung Display Co., worth about 4.45 trillion won ($3.2 billion), to the…
Nvidia in Talks to Back AI Data Supplier Mercor
The training data that powers Nvidia’s open-source model ambitions may soon have a new financial backer: Nvidia itself. The chip maker is in talks to invest in Mercor, an AI…
Microsoft’s AI Backlog Climbs to $678 Billion
The number, buried in Microsoft’s latest quarterly filing, is now the most cited figure in the debate over whether the AI boom is real: $678 billion in contracted but unrecognized…
Ackman’s Bet on a Stake for Everyone at Pershing Square
Bill Ackman was a few minutes into the podcast when he dropped the detail that made the clip travel. At Pershing Square, the $35 billion hedge fund he founded, even…
Nebius Plans $4.5 Billion Convertible Sale to Keep Pace in AI Cloud Race
Nebius Group said Wednesday it plans to raise $4.5 billion through a private placement of convertible senior notes, money it will use to build data centers and expand its AI…
