Fri. 08/23 – The Bolt Saga

Microsoft deprecating a feature that it launched back in 1985. There’s a pretty big loophole that is still letting China use H100 chips. The weird saga evolving over at Bolt. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

Links:

• Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon (Neowin)
• Exclusive: Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud and its rivals to access high-end US chips, AI (Reuters)
• AI-powered coding pulls in almost $1bn of funding to claim ‘killer app’ status (Financial Times)
• Bolt investors baffled by massive new deal proposal (Axios)
• Ryan Breslow’s ‘Lead Investor’ Blindsided By $450 Million Bolt Fundraise: ‘We Were Never In This Deal’ (Forbes)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• New Breed of EV Promises 700 Miles per Charge (Just Add Gas) (Bloomberg)
• Popping the Bubble of Noise-Cancelling Headphones (The New Yorker)

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