In the wake of massive layoffs at companies like Target, Verizon, and Omnicom, a wave of senior talent is refusing to go back to the corporate grind. Instead, they’re launching independent consultancies, leveraging AI and new networks to build their own empires. The traditional agency RFP model is d
Mozilla has a new CEO and a new AI strategy. Anthony Enzor-DeMeo says AI features will be optional in Firefox as the company tries to adapt in the modern browser wars.
In a major consolidation of the online learning market, Coursera and Udemy have agreed to merge. The all-stock deal, valued at $2.5 billion, aims to combine their strengths to tackle the AI skills revolution.
AI startup Patronus AI is moving beyond static benchmarks with “Generative Simulators,” a new training architecture that creates dynamic, adaptive environments for AI agents to learn in. The company, backed by $20 million from Lightspeed and Datadog, reports 15x revenue growth this year as enterpris
Apple promised investors a revolutionary new Siri for 2025, then delayed it. With Google’s stock soaring on AI, the pressure is on for a 2026 reveal that must impress.
MoEngage has raised a massive $180 million Series F, just over a month after securing $100 million. However, the majority of this new capital was used for secondary transactions, letting early backers and employees take money off the table.
Google has launched the public beta of its Interactions API, a stateful system for building AI agents. It promises cost savings and complex workflows but introduces new trade-offs around data control and transparency that developers need to weigh carefully.
Mozilla has a new CEO and a new AI-focused direction. Former Firefox GM Anthony Enzor-DeMeo says trust means keeping AI optional and under user control.
X has updated its terms of service to explicitly claim rights to the “Twitter” name and trademarks. This comes after a startup founded by a former Twitter lawyer filed a petition to cancel those trademarks for a new platform.
In a major shift from testing to full deployment, BBVA is giving ChatGPT Enterprise to over 120,000 employees. The bank’s partnership with OpenAI aims to embed AI natively into all workflows, following a pilot where staff saved three hours a week.
