Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business
Nvidia's networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming.
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New MiniMax M2.7 proprietary AI model is 'self-evolving' and can perform 30-50% of reinforcement learning research workflow
In the last few years, Chinese AI startup MiniMax has become one of the most exciting in the crowded global AI marketplace, carving out a reputation for delivering frontier-level large language models (LLMs) with open source licenses and before that, high-quality AI video generation models (Hailuo). The release of MiniMax M2.7 today — a new proprietary LLM designed to perform well powering AI agents and as the backend to third-party harnesses and tools like Claude Code, Kilo Code and OpenClaw —
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.
Facebook will pay TikTok and YouTube creators up to $3,000 a month to post Reels on its platform
Meta’s Creator Fast Track programme guarantees three months of pay for established creators willing to build a following on Facebook, after the company paid out a record $3 billion to creators in 2025. Facebook has a creator problem that three billion monthly users cannot solve. The platform is enormous, but the creators who drive the […]This story continues at The Next Web
Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes
He told the Wall Street Journal he thinks autonomous planes will be "10 times harder than Nikola ever was."
Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content from major publishers.
Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators
Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, and publish episodes, all without ever leaving the platform.
The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using
From summarizing emails, drafting content, organizing data, and tracking meetings, here are all the best Gemini features in Google Workspace.
Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling
It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content that’s engaging and productive.
The leaderboard “you can’t game,” funded by the companies it ranks
Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best — and who decides that? Arena, formerly LM Arena, has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup went from a UC Berkeley PhD research […]
Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube
Facebook says it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest annual total to date.
This startup wants to make enterprise software look more like a prompt
The company has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI operating system for enterprise.
Elon Musk makes ‘fun of’ Nvidia after GTC 2026 conference; says: While others go to …
Elon Musk playfully jabbed at AI rivals like Nvidia, stating his ventures "study the blade" while others attend conferences.
Elon Musk-owned X suffers outage in India, thousands report access issues
As of 8:49 pm, Downdetector showed 4,586 outage reports across India. The cause of the outage was not immediately clear.
Elon Musk’s Ketamine use can’t be probed in OpenAI fraud trial
Musk has said he has used ketamine under a prescription years ago and has not used it since, although he has been plagued by media reports that he has engaged in extensive recreational drug use.
Elon Musk Vows to Donate Any OpenAI Legal Victory Proceeds to Charity. The Internet Labels Him “the Man of the People”
Elon Musk took to X on March 16 and dropped a short but powerful message. He wrote, “Btw, the proceeds of any legal victory ...
Elon Musk roasted on social media as photo shows peculiar McDonald's habit
A resurfaced photo of Elon Musk eating a McDonald's Quarter Pounder With Cheese Meal has sparked reactions online after ...
Elon Musk Claims the New Tesla Roadster Will "Probably" Be Unveiled in April 2026
Elon Musk Claims the New Tesla Roadster Will "Probably" Be Unveiled in April 2026: The CEO teases a next-level redesign as filings hint at a squarer roofline and new composite seating for the long-delayed EV.
GlobalComix raises $13M, acquires INKR, and appoints new CEO to build the infrastructure for global comics distribution
The New York digital comics platform is combining its 300,000-title library with INKR’s AI localisation engine, and bringing in new leadership to execute the expansion. The problem with getting manga into the hands of readers outside Japan is not demand. Manga is the fastest-growing category in American book publishing; global interest has been building for […]This story continues at The Next Web
Cocoon Raises $15M Series A for Critical Cement Substitute
Concrete is the most widely used material on earth after water, and we’re running out of a key ingredient. Widely used cement substitutes, known as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), have historically come from heavily polluting coal plants and iron blast furnaces. As those industrial processes are retired across the U.S. and Europe, SCM supply is shrinking. At the same time, global infrastructure is projected to double over the next 40 years.SOSV portfolio company, Cocoon spoke to Axi