Tom Dotan

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Secret SpaceX Projections Show Growing Starlink Business Will Insulate Musk's Space Company from Trump Retaliation

1 day ago | newcomer.co | Tom Dotan |Eric Newcomer

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: The Trump-Musk breakup was inevitable, dramatic and — no matter your politics — deeply entertaining. What it portends for the future of the so-called “tech right” and its alliance with Trump is something that will likely play out in the coming months. But the question pinging around the many people who are invested in the constellation of companies that make up Musk Inc., has been: How bad will it be? Tesla is in real trouble.
Stablecoins Dominate Discussions Alongside a Feisty Debate Over LLMs & Services Businesses at Newcomer's Breaking the Bank Summit Yesterday

2 weeks ago | newcomer.co | Eric Newcomer |Jonathan Weber |Madeline Renbarger |Tom Dotan

As Bridge founder Zach Abrams came to the stage yesterday at Breaking the Bank, I called him “the man of the hour.” Abrams’ decision to sell his stablecoin startup to Stripe for $1.1 billion has helped ignite global business interest in the low-cost, crypto-powered, money-moving technology among the traditional finance set. Visa is getting in on the action, planning to launch a stablecoin credit card with Ramp. Stripe has leaned in.
OpenAI's Simmering Microsoft Battle & VCs Offloading Shares in Secondaries

4 weeks ago | newcomer.co | Tom Dotan |Eric Newcomer |Madeline Renbarger

OpenAI steals Instacart’s CEO as Sam Altman’s negotiations with partner Microsoft are increasingly shaky. Secondary share sales have become the easiest way for VCs and LPs to land liquidity in this frigid exit market, but some can come at a steep loss compared to a startup’s 2021 valuation. Read on for exclusive data on the current prices for 60+ startups. We also have more details on OpenAI’s decision to call off its for-profit conversion, for now, in a win for Elon Musk.
Microsoft’s Big AI Hire Can't Match OpenAI

1 month ago | newcomer.co | Tom Dotan |Madeline Renbarger

From Tom Dotan, our new senior correspondent, fresh off two years covering Microsoft for the Wall Street JournalAt Microsoft’s annual executive huddle last month, the company’s chief financial officer, Amy Hood, put up a slide that charted the number of users for its Copilot consumer AI tool over the past year. It was essentially a flat line, showing around 20 million weekly users.
量子チップ開発、マイクロソフトの立役者とは

2 months ago | on.wsj.com | Tom Dotan

米マイクロソフトのある幹部は2000年、登山家で物理学教授のチェタン・ナヤック氏（53）に魅力的な提案をした。ワシントン州レドモンドにある同社に加わって、近くのレーニア山に一緒に登り、そして量子コンピューターを作ろうというものだった。　ナヤック氏はそれから2年以内に同州最高峰のレーニア山に登頂した。しかし実用的な量子デバイス開発への道のりは、現在も続いている。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
The Man Behind Microsoft’s Decadeslong Quest to Build a Quantum Computer

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Tom Dotan

A Microsoft executive made a compelling pitch to mountaineer and physics professor Chetan Nayak in 2000: Join the Redmond, Wash., company and together they would scale nearby Mount Rainier—and build a quantum computer. Nearly all major tech companies are working to build a practical quantum computer, which they hope will enable leaps forward in fields such as encryption and medicine.
The Man Behind Microsoft’s Decadeslong Quest to Build a Quantum Computer

2 months ago | wsj.com | Tom Dotan

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 5:57Inside the Race to Revolutionize Quantum ComputingPlay video: Inside the Race to Revolutionize Quantum ComputingA Microsoft MSFT 2.58%increase; green up pointing triangle executive made a compelling pitch to mountaineer and physics professor Chetan Nayak in 2000: Join the Redmond, Wash., company and together they would scale nearby Mount Rainier—and build a quantum computer. He summited Washington’s highest peak within two years.
The Man Behind Microsoft’s Decadeslong Quest to Build a Quantum Computer

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Tom Dotan

2 hours agoAll eyes will be on Nvidia’s (NVDA+4.51%) GPU Technology Conference this week, where the company is expected to unveil its next artificial intelligence chips. Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said he will share more about the upcoming Blackwell Ultra AI chip, Vera Rubin platform, and plans for …
The Man Behind Microsoft’s Decadeslong Quest to Build a Quantum Computer

2 months ago | wsj.com | Tom Dotan

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 5:57Inside the Race to Revolutionize Quantum ComputingPlay video: Inside the Race to Revolutionize Quantum ComputingA Microsoft MSFT 2.58%increase; green up pointing triangle executive made a compelling pitch to mountaineer and physics professor Chetan Nayak in 2000: Join the Redmond, Wash., company and together they would scale nearby Mount Rainier—and build a quantum computer. He summited Washington’s highest peak within two years.
全球第四大富豪用科技改造农业的失败尝试

Mar 6, 2025 | cn.wsj.com | Tom Dotan

拉里·埃里森(Larry Ellison)在偏远的夏威夷拉奈岛上建造了六座温室，他试图施展自己在科技领域点石成金的魔法，重塑地球人的饮食方式。背负埃里森重托的公司叫Sensei Ag，该公司创立八年来，已经让这位全球排名第四的富豪投入了5亿多美元——远远超过他购买岛屿本身的花费。在公司创立之初，埃里森号称要以尖端农业技术推动农业现代化，对社会产生重大影响，最终帮助非洲等地种植粮食。这位亿万富豪告诉高管们，他把该项目视为自己遗产的一部分。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8