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Sources: OpenAI signed a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, over roughly five years (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)

Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: OpenAI signed a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, over roughly five years  —  The vast majority of new revenue revealed by Oracle will come from OpenAI deal, sources say  —  OpenAI signed a contract to purchase $300 billion …

Apple isn’t packing a charging cable in with the AirPods Pro 3

The AirPods Pro 3 seem like a solid upgrade, but they have one significant drawback: Apple isn’t including a charging cable in the box, MacRumors reports. Apple spells it out right on the AirPods Pro 3 tech specs page, saying in the “In the Box” section, “USB‑C Charge Cable sold separately.” That means that if […]

Klarna's shares closed up 14.55% at $45.82 in its NYSE debut, giving it a $17B+ market value, after the company and some of its backers raised $1.37B in its IPO (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Klarna's shares closed up 14.55% at $45.82 in its NYSE debut, giving it a $17B+ market value, after the company and some of its backers raised $1.37B in its IPO  —  Klarna Group Plc rose 15% in its trading debut after the company and some of its backers raised $1.37 billion in an initial public offering …

iPhones 17 and the Sugar Water Trap

Ben Thompson has a wonderful take on yesterday’s event and what it says about Apple overall:

Apple, to be fair, isn’t selling the same sugar water year-after-year in a zero sum war with other sugar water companies. Their sugar water is getting better, and I think this year’s seasonal concoction is particularly tasty. What is inescapable, however, is that while the company does still make new products — I definitely plan on getting new AirPod Pro 3s! — the company has, in the pursuit of easy profits, constrained the space in which it innovates.

PlayStation launches new app for parental controls

PlayStation is launching a new PlayStation Family app for iOS and Android to help parents manage their child’s playtime on PS5 and PS4. Parents can already set parental control features directly on a console, but this app gives parents another way to set limits and keep track of what their kid is playing. “The app […]