Meta releases the Open Molecules 2025 dataset and the Universal Model for Atoms family of models to accelerate the development of new drugs and materials (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

https://www.semafor.com/article/05/14/2025/meta-releases-new-data-set-ai-model-aimed-at-speeding-up-scientific-research
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p35#a250514p35

Sources: Apple is developing a Vision Pro feature that lets users scroll content with their eyes, as part of visionOS 3 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-14/apple-readies-feature-that-lets-vision-pro-users-scroll-with-their-eyes
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p34#a250514p34

Sources: Anthropic has new versions of Claude Sonnet and Opus, set to come out in the upcoming weeks, that can switch back to "reasoning" mode if they get stuck (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropics-upcoming-models-will-think-think
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p33#a250514p33

Stock trading app eToro began trading at $69.69 on Nasdaq after pricing its IPO at $52, above its $46-$50 expected range (Samantha Subin/CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/stock-trading-app-etoro-ipos-debuts-on-nasdaq.html
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p32#a250514p32

Google DeepMind unveils AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered AI coding agent that designs and optimizes advanced algorithms using an evolutionary framework (Google DeepMind)

https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/alphaevolve-a-gemini-powered-coding-agent-for-designing-advanced-algorithms/
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p31#a250514p31

A look at the Nintendo Switch 2's final specs: a custom Nvidia T239 SoC, Ampere-based GPU with 1,536 CUDA cores, 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM, DLSS support, and more (Richard Leadbetter/Eurogamer.net)

https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-nintendo-switch-2-final-tech-specs-and-system-reservations-confirmed
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p30#a250514p30

Perplexity partners with PayPal to let US customers book travel, buy products, and secure concert tickets via Perplexity's chatbot (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/perplexity-partners-with-paypal-for-in-chat-ai-shopping.html
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p29#a250514p29

Uber debuts Route Share, a pooled rides option that is similar to a bus and up to 50% cheaper than UberX, available during commuting hours in SF, NYC, and more (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-14/uber-targets-commuters-with-cheaper-pooled-rides-price-lock-pass
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p28#a250514p28

Warner Bros. Discovery says it will change the name of its Max streaming service back to HBO Max this summer, and tweaks its logo; WBD dropped HBO in May 2023 (Jennifer Maas/Variety)

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/max-changes-name-hbo-max-1236397399/
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p27#a250514p27

Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal reintroduce the Kids Online Safety Act, mandating platforms like Meta to mitigate harms; Apple supports KOSA (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/news/666729/kids-online-safety-act-reintroduced
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p26#a250514p26

AMD approves a new $6B share buyback program, boosting its total repurchase authority to ~$10B, with no termination date; AMD jumps 5%+ (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/amd-announces-new-6-billion-share-buyback-plan-2025-05-14/
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p25#a250514p25

OpenAI says OneDrive and SharePoint users will be able to connect their files to ChatGPT's Deep Research for analysis, in beta for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or Team (Kevin Okemwa/Windows Central)

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/chatgpt-deep-research-to-onedrive-sharepoint
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p24#a250514p24

China sentences Zhao Weiguo, ex-chair of state-backed chip firm Tsinghua Unigroup, to death with a two-year reprieve, a de facto life sentence, for corruption (Chun Han Wong/Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/world/china/former-chinese-chip-boss-gets-suspended-death-sentence-in-corruption-case-2e0ba95e?st=SmtW1r&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p23#a250514p23

Las Vegas-based TensorWave, which offers AMD-powered cloud infrastructure, raised $100M led by Magnetar and AMD Ventures, taking its total funding to $146.7M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/tensorwave-raises-100m-for-its-amd-powered-ai-cloud/
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p22#a250514p22

At a JP Morgan event, Intel CFO David Zinsner says committed volumes for Intel's new 18A and 14A chips from external customers are currently "not significant" (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-has-limited-customer-commitments-latest-chip-manufacturing-tech-cfo-says-2025-05-13/
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p21#a250514p21

Databricks agrees to acquire cloud database startup Neon for ~$1B, set to close in Q2 2025; Neon's platform is based on open-source database PostgreSQL (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/databricks-to-buy-startup-neon-for-1-billion-fdded971?st=GqVc19&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p20#a250514p20

Sources: Guangzhou-based autonomous driving company Pony AI confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO; Pony AI raised ~$413M in a US IPO in November 2024 (Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-14/pony-ai-is-said-to-confidentially-file-for-hong-kong-listing
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p19#a250514p19

French IT group Atos says it will simplify its organization, cut expenses, and focus on AI, aiming to reach €9B to €10B in 2028 sales, after years of setbacks (Benoit Berthelot/Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-14/atos-announces-reorganization-aiming-to-restart-sales-growth
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p18#a250514p18

FTC v. Meta: Meta's lawyer disparaged tech journalists Kara Swisher and Om Malik, calling Malik a "failed blogger", showing Meta's long-simmering media tensions (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/politics/666507/meta-tech-press-antitrust-trial
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p17#a250514p17

Filing: GD Culture Group, a struggling China-linked company that has only eight staff, plans to buy $300M in BTC and $TRUMP, creating clear ethical conflicts (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/us/politics/trump-crypto-purchase.html
http://www.techmeme.com/250514/p16#a250514p16