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Sources: Cerebras plans to raise its IPO price range from $115-$125 per share to $150-$160 per share, potentially raising ~$4.8B at the top of the new range (Echo Wang/Reuters)

Echo Wang / Reuters : Sources: Cerebras plans to raise its IPO price range from $115-$125 per share to $150-$160 per share, potentially raising ~$4.8B at the top of the new range   —  Cerebras Systems is set to raise the size and price of its initial public offering as soon as Monday, as demand … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/qJM91Ud via IFTTT
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A look at Janitor AI, a romantic fantasy roleplay chatbot site run by three men that claims 2.5M DAUs and 15M total users, with 70% to 80% identifying as women (Anna Tong/Forbes)

Anna Tong / Forbes : A look at Janitor AI, a romantic fantasy roleplay chatbot site run by three men that claims 2.5M DAUs and 15M total users, with 70% to 80% identifying as women   —  Despite its name, Janitor AI isn't selling productivity agents or enterprise copilots; it's serving up interactive erotic content … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Nxr3QVb via IFTTT

Sources: Digital Asset, which builds Canton Network, a public blockchain with privacy features, is raising a ~$300M round led by a16z crypto at a ~$2B valuation (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: Digital Asset, which builds Canton Network, a public blockchain with privacy features, is raising a ~$300M round led by a16z crypto at a ~$2B valuation   —  Digital Asset Holdings LLC, the company behind a blockchain used among several big banks and trading firms … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/irj8bqZ via IFTTT

Microsoft and G42's $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya stalls after the government couldn't provide annual payment guarantees that Microsoft requested (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Microsoft and G42's $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya stalls after the government couldn't provide annual payment guarantees that Microsoft requested   —  A major Microsoft Corp. data center site in East Africa has been delayed by disagreements with the Kenyan government … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/RFovbLh via IFTTT

Google seems to require Google Play Services for passing next-gen reCAPTCHA on Android, denying de-Googled Android phones and creating surveillance issues (Rick Findlay/Reclaim The Net)

Rick Findlay / Reclaim The Net : Google seems to require Google Play Services for passing next-gen reCAPTCHA on Android, denying de-Googled Android phones and creating surveillance issues   —  Google has tied its next-generation reCAPTCHA system to Google Play Services on Android, meaning anyone running a de-Googled phone … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/IVANY5T via IFTTT

Execs at Palantir, whose stock is up ~16x since its AI platform's 2023 debut, often decry other AI as slop, as competition from frontier AI labs stiffens (Heather Somerville/Wall Street Journal)

Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal : Execs at Palantir, whose stock is up ~16x since its AI platform's 2023 debut, often decry other AI as slop, as competition from frontier AI labs stiffens   —  Investors and some employees see a real threat of the company ceding business to AI models  —  Palantir Technologies owes … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/GiHYzca via IFTTT

FCC passed an anti-robocall proposal requiring telecoms, including VoIP providers, to verify user identities before activating service, raising privacy fears (Ken Macon/Reclaim The Net)

Ken Macon / Reclaim The Net : FCC passed an anti-robocall proposal requiring telecoms, including VoIP providers, to verify user identities before activating service, raising privacy fears   —  The era of the anonymous phone number could be ending.  On April 30, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/gRUKp3C via IFTTT