OpenAI, Cursor execs to join 24-hour hackathon in Singapore
Cursor Hackathon Singapore has received over 1,000 sign-ups, ranging from first-time builders and students to experts and executives.
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Netflix is ‘judiciously’ expanding into interactive experiences
Netflix has been investing a lot of time and energy into gaming, but the company sees its work on games as part of a broader initiative around interactivity, co-CEO Greg Peters said in today’s Q3 2025 earnings call. “We’ve mostly talked so far about our work in this space as games because that’s an easy…
Qwen's new Deep Research update lets you turn its reports into webpages, podcasts in seconds
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s famously prolific Qwen Team of AI model researchers and engineers has introduced a major expansion to its Qwen Deep Research tool, which is available as an optional modality the user can activate on the web-based Qwen Chat (a competitor to ChatGPT). The update lets users generate not only comprehensive research reports…
Taylor Swift wore a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium t-shirt. It sparked a $2.3 million fundraiser for sea otters
Swifties rushed to buy a re-print of a 1990s shirt after seeing one in the pop star’s latest film. The aquarium used Tiltify to seize upon the viral moment. Taylor Swift is an economic force all on her own. The superstar’s relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce brought not only eyeballs to…
Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation
Fal.ai, a startup that hosts image, video, and audio AI models for developers, has closed a new round valuing the company at over $4 billion, four people familiar with the deal said. The company raised approximately $250 million, two of the people said. Major investors in the round are Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia, according to…
Mapping the firms leaving a mark in China’s fintech race
Mapping China’s fintech sector: Key players, top investors, and funding insights in one report.
OpenAI’s AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas, is here
OpenAI’s next move in its battle against Google is an AI-powered web browser. The tool, dubbed ChatGPT Atlas, is out today. The company announced it in a livestream after teasing it earlier Tuesday via a mysterious video of browser tabs on a white screen. ChatGPT Atlas is available “globally” on macOS starting today, while access…
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-enabled web browser to challenge Google Chrome
OpenAI is entering the browser world with the launch of ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-enabled browser. Atlas, now available globally, can be accessed through Apple’s macOS, with support for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon. The announcement comes several months after rumors in July that OpenAI would release a web browser that would challenge the dominance…
How to prepare for major disruptions like the recent AWS outage, according to experts
The widespread outage was a reminder to diversify our online lives wherever possible. A major Amazon Web Services outage disrupted scores of online platforms on Monday — leaving people around the world unable to access some banks, chatting apps, online food ordering and more.History shows these kinds of system outages can be short-lived, and are…
Veeam acquires data security company Securiti AI for $1.7bn
Data resiliance company Veeam wants to give its customers more control and security over their data in the age of AI. The Kirkland, Washington-based company announced on Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securiti AI, a company that gives enterprises a command center for all of their data. The $1.725 billion…