Laura Mandaro

San Francisco

Managing Editor, News and Talent at The Information

Managing editor, news and talent, @theinformation. Previously @forbes, @usatoday, @marketwatch. We are hiring! [email protected]. Profile pic: Erin Beach

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Chinese Stock Delistings Possible, Bessent Indicates

2 weeks ago | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: Fox Business News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said delisting Chinese stocks from U.S. exchanges was a possibility. “Everything is on the table,” he said in an interview with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo Wednesday morning about the Trump Administration’s moves to impose steep tariffs on Chinese goods. There are 286 Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a Congressional panel.
SoftBank to Buy Chip Startup Ampere

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: The InformationSoftBank Group said it would pay $6.5 billion in cash for chip designer Ampere, extending a string of artificial intelligence investments made by the Japanese telecom conglomerate. The two companies already have a close relationship. Ampere, founded and led by former Intel President Renée James, licenses chip designs from SoftBank-owned Arm and has won big cloud customers such as Microsoft and Oracle.
ServiceNow in Talks to Buy AI Startup Moveworks

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: The InformationServiceNow is close to buying Moveworks, a 9-year-old startup that sells artificial intelligence to handle IT support tickets, for $3 billion, according to a person familiar with the deal talks. The deal, if struck, would be a departure for ServiceNow, which has stuck to smaller acquisitions like its 2020 purchase of Element AI, a startup co-founded by AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, for a reported $230 million.
Trump Says He’s Negotiating With Four TikTok Bidders

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: The InformationPresident Donald Trump said he was dealing with “four different groups” of potential buyers for TikTok. “A lot of people want it and it’s up to me,” he told reporters on Air Force One Sunday. Trump didn’t elaborate on who the potential buyers are.
Ilya Sutskever’s Startup in Talks to Raise Financing at $30 Billion Valuation

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Laura Mandaro

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Ilya Sutskever’s Startup in Talks to Raise Financing at $30 Billion Valuation

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: Bloomberg Safe Superintelligence, the startup launched by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, is in talks to raise $1 billion in a round that would value the startup at $30 billion, Bloomberg reported. Greenoaks Capital Partners is in talks to lead the deal, according to a person with knowledge of the company’s fundraising plans. The financing is still being finalized and the terms could change. Sutskever founded the startup last year after leaving OpenAI, which he co-founded.
Musk Says He’s Not Interested in Buying TikTok U.S.

2 months ago | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: The InformationTesla CEO Elon Musk said he is not interested in buying TikTok’s U.S. business. “I have not put in a bid for TikTok,” he said at a conference in Germany, which was made public on Saturday. “I don’t have any plans for what would I do if I had TikTok.”“I don’t use TikTok personally,” he said. “I’m not chomping at the bit to acquire TikTok. I don’t acquire companies in general,” he added.
Bluesky Said to Near $700 Million Valuation

Jan 8, 2025 | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: Business InsiderBluesky, an alternative to Elon Musk’s X, is in talks to raise money at a $700 million valuation in a round led by Bain Capital Ventures, Business Insider reported. The new funding, if completed, would follow a jump in users after Musk successfully campaigned for Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election, turning off some X users.
Cybertruck Exploded in Las Vegas Contained Gas Canisters, Fireworks

Jan 2, 2025 | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: The InformationA Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday morning, killing the driver and injuring several bystanders, contained gasoline and other fuel canisters and large firework mortars, Las Vegas police said. The findings, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk echoed in a post on X, showing the explosion was the result of an intentional act rather than any malfunction with the futuristic electric vehicle.
Apple Working on Super-Sized Foldable IPad

Dec 15, 2024 | theinformation.com | Laura Mandaro

Source: BloombergApple is developing a large version of the iPad that unfolds into the approximate size of two iPad Pros next to each other, Bloomberg reported. It’s targeting selling the super-sized iPad around 2028, the report said. Currently, the largest iPaid is 13 inches. The Cupertino, Calif., company is pursuing the design as it also works on a foldable iPhone.