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I used to cover early stage startups, especially hardware and deep tech. And back on that beat today with a scooplette w/ my colleague @kif.bsky.social - Apple acquihiring PromptAI makers of the Seemour app that added cool features to smart home / security cameras... www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/a...
Apple nears deal to acquire talent and technology from computer vision startup Prompt AI
Apple is in late-stage talks with startup Prompt AI to bring on the company's employees and its computer vision technology.
www.cnbc.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I used to cover early stage startups, especially hardware and deep tech. And back on that beat today with a scooplette w/ my colleague @kif.bsky.social - Apple acquihiring PromptAI makers of the Seemour app that added cool features to smart home / security cameras... www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/a...
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Nvidia just shelled out over $900 million in cash & stock to hire Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar and other employees at the AI hardware startup, and to license the company’s technology... deal scoop with @jordannovet.bsky.social + @kif.bsky.social @cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/n...
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/n...
Nvidia just spent over $900 million to hire Enfabrica CEO, license AI startup's technology
In a deal reminiscent of acquihires by Meta and Google, Nvidia hired Enfabrica's CEO and other employees of the startup, and licensed its technology.
www.cnbc.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Nvidia just shelled out over $900 million in cash & stock to hire Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar and other employees at the AI hardware startup, and to license the company’s technology... deal scoop with @jordannovet.bsky.social + @kif.bsky.social @cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/n...
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/n...
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Nvidia has hired talent from Enfabrica, backed by Arm and Cisco, in the latest non-acquisition. from me and @lorak.bsky.social and @kif.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/n...
Nvidia just spent over $900 million to hire Enfabrica CEO, license AI startup's technology
In a deal reminiscent of acquihires by Meta and Google, Nvidia hired Enfabrica's CEO and other employees of the startup, and licensed its technology.
www.cnbc.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Nvidia has hired talent from Enfabrica, backed by Arm and Cisco, in the latest non-acquisition. from me and @lorak.bsky.social and @kif.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/n...
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How Tim Cook convinced Trump to drop made-in-USA iPhone — for now www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/a... by @kif.bsky.social
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August 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
How Tim Cook convinced Trump to drop made-in-USA iPhone — for now www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/a... by @kif.bsky.social
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Amazon has a new executive overseeing its grocery business: the CEO of Whole Foods. It marks the latest example of Amazon bringing Whole Foods and its own grocery bets (Fresh, Go, etc.) closer together since it acquired the upscale supermarket chain in 2017.
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/a...
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/a...
Amazon taps Whole Foods CEO to oversee grocery business
Amazon named Jason Buechel, who currently serves as CEO of Whole Foods, to oversee its larger worldwide grocery business.
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January 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Amazon has a new executive overseeing its grocery business: the CEO of Whole Foods. It marks the latest example of Amazon bringing Whole Foods and its own grocery bets (Fresh, Go, etc.) closer together since it acquired the upscale supermarket chain in 2017.
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/a...
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/a...
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Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/t... its a 3-story day for @kif.bsky.social
Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI
Trade groups and consultants warn that trade wars spurred by Trump's tariffs could slow global commerce and raise prices for consumers.
www.cnbc.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/t... its a 3-story day for @kif.bsky.social
this time last year the stanley cup was the must-have product.
when was the last time you used yours?
when was the last time you used yours?
December 10, 2024 at 4:18 PM
this time last year the stanley cup was the must-have product.
when was the last time you used yours?
when was the last time you used yours?
got one alert to be on tsunami watch, and then 6 texts it was called off
December 5, 2024 at 8:33 PM
got one alert to be on tsunami watch, and then 6 texts it was called off
tsunami warning in bay area
December 5, 2024 at 6:52 PM
tsunami warning in bay area
the best beatles song is oh yoko
December 5, 2024 at 12:59 AM
the best beatles song is oh yoko
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UnitedHealth Group issued a statement on Brian Thompson's Death:
December 4, 2024 at 4:38 PM
UnitedHealth Group issued a statement on Brian Thompson's Death:
text message tapbacks are bad. especially in group chats. they don’t add anything, people treat them as obligatory in friendly threads, and they steal your attention with the same notification priority as an actual message a human wrote for you
December 3, 2024 at 10:47 PM
text message tapbacks are bad. especially in group chats. they don’t add anything, people treat them as obligatory in friendly threads, and they steal your attention with the same notification priority as an actual message a human wrote for you
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Apple says it uses Amazon’s custom AI chips www.cnbc.com/2024/12/03/a... by @kif.bsky.social
Apple says it uses Amazon's custom AI chips
Apple is currently using Amazon Web Services' custom AI chips for services like searching and will evaluate if its latest AI chip can be used to pre-train its AI models like Apple Intelligence.
