The treatment delivers a light-sensitive algae protein to the retina. Paired with special goggles, it can restore limited vision and lasts for years. The post Blind Patients Recover Partial Vision in Gene Therapy Trial appeared first on SingularityHub.
Phoebe Liu / The Information: Sources: Nvidia is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Firmus, which pulled its IPO earlier this month, citing market volatility — Nvidia is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Australian AI cloud provider Firmus, which abruptly pulled its initial public offering early …
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Reliable Robotics, which develops an autonomous flight system, raised a $115M extension for its $160M Series D, pushing its valuation to $1B+ — Reliable Robotics has been working for nearly a decade to commercialize autonomous flying technology that can be installed on existing aircraft.
Emma Hinchliffe / Fortune: An interview with OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair about plans to offer financial services to its 2.5M active creators, a potential IPO, and more — I've been covering OnlyFans since 2022, when I profiled then-CEO Amrapali Gan as she was attempting to broaden the platform from one known …
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google says it is rolling out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto now and to cars with Google built-in in the coming months as an opt-in feature — Google is beginning to roll out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto and Android Automotive (cars with Google built-in).
Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Pigment, a French startup that makes AI-powered software to help businesses forecast finances, spin up slide decks, and more, raised $250M at a $2.3B valuation — Pigment, a French AI company that competes with Microsoft's Excel and PowerPoint, has raised $250 million in a funding round …
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: PHP development team plans to release updates tomorrow to address two vulnerabilities, each rated 9.2; security researchers at watchTowr say they are RCE flaws — The PHP security team is warning administrators to prepare for emergency security updates tomorrow to address two critical vulnerabilities …
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger and calls the possibility of a Tesla-SpaceX merger a “good idea” — Musk called the merger “a good idea,” though it cautioned it wasn't a guarantee.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Eight intermediate TLS certificates from eMudhra with private key sizes of just 3 to 8 bits were compromised; browser makers and major apps have blocked them — Security personnel around the world are on high alert Tuesday following the discovery of eight TLS certificates with private keys …
Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Super Micro reports preliminary Q1 revenues of $18.5B to $19.5B, vs. $15B est., and gross margins of 12% to 12.5%; SMCI jumps 11%+ after hours — Super Micro Computer Inc. jumped in late trading after reporting preliminary quarterly results that topped analysts' estimates.
Becky Peterson / Wall Street Journal: SpaceX reports Q3 capex of $19.6B, up from $6.9B a year earlier, and Q3 connectivity revenue, which includes Starlink, up 69% YoY to $5.2B — Artificial intelligence revenue surges around 830% while capital spending on data center build-out and developing new technology continues
David Morris / Bloomberg: Report: Anthropic's draft S-1 shows it spent ~$9B on compute and infrastructure in H1, up from $2.3B a year earlier, and could spend $750B in the coming years — Anthropic PBC could spend $750 billion on additional computing power in the coming years, according to a Wall Street Journal report …
Todd Spangler / Variety: Netflix says it expects FY 2026 ad revenue of ~$2.7B, under its ~$3B forecast, and its Q4 operating margin will be impacted due to costs associated with layoffs — But the streamer faces an urgent need to refresh its queue: Revenue growth in the period slowed to its lowest rate in three years …
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Elon Musk ordered Starshield slowdown in Ukraine and discussed it with Trump after the issue became public; some US officials say he acted unilaterally — The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions
Lora Kolodny / CNBC: SpaceX reports Q3 revenue up 161% YoY to $14.58B, vs. $12.72B est., AI revenue up 830% to $7.56B, and AI operating income of $431M, up from a loss of $1.7B — SpaceX reported 161% revenue growth for the third quarter, driven by the company's artificial intelligence business and Starlink Subscriber growth.
