OpenAI expects to cut share of revenue it pays Microsoft by 2030
OpenAI currently has a deal to share 20% of revenue with Microsoft, but the AI company expects to cut that share to 10% by 2030, The Information reported.
Amid Greek tech boom, a prominent seed-stage firm locks down €75 million
Marathon Venture Partners, a venture firm in Athens that prides itself on being “day one partners to Greek tech partners,” just closed its newest fund with €75 million in capital commitments, according to partner
NSO Group must pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for spyware campaign
The five-year legal battle between the Meta-owned company and the most notorious spyware maker in the world ends with a huge win for WhatsApp.
Hugging Face releases a free Operator-like agentic AI tool
A team at Hugging Face has released a freely available, cloud-hosted computer-using AI “agent.” But be forewarned: it’s quite sluggish and occasionally makes mistakes. Hugging Face’s agent, called Open Computer
Substack launches audio-only livestream feature
If you’re a Substack publisher who prefers not to turn on your camera while livestreaming, you’re in luck. Substack announced on Tuesday that it’s launching an audio-only livestream feature for publishers who want
IBM CEO urges the Trump Administration to increase — not cut — federal AI R&D funding
Like many leaders in tech, Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, thinks federal R&D funding for AI and related technologies should be increased — not the other way around. “We have been an extremely strong advocate —
Rivian cuts delivery guidance because of Trump’s tariffs and trade wars
Rivian says it will likely deliver fewer vehicles this year than previously forecasted due to President Trump’s tariffs and other regulatory changes, making it the latest automaker to be affected by the new
Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots
Redditors around the world were scandalized last week after learning that a team of researchers released a swarm of AI-powered, human-impersonating bots on the “Change My View” subreddit. The large-scale experiment
Patreon’s app can now accept web payments after U.S. App Store changes
Creator platform Patreon has rolled out an updated version of its app that now allows users to make purchases via the web, in the wake of the Apple-Epic court ruling that forced Apple to allow app developers to
Amazon-owned Zoox issues recall following robotaxi crash
Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, paused its driverless testing program for more than a week and issued a voluntary recall of its software following a crash in Las Vegas, according to the company