Topic: revenue sharing
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OpenAI's Microsoft Payments Revealed in Leaked Docs
Microsoft received significant revenue share payments from OpenAI, totaling $493.8 million in 2024 and $865.8 million in the first three quarters of 2025, under a 20% revenue-sharing agreement from their $13 billion investment. OpenAI's revenue has grown substantially, with estimates of at least ...
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Cubs' Kenney Addresses Revenue vs. Payroll Gap
The Chicago Cubs' financial strategy is under scrutiny due to a significant disparity: despite generating the third-highest MLB revenue, the team's player payroll ranks only 14th, with a low percentage of revenue spent on salaries. Cubs executives defend this by citing major financial obligations...
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Google's Supreme Court Showdown: The Final Hurdle Before Epic's October Reckoning
The Supreme Court is set to decide on a legal dispute between Google and Epic Games, which imposes significant restrictions on Google's Play Store operations for three years. Google is prohibited from sharing Play Store revenue with entities involved in Android app distribution or competing store...
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Perplexity Launches Comet Plus, Shares Revenue With Publishers
Perplexity has launched Comet Plus, a $5/month subscription that shares revenue with publishers when users read their content or AI systems reference it for responses. The revenue-sharing model compensates publishers based on three types of engagement: human visits, search citations, and agent ac...
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Fortnite Creators Can Now Monetize In-Game Items
Epic Games is introducing a new revenue model for Fortnite creators, allowing them to sell in-game items on their custom islands starting in December, with a temporary 100% revenue share through 2026 to encourage early adoption. To support this initiative, Epic will release new UEFN tools and a V...
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How LLMs Are Changing Publisher Payments in Search
The rise of generative AI and answer engines is disrupting the traditional search model, drastically reducing referral traffic to publishers and creating an uncertain financial landscape for digital content. In response, three primary compensation models are emerging: usage-based revenue sharing,...
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Apple Slashes App Store Fees to 15% for Small Developers
Apple has reduced its App Store commission to 15% for mini apps within host applications, aiming to encourage development using its technology. Developers must apply and follow guidelines, including Apple's payment system, to benefit from the lower fee and retain more revenue. This strategy expan...
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Microsoft-OpenAI Panel to Define When True AI Arrives
A new agreement establishes an independent expert panel to verify the arrival of AGI, removing this decision from OpenAI's sole authority and introducing oversight into their partnership. The deal extends Microsoft's exclusive partnership with OpenAI to 2032, solidifying its access to advanced mo...
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Fictional Characters Are Coming to OpenAI's Sora
OpenAI is planning official collaborations with fictional characters for its Sora video platform to address unauthorized and inappropriate content that has emerged since its launch. The company is shifting from an opt-out to an opt-in copyright model, giving rights holders more granular control o...
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Humble Bundle Founders Launch New Game Discovery Platform
Digiphile is a new digital marketplace launched by former Humble Bundle executives, focusing on community-driven curation and partnerships with creators and charities to reshape digital media discovery. The platform features limited-time collections curated with experts, includes The Digiphile Ex...
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Perplexity's Free $200 AI Browser Fights 'AI Slop'
Perplexity has made its AI-native browser, Comet, permanently free worldwide to combat low-quality AI-generated content and ensure universal access to tools that filter digital noise and prioritize high-quality information. Comet challenges conventional browsers like Google Chrome by helping user...
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Nvidia Accused of Antitrust Violations by China
China's antitrust regulator ruled that Nvidia violated laws in its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox, adding complexity to U.S.-China trade tensions. Nvidia asserts compliance with laws and is cooperating with authorities, while the open investigation could affect broader economic relations. U.S. expo...
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Tristan Thompson & World Mobile Launch Uplift Network
NBA champion Tristan Thompson has partnered with World Mobile to launch Uplift, a community-owned mobile network offering unlimited data plans starting at $9.99 per month to enhance connectivity affordability. Uplift utilizes blockchain and a decentralized infrastructure (DePIN), enabling local A...
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Sex Workers Launch 'Anti-OnlyFans' to Reclaim Their Earnings
Stella Barey leveraged TikTok fame during the pandemic to build a lucrative career on OnlyFans, but found the creator demands unsustainable, leading her to establish a new platform by 2025. She launched Hidden, the first adult platform owned and operated by sex workers, designed as an "anti-OnlyF...
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Sam Altman: Sora to Offer 'Granular' Copyright Controls
OpenAI is shifting to an opt-in model for Sora, giving copyright holders granular control over how their characters and intellectual property are used in AI-generated videos. The company plans to introduce detailed controls allowing rights holders to define or block character usage, addressing co...
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Microsoft-OpenAI Deal Paves Way for Potential IPO
The partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is advancing with a new agreement, though structural and regulatory issues remain, including Microsoft's dual role as both collaborator and competitor. Microsoft has invested $13 billion in OpenAI and shares revenue from ChatGPT, while also increasing ...
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Monetize APIs Without a Marketplace: A Developer's Guide
The API monetization market in the U.S. is projected to reach $8 billion by 2027, with AI-powered APIs and industries like travel driving significant revenue growth. API monetization involves value exchanges like developer communities or enterprise integrations, with models including usage-based ...
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Microsoft Store Now Lets Developers Publish Apps for Free
Microsoft has removed all fees for developers to publish apps on the Microsoft Store, making it free globally with just a personal account. This policy contrasts with competitors like Apple and Google, who still charge annual or one-time fees for their developer programs. The change aims to incre...
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Discord Launches In-Game Skin Purchases & Gifting
Discord is launching an in-platform marketplace for purchasing and gifting in-game cosmetics, starting with *Marvel Rivals*, allowing users to browse and buy items without launching the game. The feature emphasizes social gifting, enabling users to create wishlists for friends to see, and aims to...
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Microsoft Picks Anthropic Over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code
Microsoft is introducing an automatic AI model selection feature for Visual Studio Code, prioritizing Claude Sonnet 4 for paid GitHub Copilot users while free tier users will dynamically switch between models like Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-5, and GPT-5 mini. This reflects a strategic shift toward Anth...
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China Bans Tech Firms from Buying Nvidia AI Chips
China has banned domestic tech firms from purchasing Nvidia's AI chips as part of a strategy to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor technology. The ban is expected to slow development in China's tech industry, as Nvidia is the global leader in advanced AI processors, despite local alternativ...
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TikTok's AI Now Turns Long Videos Into Short Clips
TikTok introduced three new AI-powered features at its US Creator Summit to enhance creators' workflow and earnings, including tools for editing and brainstorming. The Smart Split tool automatically segments long videos into shorter clips with captions and vertical framing, while AI Outline helps...
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