FCC approves the merger of cable giants Cox and Charter

FCC approves the merger of cable giants Cox and Charter

The Federal Communications Commission has given the go ahead for two of the US’ biggest cable providers, Charter Communications and Cox Communications, to merge. Charter announced its intention to acquire Cox for $34.5 billion in May 2025, with specific plans to inherit Cox’s managed IT, commercial fiber and cloud businesses, while folding the company’s residential cable service into a subsidiary. …

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OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets | TechCrunch

OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets | TechCrunch

OpenAI has fired an employee over the employee’s activity on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the company confirmed to Wired. The employee used confidential OpenAI information in connection with the trades made, the company alleges. OpenAI didn’t release the name of the employee. However, a spokesperson said that such actions violated a company policy that bans workers from using inside information …

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Washington is primed to let Rivian and Lucid sell EVs directly to consumers

Washington is primed to let Rivian and Lucid sell EVs directly to consumers

The Rivian showroom at University Village in Seattle in 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) With the threat of a ballot initiative looming, a slate of auto dealers in Washington have come out in support of EV makers Rivian and Lucid Motors in their pursuit of direct sales to consumers. Electric automakers have fought for years to change the state …

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Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic services amid Pentagon feud

Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic services amid Pentagon feud

President Donald Trump has ordered all US government agencies to stop using Claude and other Anthropic services, escalating an already volatile feud between the Department of Defense and company over AI safeguards. Taking to Truth Social on Friday afternoon, the president said there would be a six-month phase out period for federal agencies, including the Defense Department, to migrate off …

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Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk | TechCrunch

Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk | TechCrunch

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump directed federal agencies to cease use of all Anthropic products after the company’s public dispute with the Department of Defense. The president allowed for a six-month phase-out period for departments using the products, but emphasized that Anthropic was no longer welcome as a federal contractor. “We don’t need it, we don’t want …

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The PS5 Pro is getting upgraded upscaling tech in March

The PS5 Pro is getting upgraded upscaling tech in March

After suggesting a version of AMD’s FSR 4 could be ported to the PS5 Pro last year, it looks like Sony is finally rolling out an update with the upscaling tech in March. Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS4, PS5 and PS5 Pro, shared via a blog post that the PS5 Pro will be updated with a new …

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Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter in ‘solidarity’ with Anthropic

Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter in ‘solidarity’ with Anthropic

Hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI have urging their companies to in its standoff with the Pentagon over military applications for AI tools like Claude. The letter, titled “We Will Not Be Divided,” calls on the leadership of both companies to “put aside their differences and stand together to continue to refuse the Department of War’s current demands for …

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Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake? | TechCrunch

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake? | TechCrunch

The past two weeks have been defined by a clash between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the two battle over the military’s use of AI.  Anthropic refuses to allow its AI models to be used for mass surveillance of Americans or for fully autonomous weapons that conduct strikes without human input. At the same time, …

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