AI-generated summary PsiQuantum is sharing optical circuit switch samples with prospective customers as it adapts silicon photonics developed for quantum computing to the networks connecting AI infrastructure. The company reported typical insertion loss of 1.2 decibels, crosstalk performance of 40 decibels, and reconfiguration in less than three milliseconds in its own laboratory tests.
thenextweb.com — Meta and TikTok joined Google in opposing Indonesia’s copyright revisions, which would make platforms pay publishers and set rules for AI.
fortune.com — Exclusive: The company has raised $100 million in Series B funding at a $1.3 billion valuation.
tech.eu — Tano will use the new funding to hire additional engineers and creator strategists, further develop its platform and expand its creator advertising operations.
IEEE Spectrum — Sometimes mechanical buttons and switches are better than fully-automated appliances
The Decoder — US data brokers like Mercor, Surge AI, and AfterQuery are selling roughly half a billion dollars' worth of AI training data to Chinese labs, according to a ChinaTalk investigation. That includes the same RL environments previously built for OpenAI or Anthropic. At least nine firms are involved, and export controls barely apply.
