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Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute: In a statement, a Google representative described the deal as a result of unexpected demand for its recently launched AI products. Read More

GM’s electric future depends on a new battery — and this facility: GM wants to slash EV prices by deploying new battery tech up to a year earlier than planned. This building is key to making that happen. Read More

As VC-backed e-bike startups went bankrupt, bootstrapped Lectric grew: Lectric, which says the U.S. market is ripe for competition and choice, has launched three new brands in the past six months. Read More

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Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites: The debut episode, moderated by Founders Fund chief marketing officer Mike Solana, included a star-studded cast of current tech luminaries. Read More

Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully: In the current environment, remaining heads down has diminishing returns; at some point, you have to make some noise just to remind the market you exist. Read More

Google and FBI warn of ransomware group that sends fake IT workers to hack victims in person: Cybercriminals, part of a gang known as Silent Ransom Group, have sent people pretending to be IT support employees to law firms' offices, where the criminals have stolen data using USB drives or remote access tools. Read More

Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches: IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s, which a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuses IBM of not disclosing and actively covering up. Read More

The token bill comes due: Inside the industry scramble to manage AI’s runaway costs: "The whole conversation shifted from tokenmaxxing and 'go fast' to 'we need guardrails, how do we control this?'" Read More

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Last but Not Least

NSA said to be readying Anthropic's Mythos for use in cyber operations: The U.S. eavesdropping agency is reportedly preparing Anthropic's Mythos for use in cyberattacks, despite a federal ban on using the AI model maker. Read More