Category: Exclusives

New Otter feature lets users search across enterprise tools

AI meeting note-taking app companies are realizing that simply transcribing meetings and providing summaries is not enough to justify their business models and valuations. They now want the app to function as a complete workspace where users can pull in data from a variety of sources, search it all, and make business decisions. Following notetakers […]

Drizzle on top: New premium dog food brands now available at 1%.

Pet food aisles are busier than ever, which is exactly why Hilary Coles says she was skeptical when she got the call from Atomic Labs. “I had the same reaction as you,” Coles told me by phone Monday afternoon, the day before her new company, Golden Child, opened for business. “That’s certainly not what people […]

FTC reports consumers will lose $2.1 billion to social media fraud in 2025

Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media fraud in 2025, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency reports that losses from social media fraud have increased eight times, with more losses from social media fraud than from any other method used by fraudsters to contact consumers. Almost 30% of […]

OpenAI ends Microsoft’s legal crisis over $50 billion Amazon deal

On Monday, Microsoft and OpenAI announced that they had renegotiated the agreement binding the companies. For X, some say the ChatGPT makers have won against the Windows giant, but both sides are emerging victorious. Most importantly, the new conditions solve a problem that has plagued OpenAI since it signed a deal with Amazon worth up […]

DeepMind’s David Silver raised $1.1 billion to build AI that learns without human data.

Ineffable Intelligence, the British AI research institute founded just a few months ago by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion in funding at a $5.1 billion valuation to join the race for new AI models that have the potential to outperform large-scale language models. By leveraging reinforcement learning, Ineffable aims to create […]

China blocks Meta’s $2 billion Manas deal after months of investigation

China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), announced on Monday that it had blocked Meta’s $2 billion takeover of Manas. Manas is an agent AI startup founded by Chinese engineers and relocated to Singapore before being acquired by Mark Zuckerberg late last year. The move marks one of China’s most significant […]

OpenAI could create phones that replace apps with AI agents

There are various rumors circulating about OpenAI’s hardware plans, including the launch of earphones. A new note from industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that the AI ​​company may be working with MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Luxshare to develop a mobile phone. Kuo, who has reported on several Apple hardware plans in the past, said OpenAI will […]

Metaink uses solar power from space at night

The race to secure power for AI models is reaching new heights. Meta has signed an agreement with startup Overview Energy. This could allow 1,000 satellites to shine infrared light onto solar power plants that power data centers at night. In 2024, Meta’s data centers used more than 18,000 gigawatt hours of electricity. That’s nearly […]