Topic: industry impact
-
Funcom Lays Off Staff, Shuts Down Studio Amid Dune: Awakening Development
Funcom is restructuring with employee layoffs and closing The Outsiders studio, despite the success of *Dune: Awakening*, which sold one million copies and became its fastest-selling title. The restructuring aims to reallocate resources for *Dune: Awakening*'s transition to long-term live operati...
Read More » -
Sam Altman's ChatGPT Ad Shift: From Hating Ads to Embracing Them
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has shifted from skepticism to cautious optimism about digital advertising, believing a well-designed model could enhance user experience on platforms like ChatGPT. He cited his positive personal experience with Instagram ads as a turning point, expressing respect for M...
Read More » -
Czinger's 3D-Printed 21C Hypercar Shatters 5 California Track Records
The Czinger 21C hypercar, utilizing revolutionary 3D-printed technology, broke five production lap records across California in five days, showcasing its exceptional performance and adaptability. Driven by Joel Miller, the 21C set verified records at tracks including Thunderhill, Sonoma, Laguna S...
Read More » -
DeepSeek's New AI Model Challenges Alibaba Qwen and OpenAI
DeepSeek has launched an experimental AI model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, challenging competitors like Alibaba and OpenAI with its advanced Sparse Attention technology that cuts computational costs and boosts performance. The company introduced a 50% reduction in API pricing to lower adoption barriers a...
Read More » -
ChatGPT Shopping Is Here: How It's Reshaping Ecommerce SEO
ChatGPT Shopping introduces a conversational AI-driven product discovery channel that bypasses traditional keyword-based search, delivering curated recommendations directly in chat and requiring marketers to adapt for competitive visibility. Product visibility in ChatGPT Shopping relies on organi...
Read More » -
EA Buyout Stuns Gaming Industry: Key Reactions
A private-equity consortium, including Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, has acquired Electronic Arts in a $55 billion leveraged buyout, marking a major shift in the gaming industry. The deal raises concerns about creative control, increased soft power for state-controlled f...
Read More » -
Strava Sues Garmin for Patent Infringement
Strava has sued Garmin for patent infringement over segment and heatmap features, seeking a permanent injunction to halt sales of Garmin products like smartwatches and cycling computers. The lawsuit alleges that Garmin violated a mutual agreement by expanding its use of Strava's patented technolo...
Read More » -
Mira Murati's Secret AI Lab Unveils First Product
Thinking Machines Lab, founded by ex-OpenAI researchers, has launched Tinker, a platform that automates the creation of custom frontier AI models to make advanced capabilities more accessible to a wider audience. Tinker simplifies the resource-intensive process of fine-tuning AI models, enabling ...
Read More » -
2025 Tech Layoffs: The Complete List
The technology sector has seen over 22,000 layoffs in 2025, continuing a trend from 2024 when more than 150,000 jobs were cut, highlighting the human impact of corporate restructuring amid a shift toward AI and automation. Major companies like xAI, Rivian, Oracle, and Salesforce conducted signifi...
Read More » -
Google's Landmark Ad Tech Monopoly Trial Begins
A federal judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolized the digital ad market, initiating a remedies phase that could force major structural changes to its ad tech stack. The Department of Justice is pushing for aggressive remedies, including separating Google's ad exchange from its publisher...
Read More » -
77% of Sites Lost Visibility After Google's num=100 Update: Data
Google's removal of the num=100 parameter caused 87.7% of studied sites to experience a decline in impressions, reshaping SEO reporting and data interpretation. The change led to 77.6% of websites losing unique ranking keywords, with short-tail and mid-tail terms most affected, while rank distrib...
Read More » -
Amazon's New AI Agent Creates Ads Instantly: Here's How to Try It
Amazon has launched an AI agent that generates high-quality video ads for small and medium businesses at no extra cost, using natural language prompts in its Creative Studio. The tool leverages Amazon's consumer data and AI models to create tailored ad concepts, scripts, and assets, providing tra...
Read More » -
Rihal Secures ITHCA Funding to Boost SaaS Expansion
Rihal has secured an initial $7.5 million in Series A funding, led by ITHCA Group, to support its growth amid rising demand for data solutions in the GCC region. The company has achieved a 119% CAGR since 2021, driven by a 300-person team with strong local hiring and female representation, servin...
Read More » -
Humanoids, AVs & Beyond: AI Hardware's Future at Disrupt 2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco will host over 10,000 attendees to explore AI hardware advancements, featuring leaders from Waabi and Apptronik. The session will focus on integrating AI into physical systems like autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots, addressing challenges such as ener...
Read More » -
ChatGPT Users Still Prefer Google, New Data Reveals
ChatGPT has seen rapid growth, but 95.3% of its users still use Google, highlighting Google's dominance in the search landscape. Despite ChatGPT's 5.8 billion visits in August, Google's 83.8 billion visits show it remains the primary source for online searches and traffic. AI tools like ChatGPT a...
Read More » -
Authors Hail "Historic" Settlement in Anthropic Class Action
A landmark settlement has been reached between authors and Anthropic, potentially setting a precedent for the use of copyrighted works in AI training without permission or compensation. The case, certified as the largest copyright class action in history, involves up to seven million claimants wh...
Read More » -
ChatGPT vs. Google: Which Wins at Every User Journey Stage?
ChatGPT and Google serve complementary roles, with ChatGPT excelling in complex conversational tasks and Google dominating straightforward information retrieval. ChatGPT's adoption is surging with significant growth in user visits and longer, more detailed prompts, leading to higher-quality refer...
Read More » -
Microsoft Prepares Major Xbox Layoffs Next Week: Report
Microsoft is reportedly planning significant layoffs in its Xbox division as part of a broader restructuring, though official confirmation is still pending. The company has a history of workforce reductions, including 3% global layoffs in May 2025 and earlier cuts in its gaming division, totaling...
Read More » -
Token Monster: Automatically Combine LLMs & Tools for Best Results
Token Monster combines multiple large language models (LLMs) like Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o to automatically route queries for optimal performance, eliminating manual model selection. The platform features multi-step processing, where queries are broken into research, analysis, and refinement ...
Read More » -
Uber's Business at Risk From Decade-Old Patent Battle
A decade-old patent dispute with Carma Technology threatens Uber's business model, alleging infringement on five patents covering vehicle capacity matching systems, foundational to ride-sharing platforms. The lawsuit is complex due to Carma's interconnected patent portfolio, making Uber's defense...
Read More » -
Discover Google Vertex AI’s New Voice Revolution with Chirp 3
Google integrates Chirp 3 into Vertex AI, marking a new era in voice technology. Discover the implications and opportunities of this advancement.
Read More »
