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Nvidia's MediaTek bet, Tim Cook steps down — 2026-09-01 00:00

Nvidia's $3.5B MediaTek bet, Tim Cook's Apple exit, and eight more AI signals from the last 24 hours.

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🎧 News Digest — 2026-09-01 00:00 10 items · ~3 min listen

1. Nvidia makes a $3.5B bet on MediaTek to stay central to the AI chip buildout — Nvidia invests $3.5 billion in Taiwan's MediaTek as Big Tech ramps up its own custom AI chips. TechCrunch · Aug 31
2. a16z pushes its growth fund to $8.5B — Days after launching a new $1.1B fund, Andreessen Horowitz returns with billions more to invest in startups. TechCrunch · Aug 31
3. Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO; John Ternus, a 'product builder', takes over — Cook's farewell memo frames Ternus as deeply experienced across the iPhone, Mac, and AirPods, while longtime exec Phil Schiller also steps back. TechCrunch · Aug 31
4. Anthropic sued over alleged theft of 'tens of thousands' of songs — A multibillion-dollar lawsuit claims the AI firm misused copyrighted songs to train its Claude models. The Guardian · Aug 31
5. Bank of England governor warns AI could cause a global economic downturn — Andrew Bailey, in his financial-stability watchdog role, says advanced models risk destabilising the system. The Guardian · Aug 31
6. Instagram limits the reach of undisclosed AI profiles — As frustration over AI influencers grows, the platform draws a line on synthetic creators. TechCrunch · Aug 31
7. Clipto, an AI video-search startup, hits a $250M valuation — The three-year-old firm says it reached $15M in annual recurring revenue and profitability before raising $15M more. TechCrunch · Aug 31
8. The Pentagon now has its own ChatGPT and Grok — Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Grok join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools. TechCrunch · Aug 31
9. 'Superhuman' AI tool spots heart disease in under 2 seconds — Trained on millions of ECGs, the tech could fast-track high-risk patients for treatment. The Guardian · Aug 31
10. FTC sues Amazon over an alleged 'secret ad surcharge scheme' — The lawsuit claims Amazon has been secretly and systematically overcharging for ads. TechCrunch · Aug 31

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