Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce
After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees…
PayPal Ventures shutters as company restructuring continues
Five sources told Fortune that the corporate venture arm, which was founded in 2016,…
Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund as New York pushes back on Silicon Valley’s gravitational pull
To be clear, Inspired is not squarely focused on New York. Its portfolio is…
General Intuition in talks to raise $300M at around $2B valuation
All of these companies see gaming and robotics training as near-term commercial use cases,…
Automattic begins layoffs following board upheaval and executive departures
At one point, Mullenweg also shared personal information about one of the recently departed…
US Beats Australia In World Cup And People Can’t Stop Singing This Classic John Denver Song
American soccer fans are not only singing the praises of the U.S. Men's National…
Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta
During Meta's earnings call on Wednesday, the company revealed its board had approved a…
‘I will never forgive him’ – British lawmaker launches scathing attack on Starmer
A British lawmaker, Rupert Lowe, has launched a scathing attack on outgoing Prime Minister…
The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
Relay, an AI-powered workflow automation tool built as an alternative to Zapier, shut down…
Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market
Mark Zuckerberg is betting that prediction markets are the future. The New York Times…
Trump calls Norway ‘shithouse country’, rejects Norwegian immigrants
President Donald Trump has criticised Norway in vulgar terms, declaring that Norwegian immigrants are…
Companies are scrambling to stop employees from maxing out AI budgets with small tasks
We now appear to be entering the era of token rationing. Recent news has…
Re:Build, which spun out Slate Auto, raises $2.1B
Re:Build, the Massachusetts-based manufacturing accelerator that spun out EV startup Slate Auto in 2023,…
Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds
Prediction market giant Polymarket confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of…
Voice AI in vogue: Nvidia releases new open transcription model
Nvidia on Wednesday released Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe, a free, open-weight model that transcribes audio…
Details of trilateral framework signed by US, Israel, Lebanon
The United States, Israel, and Lebanon have signed a Trilateral Framework, as the Trump Administration advances its concerted effort to bring lasting…
