Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot openly discussed how backlash over the Black samurai Yasuke forced the company to delay Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The company showed a 184-second corporate video explaining their strategy to win back fans. Despite the controversy, the game reached 5 million players within
According to Fortune, AI security startup Cyera has reached $100 million in ARR and a $6 billion valuation in under two years. The company’s CEO describes the current state of AI security as “grim,” with employees using unauthorized AI tools and CISOs facing impossible choices between innovation and
The agentic AI revolution is running into hard reality. Amazon’s clash with Perplexity shows that companies aren’t willing to let AI bots roam freely through their systems, especially when it threatens their control over customer relationships.
Indeed has eliminated another round of positions, calling them a “very small number of roles.” This comes just four months after the job platform cut 1,300 employees while its CEO declared “AI is changing the world” and necessitated structural changes.
Iran’s Telegram ban continues despite government talks to lift restrictions. Lawmakers blame a “VPN mafia” protecting $450 million in annual revenue. The messaging platform faces tough conditions for returning.
Duolingo’s stock crashed 27% following disappointing quarterly guidance that fell short of analyst expectations. The language learning platform is prioritizing long-term user growth over near-term monetization, causing investor concern despite beating paid subscriber estimates.
The director behind “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape of Water” isn’t holding back on his feelings about artificial intelligence. In a new interview, he draws parallels between tech creators and Victor Frankenstein’s arrogance.
Volklec is expanding into underwater power systems through a major partnership with Walker Subsea. Their D-Sea battery pack aims to revolutionize subsea vehicle autonomy by eliminating reliance on surface vessels. Underwater trials are scheduled for early 2026.
Google is making its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit widely available after initial testing. The Ironwood chip connects up to 9,216 units in a single pod and is already being adopted by major AI companies like Anthropic. This marks Google’s latest move to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI
Snap has struck a massive deal with Perplexity that will integrate the AI search engine directly into Snapchat. The arrangement involves $400 million in cash and equity flowing to Snap. Perplexity gains exposure to Snapchat’s 940 million users through the platform’s My AI chatbot.
