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OpenAI Swallows NextSlide to Sharpen ChatGPT Presentations
OpenAI has acquired presentation startup NextSlide in an acqui-hire, absorbing its team to build structured, polished presentation features directly into ChatGP
Thune Forces Senate Showdown Over Crypto Clarity Act
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has forced a September 15 cloture vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, testing whether supporters can find 60 votes j
OpenAI Calls Apple Lawsuit 'Rotten to Its Core'
OpenAI has moved to dismiss Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, framing it as a baseless and reactive attempt to smear a competitor. The filing accuses Apple of tryi
Amazon's Texas Gas Power Plant Betrays Climate Pledge
Amazon's investment in a private gas-fired power plant to run its Texas AI data centers makes a mockery of the company's Climate Pledge, prioritizing power reli
DeepMind's AI Gave a Day Warning for Cat 5 Hurricane
Google DeepMind's AI model predicted a major hurricane with 80% confidence a day earlier than possible before, a breakthrough that could improve evacuation time
Expedia’s Hidden Engine Powers 20-Straight Growth Quarters
Expedia's B2B wholesale division now makes up a third of its business, posting a 23% revenue surge as consumer travel demand softens in parts of Europe.
Amazon's Luxury Kindle Costs Four Times the Paperwhite
Amazon's new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft costs $630, roughly four times a Paperwhite, pushing e-readers into the luxury accessory category with color features more
Killing Creator Payouts, X Promotes Original Content
X will kill its creator revenue sharing program in September, replacing it with a new fund that only pays for original reporting, photos, and analysis.
Google Ends DeepMind's Moonshot Era in CEO Shakeup
Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis is stepping down as CEO, a move central to a restructuring that absorbs the AI lab into Google's corporate machine and en
Ford's Fathom EV Model T Claim Masks Deep Sales Crisis
Ford CEO Jim Farley's pitch of the Fathom EV as a 'Model T moment' reveals a desperate company struggling for relevance as its sales sit at less than half their
Voice Actor Blacked Out Playing Geralt's Guttural Groan
Doug Cockle passed out recording a grunt for Geralt of Rivia, embodying his 21-year fight to give an 'emotionless' video game icon a beating heart.
Human Curation Beats AI Doomscrolls for Tech Fans
A tech newsletter is thriving by focusing on how gadgets make you feel better, not their raw specs.