Uncle Sam’s Intel Stake
Aug 25, 2025•19 min
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Summary
The US government has acquired a 10% stake in Intel, while Apple considers Google Gemini to revamp Siri. Meta announced a partnership with MidJourney for AI image and video models, and Perplexity launched a new revenue-sharing tier for publishers. Additionally, Netflix is opening entertainment and shopping venues, DHL is using AI to address its aging workforce, and a female-led hacker house is breaking AI's glass ceiling.Episode description
The government has indeed taken a stake in Intel. Apple might turn to Google to save Siri. Meta turns to Midjourney. Perplexity wants to cut publishers in on the action. And how DHL is using AI to shore up a workforce that is aging out.
Links:
- Trump, Intel Agree to 10% U.S. Stake as President Promises More Deals (NYTimes)
- Apple Explores Using Google Gemini AI to Power Revamped Siri (Bloomberg)
- Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models (TechCrunch)
- Perplexity to Let Publishers Share in Revenue from AI Searches (Bloomberg)
- Netflix Sets Opening Dates for Permanent Entertainment and Shopping Venues in Philadelphia, Dallas (Variety)
- Inside DHL’s AI upgrade: ‘Love it or hate it, you have to work with it’ (FT)
- 8 Women, 4 Bedrooms and 1 Cause: Breaking A.I.’s Glass Ceiling (NYTimes)
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