www.cnbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Apple says it uses Amazon’s custom AI chips www.cnbc.com/2024/12/03/a... by @kif.bsky.social
new rule for me. if you’re dunking on a screenshot of a tweet, you’re muted. i don’t need that energy in my blue skies
December 3, 2024 at 5:12 PM
new rule for me. if you’re dunking on a screenshot of a tweet, you’re muted. i don’t need that energy in my blue skies
there’s gotta be a term for the uncanny valley that every ai email in marketing seems to fall into
the apple ads also show emails nobody would ever send
the apple ads also show emails nobody would ever send
Cracking up at the Browser Company CEO Josh Miller using AI to write an email to his wife that starts off with, "I hope you're doing well."
December 2, 2024 at 9:22 PM
there’s gotta be a term for the uncanny valley that every ai email in marketing seems to fall into
the apple ads also show emails nobody would ever send
the apple ads also show emails nobody would ever send
i would love ai-powered muting. as in, i want to mute a person—not just his posts, but posts about him, posts with a photo of him, posts discussing him without naming him, posts discussing his project, etc.
November 22, 2024 at 6:19 PM
i would love ai-powered muting. as in, i want to mute a person—not just his posts, but posts about him, posts with a photo of him, posts discussing him without naming him, posts discussing his project, etc.
ads on the other platform
November 21, 2024 at 11:50 PM
ads on the other platform
arbitraging content between twitter and bluesky
November 21, 2024 at 5:32 PM
arbitraging content between twitter and bluesky
i’m sure a lot of people enjoyed great accounts such as “no context war videos” or “t-shirts that will beat your ass”
My take on the is-Bluesky-a-filter-bubble debate: Journalists and public figures would do well to immerse themselves in a diverse mix of views.
But for ordinary people, social media is a lot more enjoyable as amiable interactions rather than gladiatorial ideological conflict and constant ragebait.
But for ordinary people, social media is a lot more enjoyable as amiable interactions rather than gladiatorial ideological conflict and constant ragebait.
November 18, 2024 at 8:49 PM
i’m sure a lot of people enjoyed great accounts such as “no context war videos” or “t-shirts that will beat your ass”
I'm not going to pretend like I was too good to watch the Jake Paul fight
I in fact WAS too good to watch the Jake Paul fight
I in fact WAS too good to watch the Jake Paul fight
November 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
I'm not going to pretend like I was too good to watch the Jake Paul fight
I in fact WAS too good to watch the Jake Paul fight
I in fact WAS too good to watch the Jake Paul fight
i hate when the price of a flight goes up by $20. it’s like, not a big deal. but i kick myself all day for procrastination
November 15, 2024 at 8:42 PM
i hate when the price of a flight goes up by $20. it’s like, not a big deal. but i kick myself all day for procrastination
i think a big reason people are fleeing the other site is that nearly every big tweet has nothing but ai comments underneath it
it feels like a painful shock to me when i realize i’ve wasted seconds of my life reading an ai generated comment
it feels like a painful shock to me when i realize i’ve wasted seconds of my life reading an ai generated comment
November 15, 2024 at 6:01 PM
i think a big reason people are fleeing the other site is that nearly every big tweet has nothing but ai comments underneath it
it feels like a painful shock to me when i realize i’ve wasted seconds of my life reading an ai generated comment
it feels like a painful shock to me when i realize i’ve wasted seconds of my life reading an ai generated comment
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Super Micro was valued at $70 bln in March.
Now it's at $10 bln.
@kif.bsky.social has the latest
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/15/s...
Now it's at $10 bln.
@kif.bsky.social has the latest
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/15/s...
Super Micro faces deadline to keep Nasdaq listing after 85% plunge in stock
Super Micro could also get a reprieve and an extension from the Nasdaq, giving it months to come into compliance.
www.cnbc.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Super Micro was valued at $70 bln in March.
Now it's at $10 bln.
@kif.bsky.social has the latest
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/15/s...
Now it's at $10 bln.
@kif.bsky.social has the latest
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/15/s...
i just read actual election analysis in a major magazine that talked about michael scott, toby flenderson, and leslie knope like they were real voters who either voted for trump or harris
November 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM
i just read actual election analysis in a major magazine that talked about michael scott, toby flenderson, and leslie knope like they were real voters who either voted for trump or harris
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Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit
Elon Musk has been a near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago, where he’s sat in on important meetings and calls.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...