Spotify introduces verified artist badge to differentiate humans from AI
As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily identify real human artists. To receive a badge, artists must meet certain criteria. Spotify looks for identifiable artist presence on and off the platform, such as concert dates, merchandise, and social […]
Netflix wants you to watch “Clips,” a vertical video feed similar to TikTok.
You’ve probably heard of Instagram Reels. Now it’s time to prepare your Netflix Clips. Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed that aims to help users discover new content by sharing highlights from original Netflix shows. “Think of ‘Clips’ as a personalized highlight reel that helps you decide what […]
Source: Anthropic could raise new $50 billion round at $900 billion valuation
Investor interest in Anthropic is at its peak. The maker of the AI assistant Claude has received multiple preemptive offers to raise about $50 billion in new capital at valuations ranging from $850 billion to $900 billion, according to six sources familiar with the matter. Bloomberg and Business Insider reported earlier this month that Anthropic […]
Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets on stage
Elon Musk appeared in California federal court on Wednesday, claiming that Sam Altman and his co-founders “stole charity.” He left after acknowledging under oath that Tesla is not currently pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI), which directly contradicts a tweet he posted a few weeks ago. It was that kind of day for Musk. The lawsuit […]
Meta is still spending money on AR/VR
When Meta released its quarterly earnings report Wednesday night, colleagues pointed out that Meta had a $4 billion loss at Reality Labs, the company’s division responsible for AR glasses, VR headsets, and VR software. At first I yawned. It seems no surprise that Meta lost $4 billion on Reality Labs. That’s natural. Reality Labs lost […]
Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘take advantage’ of new OpenAI deal
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was asked a direct question by Wall Street analysts on Wednesday about how the revised OpenAI partnership will affect Microsoft’s finances. He said the new agreement was good for everyone. “We are happy with our partnership with OpenAI. My focus in any partnership is always to make sure it’s a win-win […]
Microsoft says it has more than 20 million paid Copilot users who actually use it
Despite the persistent perception that no one actually uses Copilot, Microsoft announced Wednesday that the user base and engagement with the AI tools built into M365 apps like Word, Excel, and Outlook email is growing. M365 Copilot currently has 20 million paid enterprise Copilot seats, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the company’s quarterly earnings […]
Google Cloud surpasses $20 billion, but says growth was constrained by capacity
Google Cloud, the enterprise AI solutions company owned by parent company Alphabet, had a successful first quarter, with revenue exceeding $20 billion at one point and a 63% increase over the same period last year. But investors who attended the company’s earnings call expressed concerns about constraints surrounding the business and how Google decides to […]
Google gains 25 million subscribers in Q1, powered by YouTube and Google One
Google added 25 million more paid subscriptions to its services in the past quarter, parent company Alphabet announced in its first-quarter earnings report Wednesday. The company said it now has 350 million paid subscriptions across its services, up from 325 million in Q4 2025, with plans for YouTube and Google One (the company’s cloud storage […]
Parallel Web Systems reaches $2 billion valuation 5 months after last major funding
Parallel Web Systems, an AI agent tools startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has raised $100 million in Series B led by Sequoia at a $2 billion valuation. Existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Spark Capital and Terrain Capital also participated, the company said. The raise comes just […]