Nicole Sperling / New York Times: Netflix says despite investor concern about its view-hours growth, its engagement is “healthy” and it will try to bring more third-party content to its service — The streaming service reported a 12 percent increase in quarterly revenue, but acknowledged that stagnant viewership …
Apple added a US titanium supplier for the iPhone Duo, committing up to $100 million over three years to Pennsylvania-based Perryman Company while expanding domestic production of camera technology for the iPhone 18 Pro. The post Apple pledges $100M to US titanium supplier for iPhone Duo appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The connectivity gap in Asia Pacific is now more about addressing barriers to usage than expanding coverage, with device costs, skills and government policies all essential in doing so. The post Intelligence Brief: Universal APAC connectivity presents $230B opportunity appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Chipmaker Qualcomm reportedly will cut an undetermined number of jobs following recent annual employee reviews, with impacted staff set to be alerted next month. The post Qualcomm plans global job cuts after employee reviews appeared first on Mobile World Live.
PHY Wireless and Ubiik teamed up to combine private LTE and 5G connectivity with device-based positioning, offering enterprise and industrial users a 3GPP standards-based alternative to proprietary location systems. The post PHY Wireless, Ubiik blend location into private LTE, 5G appeared first on Mobile World Live.
T-Mobile US is testing AI to allocate radio resources on its 5G-Advanced network, with Ericsson trial results showing the biggest gains during peak traffic. The post T-Mobile US, Ericsson tout AI beamforming gains appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Veon agreed a deal to acquire Uzbekistan mobile operator Perfectum for around $207 million, in a move designed to boost its spectrum holdings and accelerate 5G deployment in the country. The post Veon beefs Uzbek presence with $200M deal appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Nokia agreed a deal with SoftBank Corp to conduct an AI-RAN field trial in commercial traffic conditions in 2027, progressing efforts to validate the technology. The post Nokia, SoftBank plot commercial AI-RAN trial appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Ericsson unveiled extended partnerships with Singtel and Telstra in two of several announcements made this week based on developing advanced network technologies and automation. The post Ericsson expands work with Singtel, Telstra appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Telefonica demonstrated the military capabilities of its 5G infrastructure during an unmanned drone and vehicle exercise, one of the first moves it is making in a collaboration with Portuguese telecoms player NOS Comunicacoes. The post Telefonica, NOS target military, defensive 5G uses appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Globalstar secured US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for its next-generation C-3 satellite system as Amazon prepares to acquire the company. The post FCC clears Globalstar C-3 constellation as Amazon deal looms appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Reuters: Sources: OpenAI is racing to secure investor commitments before Anthropic's expected IPO in mid-Nov. and aims to raise ~$30B; the round could value it at $1.4T+ — OpenAI is racing to secure investor commitments before rival Anthropic's expected public market debut in mid-November …
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Ted Sarandos complained for months of a lack of new hit shows at Netflix and US watch time being down; it just fired its film chief and content chief — Company is overhauling creative leadership as it struggles to get domestic audiences to watch more — Netflix is writing a new script.
Ellen DiMauro / Semafor: Sources: Waymo aims to expand its fleet to 8K by the end of this year, up from 4K today, and to 20K by the end of 2027, after raising $5B in debt this month — THE SCOOP — As Waymo expands into new cities with its self-driving cars, the company plans to use the $5 billion it recently borrowed to massively increase its fleet.
Bloomberg: Sources: Eric Schmidt, who owns ~1% of Anthropic after investing tens of millions in its Series A, is poised to have one of the largest windfalls from its IPO — Former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt owns around 1% of Anthropic PBC thanks to his early investment in the startup …
Cloudflare: Cloudflare debuts Clairic, a System One-class extraction model it says processes unstructured data faster, more cheaply, and more accurately than normal LLMs — Today, we're announcing a preview of a new class of System One-style models: extraction models.
Using a system called BootLoops, scientists produced 36 papers in three months. Paired with experts, the tool could pollinate ideas across fields. The post New AI Tool Could Help Scientists Make ‘Rare’ Cross-Disciplinary Leaps appeared first on SingularityHub.
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: The US FTC clears Publicis' $2.2B LiveRamp acquisition, subject to a consent decree requiring equal access to LiveRamp's data connectivity tools for all clients — The US Federal Trade Commission said it will allow Publicis Groupe SA to complete the $2.2 billion acquisition of LiveRamp Holdings Inc …
John Koetsier / Forbes: Dream Labs, which offers an API for its Dream-1 robot foundation model trained on human videos, raised a $90M seed led by B Capital and Kindred Ventures — This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. … Want to make your dumb robot smart? $3 an hour is all it costs.
