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  1. Meta's VR layoffs, studio closures underscore Zuckerberg's massive pivot to AI

    Meta began laying off employees in its Reality Labs division focused on virtual reality and shut down several VR studios as it pushes resources towards AI.

  2. Palantir is trying to 'destroy' Percepta through legal action, startup's execs say in filing

    Three months after Palantir sued Percepta employees, lawyers for the defendants said Palantir is trying to "scare others away" from leaving the company.

  3. Data center REIT CEO says real estate ‘not in an oversupply state’

    Andy Power, CEO of Digital Realty says data center real estate is not oversupplied as hyperscalers like Nvidia, Amazon, Google and Meta announce more projects.

  4. Microsoft says communities won't see energy price hikes near data centers as utility costs rise

    Microsoft is asking Wisconsin's Public Service Commission to raise the electric rate the company pays for a data center in the state.

  5. Alibaba-backed PixVerse launches real-time AI video tool, top executive tells CNBC

    Co-founder Jaden Xie told CNBC that the company is about to close another financing round, after raising $100 million in the last 6 months.

  6. The market's Powell reaction, JPMorgan earnings, Siri's AI upgrade and more in Morning Squawk

    Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

  7. Salesforce releases updated Slackbot powered by Anthropic's AI model

    Slack is upgrading Slackbot, its personal assistant, with generative AI.

  8. SK Hynix to invest $13 billion in new plant amid memory chip shortage

    South Korea's SK Hynix will invest 19 trillion Korean won into a new advanced packaging plant, as the company attempts to meet growing memory demands.

  9. Trump says Microsoft will make changes to ensure consumers don't pay for power used in AI buildout

    President Trump said in a social media post that Microsoft will "make major changes beginning this week" to make sure Americans don't see rising energy costs.

  10. OpenAI acquires health-care technology startup Torch for $60 million, source says

    Torch CEO Ilya Abyzov previously co-founded Forward, a direct-to-consumer primary care business that did patient visits with tech-enabled "CarePods."

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