In a major executive move, Slack CEO Denise Dresser is departing to join OpenAI as its new chief revenue officer. She’ll lead the company’s rapidly growing enterprise unit, starting next week. This signals OpenAI’s aggressive push to become a dominant B2B software vendor.
The EU has launched a formal antitrust probe into Google, alleging it unfairly uses web and YouTube content to train its AI models like AI Overviews. Regulators are concerned Google isn’t compensating sources or letting them opt out, while simultaneously locking competitors out of using the same dat
Tech elites are pouring money into private, libertarian “startup societies” to escape governments they dislike. But these projects, from a $1,500-a-month “Network School” to a crumbling Honduran tax haven, are running into ghost towns, political backlash, and massive legal trouble. The grand exit st
Berkshire Hathaway is undergoing its most significant leadership shuffle in decades as Warren Buffett prepares to step down. The moves include a surprise exit, a key retirement, and the creation of a new executive position, signaling the start of the Greg Abel era.
The US government has approved Nvidia to sell its more advanced H200 AI chip in China, a shift from restrictions on the weaker H20. Chinese tech giants face a shortage of high-performance semiconductors, making the H200 tempting, but Beijing’s long-term strategy demands domestic alternatives. Analys
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s AI practices. It will examine if the company used web publisher and YouTube creator content without proper compensation or an opt-out option.
Apple has banned iFixit’s developer account and removed its repair guide app from the App Store. The action came after iFixit published a teardown of a developer-only Apple TV unit sent out on September 9.
Summit has acquired HorizonIQ, a global private cloud and bare-metal provider. The deal, announced in early December, gives Summit access to nine new data centers and HorizonIQ’s Proxmox platform.
European regulators have opened a formal investigation into Google’s use of web and YouTube content for its AI products. The probe centers on whether the tech giant is unfairly leveraging its dominance to starve competitors and creators.
Microsoft is investing $15.2 billion in UAE data centers, promising renewable energy. But the engineering specs reveal the real power behind 99.999% uptime: natural gas turbines. This exposes the tension between AI growth and climate goals.
