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EP-318 Apple Leadership Shift ๐, Spacex Valuation Surge ๐, Cybersecurity Arrests ๐
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, july 9th. today's discussions cover the following highlights:
- apple executive transition: apple coo jeff williams announces retirement after nearly three decades, with sabih khan stepping into the role.
- spacex funding ambitions: spacex aims for a $400 billion valuation through new funding and tender offer, allowing employees to sell shares to select investors.
- u.s.-china cyber conflict: arrest of chinese national xu zewei accused of email server hacks and theft of covid-19 research, highlighting international cyber tensions.
- european ai advancements: french ai startup mistral in talks to raise $1 billion, partnering with abu dhabi's mgx fund and nvidia to build europe's largest ai data center.
- langchain's unicorn trajectory: ai infrastructure startup langchain nears unicorn status with ivp-led funding round valuing at approximately $1 billion.
that's all for today. we'll see you back here tomorrow!
117 episodes
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, july 9th. today's discussions cover the following highlights:
- apple executive transition: apple coo jeff williams announces retirement after nearly three decades, with sabih khan stepping into the role.
- spacex funding ambitions: spacex aims for a $400 billion valuation through new funding and tender offer, allowing employees to sell shares to select investors.
- u.s.-china cyber conflict: arrest of chinese national xu zewei accused of email server hacks and theft of covid-19 research, highlighting international cyber tensions.
- european ai advancements: french ai startup mistral in talks to raise $1 billion, partnering with abu dhabi's mgx fund and nvidia to build europe's largest ai data center.
- langchain's unicorn trajectory: ai infrastructure startup langchain nears unicorn status with ivp-led funding round valuing at approximately $1 billion.
that's all for today. we'll see you back here tomorrow!
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