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Techmeme - 2026-02-01T02:01:37-05:00

Anthropic positions itself as the AI sector's superego, but it's caught between the pressures to be safe, fast, and rigorous while being commercially successful (Matteo Wong/The Atlantic) - 2026-02-01T02:00:44-05:00

Sources: Alibaba has delivered more than 100K units of the Zhenwu 810E, an ASIC for AI training and inference, surpassing those of its domestic rival Cambricon (Ann Cao/South China Morning Post) - 2026-02-01T01:50:03-05:00

A researcher says an exposed Moltbook database could have let anyone take control of AI agents on the site and post anything; the database has now been closed (Matthew Gault/404 Media) - 2026-02-01T01:40:01-05:00

OpenAI says it is asking select advertisers to commit at least $200K as it rolls out beta ads on ChatGPT; two sources say their firms were pitched lower amounts (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek) - 2026-02-01T01:25:06-05:00

Amazon asks the FCC for a 2-year extension until July 30, 2028, to deploy half of the 3,232 satellites for its Leo internet system, citing a rocket shortage (Alan Boyle/GeekWire) - 2026-02-01T01:15:03-05:00

Filing: Chinese AI chip designer Cambricon reports a $316M net profit in 2025, its first profitable year; rivals Moore Threads and MetaX narrowed their losses (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post) - 2026-02-01T01:00:42-05:00

Documents and sources: Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan backed a $500M investment for a 49% stake in WLF, four days before Trump's inauguration (Wall Street Journal) - 2026-02-01T00:45:01-05:00

Denver-based Northslope, which builds customized AI applications for Palantir OS, raised a $22M Series A led by Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios) - 2026-01-31T23:05:15-05:00

Nomura: total returns for software debt in collateralized loan obligations have been lower than all other sectors in 2026, amid fears about AI's impact on SaaS (Bloomberg) - 2026-01-31T20:05:00-05:00

An interview with Nvidia's senior VP of hardware engineering, Andrew Bell, on continuing to provide Shield Android TV software updates a decade after its launch (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica) - 2026-01-31T16:40:01-05:00

Sources: Waymo nears a $16B round, valuing it at $110B; Alphabet will contribute $12B+, with a16z, Dragoneer, Mubadala, Sequoia, and DST Global participating (Financial Times) - 2026-01-31T15:52:24-05:00

Bitcoin has fallen to ~$78K, down ~7% in 24 hours, over 12% in the past week, and down ~37% since its ATH in Oct. 2025; Ethereum dropped ~18% in the past week (Bloomberg) - 2026-01-31T14:30:43-05:00

How the music industry is split over AI; some labels signed licensing deals for AI that mirror revenue splits they use with YouTube for user-generated content (Anna Nicolaou/Financial Times) - 2026-01-31T13:50:01-05:00

Filing: SpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centers (Reuters) - 2026-01-31T13:10:01-05:00

Miami-based Indigo, which uses AI-powered underwriting tech to provide medical liability insurance to physicians, raised a $50M Series B led by Rubicon Founders (Brock E.W. Turner/Axios) - 2026-01-31T12:25:03-05:00