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Humanoid Robots Pour Coffee, Fold Laundry at CES. Painfully Slowly
At the CES trade show in Las Vegas this week, robots poured coffee, played ping pong, dealt poker hands and folded laundry — all within a few feet of one another.
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Anthropic Raising $10 Billion at $350 Billion Valuation
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the chatbot Claude, is raising a new round of funding that would value the company at $350 billion before the new investment, according to people familiar with the matter.
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AI Performance Relying More on Power Flow: Infineon CEO
CEO Jochen Hanebeck discusses how AI has become a growth story for Infineon. He joins Annabelle Droulers on “Bloomberg Markets” from CES in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Warner Bros. Rejects Latest Paramount Bid
Warner Bros. Discovery rejected an amended takeover offer from Paramount Skydance and encouraged shareholders to stick with a deal it has in place with Netflix. Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the news with Quickplay Chief Business Officer Paul Pastor, who previously held senior executive positions at Discovery Communications and the Walt Disney Company. They speak on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
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OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Health to Review Test Results, Diets
OpenAI is introducing a new feature in ChatGPT that will allow users to analyze medical test results, prepare for doctors appointments and seek guidance on diets and workout routines — marking the company’s biggest push yet into the health care sector.
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Uncertain Bets on Greenland, Venezuela Test Prediction Markets
Prediction markets are on a hot streak — with rising volumes, growing attention, and bets on everything from elections to military raids. But as these platforms scale, they’re running into a harder problem: how to write rules that match the messiness of real-world events.
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Chat Platform Discord Files Confidentially for IPO
Discord Inc. filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to a rapidly growing pipeline of venture capital-backed tech listings.
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Mobileye to Buy Humanoid Robot Maker Mentee for $900 Million
Mobileye Global Inc. is acquiring Israeli startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900 million, as the self-driving car system company expands its robotics capabilities.
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Discord Is Said to File Confidentially for IPO
Discord Inc. filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The chat app company is working with Goldman Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase on a listing, people familiar with the plans said. Bailey Lipschultz has more on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)
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AI21 Co-Founder Says Firm Held Early Talks With Nvidia, Others
AI21 Labs, a Tel Aviv-based artificial intelligence startup, has held preliminary talks with Nvidia Corp. and other companies, though no deal is imminent, co-founder Amnon Shashua said.