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The Briefing

Qualcomm’s AI Hope

By Martin Peers · Oct 27, 2025 5:00pm PDT
Another day, another chip company-A deal. This time, it’s Qualcomm, best known for its mobile phone chips (such as the modem in most iPhones). What Qualcomm is not known for is selling chips for data center servers, despite its valiant attempts to do so in the past. Will this time be different? We’ll see. At least Qualcomm has a customer for its... Another day, another chip company-A deal. This time, it’s Qualcomm, best known for its mobile...
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AI Agenda

Why Anthropic and OpenAI Are Using Cognition’s Coding Test

By Rocket Drew · Oct 27, 2025 7:00am PDT
As artificial intelligence models improve, the companies developing them are seeking more sophisticated ways to measure how good they are at a wide range of tasks. As a result, they are developing internal benchmarks to test models’ capabilities, rather than relying on publicly available tests.Cognition, which has created the Devin coding agent,... As artificial intelligence models improve, the companies developing them are seeking more...
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Exclusive

Anduril Is a Hot Ticket Despite Burning More Than $800 Million in Cash

By Cory Weinberg · Oct 27, 2025 6:00am PDT
Defense tech company Anduril expects to burn through $800 million to $900 million in cash this year in an aggressive bid to win giant Pentagon contracts. Investors big and small are unperturbed, lining up to back the fast-growing seller of drones, missiles and border surveillance towers. The company appears to be the most coveted stock in the... Defense tech company Anduril expects to burn through $800 million to $900 million in cash this...
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AI Summit

Business Adoption of AI Will Take Years, Say Venture Capitalists and Executives

By The Information Staff · Sep 30, 2025 3:50pm PDT · 5 comments
Artificial intelligence services will take years to penetrate the economy, because businesses need to figure out how to use new AI products and train workers to use them, according to speakers at The Information’s AI Agenda Live conference on Tuesday. Sarah Guo, founder and partner at venture capital firm Conviction, noted that cloud computing... Artificial intelligence services will take years to penetrate the economy, because businesses...
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The Arena

Sports Leagues Hunt for Startup Investments in a Chummy Style of Venture Capital

By Sara Germano · Jul 25, 2025 9:04am PDT
A couple weeks ago, LeBron James was in Las Vegas, seated courtside at the Thomas and Mack Center to watch his team, the Los Angeles Lakers, scrimmage against their crosstown rivals, the Clippers. The game was a highlight of the NBA’s annual off-season Summer League tournament, where rookies and rising stars—like James’ son,... A couple weeks ago, LeBron James was in Las Vegas, seated courtside at the Thomas and Mack Center...
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Dealmaker

Venture Capitalists Tap Agents for Their Own Grunt Work

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Jun 17, 2025 4:04pm PDT · 1 comment
When venture capitalists first started using artificial intelligence in their own work, I mostly heard about the technology drafting rejection e-mails or helping with quick research. But as many firms look to operate more leanly and efficiently and as AI agents become more adept, I can imagine a new wave of experimentation among venture... When venture capitalists first started using artificial intelligence in their own work, I mostly...