The copyright controversy surrounding training data in the artificial intelligence industry is intensifying. Recent reports indicate that Amazon plans to establish a content trading marketplace, enabling publishers to directly license their text, images, and other content to AI companies. This model resembles Microsoft’s recently launched “Publisher Content Marketplace,” aiming to provide tech companies with legally
Enterprise software giant Workday announced a significant leadership change on Monday: CEO Carl Eschenbach has stepped down effective immediately and left the board of directors. Company co-founder and former CEO Aneel Bhusri will permanently return to lead the company. (workday larger) Eschenbach joined Workday at the end of 2022, initially serving as co-CEO alongside Bhusri,
YouTube megastar MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) announced this week that his company, Beast Industries, will acquire Step, a financial application focused on serving teenagers. The app has raised a total of $500 million in funding, boasts over 7 million users, and aims to help Gen Z build credit, save money, and invest. It had
Alphabet’s self-driving subsidiary, Waymo, has reached a significant milestone in Nashville, Tennessee: it has officially removed safety drivers from its test vehicles, initiating fully driverless testing. This marks a crucial step toward the company’s goal of launching a commercial robotaxi service in the city later this year. (waymo getty streets) Waymo has been testing in
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo announced Friday that he has become a shareholder in prediction market platform Kalshi, making him the first NBA player to invest directly in the company. The two-time MVP stated on social media, “The internet is full of opinions. I decided it was time to make some of my own.” (Giannis
This weekend’s Super Bowl in Silicon Valley has become the ultimate networking event for tech elites. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Apple’s Tim Cook, and other industry leaders are converging on Levi’s Stadium. VC veteran Venky Ganesan captured the scene perfectly: “It’s like the tech billionaires who were picked last in gym class paying $50,000 to
La Sapienza University in Rome, one of Europe’s largest universities with around 120,000 students, has had its computer systems down for three days following a suspected ransomware attack. The university’s website and email services remain inaccessible. (la-sapienza-university-rome-italy) In a statement, the university said it is working to restore systems using unaffected backups and has set
The AI industry is in the midst of a data center arms race. Giants believe that controlling the most computing power will determine the winner in future AI products. Amazon is leading the charge, projecting $200 billion in capital expenditures for 2026; Google follows closely ($175-185 billion); Meta, Microsoft, and others are also making massive
People with no coding background can now quickly build app prototypes using “vibe coding” platforms that turn natural language into code, but connecting to external services like SMS and payments remains a major hurdle for scaling. Ilan Zerbib, former Director of Engineering for Payments at Shopify, founded Sapiom to address this by building a financial
Many early-stage European climate tech startups fail to secure Series B funding due to a lack of growth capital. Spain’s **Mundi Ventures** is addressing this gap with its new **Kembara Fund**, which has reached a €750 million first close and targets a final size of €1.25 billion. The fund focuses on Series B and C