Microsoft’s $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy
For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE – a move that positions the country as both a proving ground for U.S. export-control diplomacy and a regional anchor of American AI influence.
Microsoft inks $9.7B deal with Australia’s IREN for AI cloud capacity
The deal will give Microsoft access to compute infrastructure built with Nvidia’s GB300 GPUs, which will be deployed over phases through 2026.
LG founder’s grandson, production firm partner up to bring AI to filmmaking
Brian Koo’s Stock Farm Road and Utopai Studios have partnered up to form Utopai East, an AI-powered film production company.
Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?
“As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others feel around me?”
Alphabet is increasingly launching “moonshot” projects as independent companies — here’s why
Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.