Paige Smith / Bloomberg: Ramp says it applied to the US OCC for a trust bank charter that, if approved, would allow it to offer fiduciary investment management and digital asset custody — Financial technology firm Ramp said it applied with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a trust bank charter …
Bloomberg: Sources: Nscale is in talks for a second deal with Anthropic worth ~$45B to deliver 460MW of computing power at its West Virginia campus using Vera Rubin chips — Nscale Ltd., the AI cloud computing firm, is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic PBC in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion …
Long time Boingo Wireless executive Derek Peterson revealed on LinkedIn he has joined AST SpaceMobile as CTO, Enterprise & Platforms while also leading the satellite player’s CIO and CSO functions. Peterson The post Former Boingo exec boards AST as CTO of Enterprise & Platforms appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Long time Boingo Wireless executive Derek Peterson revealed on LinkedIn he has joined AST SpaceMobile as CTO, Enterprise & Platforms while also leading the satellite player’s CIO and CSO functions. Peterson The post Former Boingo exec Peterson boards AST as CTO appeared first on Mobile World Live.
PLD Space kept the focus on European satellite communication ambitions, revealing progress in developing its reusable launcher a matter of hours after major operators outlined plans involving spectrum access. The post PLD Space updates on reusable rocket appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The National Basketball Association (NBA), Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and AT&T revealed the launch of the fourth generation of the High-Speed Arena Network (HSAN), the latest iteration of the leagues’ connectivity platform built to transport live game content, highlights, replays, in-arena programming and stats to fans and business partners. The post US hoops leagues score connectivity deal with AT&T appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Elon Musk revealed plans to give a SpaceX share to every child in the US next year, making the pledge a day after AI company Anthropic outlined plans to dedicate part of its equity to public benefit initiatives. The post Musk pledges SpaceX shares to every US child appeared first on Mobile World Live.
stc Group seized the initiative on AI-native networking, setting a target of employing the technology directly in its core infrastructure by 2030. The post stc sets AI-native targets appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Interview: Dr Tom Rondeau, principal director of the US Department of War’s FutureG programme, discusses the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation's progress seven months after launch and its future prospects. The post OCUDU adds key members as open-source RAN code matures appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Engineering at Meta: Meta details Prometheus, its gigawatt-scale supercluster in Ohio, which will have ~1M GPUs at full scale and was used to train its Muse foundational models — - With the recent release of the Muse family of foundational models, we want to take you inside the infrastructure that has made it all possible.
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: Town, which develops enterprise AI assistants, raised a $108M Series B at a $1B valuation, after announcing a $55M Series A in June — Town, a two-year-old, San Francisco-based startup developing AI assistants, nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B funding round co-led …
The European Commission (EC) flagged concerns KKR may have provided incorrect or misleading information during its investigation into a deal for Telecom Italia’s fixed network assets led by the company in 2024. The post KKR faces accusation of misleading EC over TIM deal appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Developers and vibe coders are using AI tools like Claude Code to get rid of sponsored ads on their smart TVs, disable tracking features, and more — The latest use case for AI? Dumbing down your smart TV to get rid of the bloat. A number of developers and vibe coders have recently …
Ryan Lawler / Axios: Prism Data, which provides credit-scoring data and analytics that help lenders assess borrowers, raised a $20M Series A led by Story Ventures — Prism Data, which helps lenders assess credit risk using bank transaction data, raised $20 million in Series A funding, CEO Jason Rosen tells Axios Pro exclusively.
Alex Konrad / Upstarts Media: Tolan, an AI assistant focused on users that are not tech-savvy, raised $30M from USV, Khosla Ventures, and Homebrew, and says 70% of its users are women — Far from Silicon Valley's echo chamber, about 250,000 everyday people turn to AI app Tolan as a friendly voice, or to help organize their lives and families.
The Information: Sources: DeepSeek and Huawei are collaborating on future AI chip designs; DeepSeek plans to start using Ascend 950DT for pre-training as soon as 2026's end — DeepSeek is working closely with Huawei Technologies to shape the design of future AI chips, two people familiar with the matter said …