OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal  

OpenAI isn’t done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years.   OpenAI said it will immediately start using AWS compute, with all capacity targeted to be … Read more

Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven ‘said sorry’, says Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank for snub after Chelsea defeat | Football News

Thomas Frank has confirmed Tottenham duo Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven apologised for ignoring their head coach at full-time following the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. Spurs were booed off at full-time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having recorded their lowest ever xG (expected goals) figure of 0.05 since Opta records started … Read more

Alphabet is increasingly launching “moonshot” projects as independent companies — here’s why

Alphabet’s X moonshot factory is shifting how it brings ambitious technology projects to market, increasingly spinning them out as independent companies rather than keeping them within the Alphabet corporate structure, X’s head honcho, Astro Teller, revealed at TechCrunch Disrupt this past week. The strategy hinges on a dedicated venture fund that exists solely to invest … Read more

Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?

Kevin Rose has a visceral rule for evaluating AI hardware investments: “If you feel like you should punch someone in the face for wearing it, you probably shouldn’t invest in it.” It’s a typically candid assessment from the veteran investor, and one born from watching the current wave of AI hardware startups repeat mistakes he’s … Read more

The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease opens in Leeds 17 months after rugby league star’s death | Rugby League News

The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has been hailed as a “transformative moment in care” for everyone affected by the disease as it is officially opened. The centre at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds was the dream of the late rugby league star Rob Burrow and his consultant Dr Agam Jung and is … Read more

Pep Guardiola: Man City have Premier League title fight ‘energy’ with Erling Haaland at Lionel Messi levels | Football News

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have the “energy” to challenge for the Premier League title with Erling Haaland at “Messi levels”. Man City are up to second, six points behind leaders Arsenal, after earning their fourth win in five league games by beating Bournemouth 3-1 on Sunday. Guardiola’s side finished 13 points behind champions Liverpool … Read more

AI mania tanks CoreWeave’s Core Scientific acquisition — it buys Python notebook Marimo

Core Scientific shareholders on Thursday voted down an all-stock acquisition offer from partner and competitor CoreWeave that was valued at the time at $9 billion.   They did so following a vote-no recommendation from their largest shareholder, Sina Toussi of Two Seas Capital, a firm that focuses on post-bankruptcy companies. Core Scientific emerged from its bankruptcy … Read more