Elon Musk’s X fails to block California content moderation law
By Peter Blumberg and Malathi Nayak | Bloomberg Elon Musk’s X Corp. lost its effort in court to block a California law that seeks to control toxic posts on social …
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OpenAI in talks to raise new funding at US$100-billion valuation, making the ChatGPT creator one of the world’s most valuable start-ups
Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI is in early discussions to raise a fresh round of funding at a valuation at or above US$100 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said, a …
Betty Moore, Silicon Valley philanthropist and wife of Intel founder, dies at 95
Betty Moore, a Silicon Valley philanthropist who championed health care and environmental causes, died Tuesday, just eight-and-a-half months after the death of her husband, the Intel co-founder and tech legend …
‘California Forever’ utopian city CEO compared to ‘snake oil salesman’
The slick executive leading a Silicon Valley-backed plan to build a utopian city on California farmland reportedly compared to a “snake oil salesman” by angry local residents during a heated …
Billionaires’ utopia CEO defiant over calls to end lawsuit against Solano County residents
The CEO of a contentious plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaires for a utopia in Solano County refused to back down from a $510 million lawsuit against property owners, as …
How to Stop Another OpenAI Meltdown
Unlike OpenAI, Mozilla’s nonprofit cannot fire executives in charge of for-profit work. Each for-profit unit has its own board, with members annually selected by the nonprofit foundation’s board. “It’s different …
Silicon Valley-based 23andMe says health data was included in hack that compromised 6.9 million users
By Kristen V. Brown | Bloomberg Some 6.9 million 23andMe customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the internet …
US commerce chief warns against China ‘threat’
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Saturday urged lawmakers, Silicon Valley and US allies to stop China from getting semiconductors and cutting-edge technologies key to national security. Speaking at an …
Will the first San Jose cemetery since the 1880s finally come to Coyote Valley?
The latest in a long line of battles to develop Silicon Valley’s most coveted green space is finally coming to a head after years of anticipation. And this time, it …
TSMC Says It Will Have Advanced ASML Chipmaking Tool in 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co executives said on Thursday the world’s biggest chipmaker will have the next version of ASML Holding NV’s most advanced chipmaking tool in 2024. The tool called …