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OpenAI says it has started testing ads in ChatGPT in the US for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go tiers and that the ads do not change ChatGPT answers — Ads that support free access and don't change ChatGPT answers. — Today, we're beginning to test ads in ChatGPT in the U.S …
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Discord says it will roll out age verification globally from March to access some content; all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default” — Beginning in March, all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default.”
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| CNBC: |
Slack message: Sam Altman tells staff that ChatGPT is “back to exceeding 10% monthly growth”, and OpenAI plans to release “an updated Chat model” this week — As OpenAI faces intensifying pressure from rival Anthropic's improved coding tools, CEO Sam Altman …
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| Bloomberg: |
The European Commission sends a statement of objections to Meta over WhatsApp blocking rival AI chatbots, warning it will take measures to avoid “serious” harm — Meta Platforms Inc. was given a European Union warning over policies that block the use of rival Artificial Intelligence assistants …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Databricks raised $5B in equity financing and $2B in debt at a $134B valuation and says its annualized revenue crossed $5.4B for the January quarter, up 65% YoY — Databricks said Monday it has raised $5 billion in funding and $2 billion in new debt capacity at a $134 billion valuation.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Alphabet plans to sell a rare 100-year sterling bond, as Big Tech companies borrow more to fund their capex growth; IBM sold a 100-year bond in 1996 — Deal comes as Google parent steps up AI borrowing rush with $15bn sale of dollar bonds — Alphabet has lined up banks to sell …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Alphabet is set to raise $20B from a US dollar bond sale, more than the $15B initially expected, as it seeks to finance $185B in 2026 capex — Alphabet Inc. is borrowing far and wide to finance the unprecedented spending plan behind its artificial intelligence ambitions.| Juro Osawa / The Information: |
ByteDance debuts Seedance 2.0, a new version of its AI video generation model that can produce multi-shot scenes, available to select Jimeng and Jianying users — ByteDance's new AI video generation model Seedance 2.0, unveiled over the weekend, is generating a lot of buzz on social media, with some calling it a game changer.
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Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek launches ai.com in beta during the Super Bowl and opens username registration to let users get a private, personalized AI agent — Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek's goal with ai.com is to build “a decentralized network of autonomous, self-improving AI agents …
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| Bloomberg: |
Uber agrees to acquire Getir's delivery operations from Mubadala for $335M in cash and says it will take a 15% stake in the remaining portfolio for $100M — Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to buy Turkish company Getir's delivery operations from its controlling shareholder Mubadala Investment Co …
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| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber, with safety features such as PIN verification, real-time tracking, and audio recordings — Lyft on Monday officially launched teen accounts nationwide in a bid to match competitor Uber. — CEO David Risher addressed … | Valida Pau / The Information: |
Beast Industries, the entertainment conglomerate founded by MrBeast and last valued at $5.2B, acquires Step Mobile, a teen-focused banking app — Beast Industries, the entertainment conglomerate founded by Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, has agreed to buy Step Mobile, a teen-focused banking app, the companies plan to announce Monday.
More: Business Insider, Beast Industries, Dexerto, and Bloomberg
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Workday announces CEO Carl Eschenbach is stepping down and will be replaced by the company's co-founder, Aneel Bhusri, effective immediately; WDAY drops 8%+ — Workday on Monday announced that CEO Carl Eschenbach is stepping down from his role and will be replaced by the company's co-founder, Aneel Bhusri, effective immediately.| Iain Martin / Forbes: |
Sources: AI legal software startup Harvey seeks to raise $200M led by Sequoia and GIC at an $11B valuation, up from $8B after raising $160M in December 2025 — The startup, which develops AI software for lawyers and big law firms, is raising additional capital, increasing its valuation from $8 billion just two months ago.| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Monday.com's stock plunges 20%+ after the project management software company issued weak Q1 guidance, as it battles rising pressure from agentic AI tools — Monday.com's stock plummeted more than 21% on Monday after the project management platform issued weak guidance as it grapples … | Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
A look at the 2026 Super Bowl ads from Anthropic, Meta, Amazon, Google, and others, as AI continued to take center stage in ad creation and AI product promotion — Following last year's trend of showcasing AI in multimillion-dollar ad spots, the 2026 Super Bowl advertisements took …
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| Amanda Chu / Politico: |
How Oura won over DC by growing its lobbying spend to $1M+ per year, as RFK Jr. touts wearables for health and the US DOD makes the rings an employee benefit — It's paying off. The Defense Department, Oura's largest customer, now provides rings to certain soldiers and civil servants as an employee benefit.
More: AppleInsider and The Verge
| Pieter Haeck / Politico: |
EU officials and tech executives inaugurate a €2.5B chips research hub in Belgium; ASML and Imec emphasized that the US is dependent on European chip tech — LEUVEN, Belgium — The rest of the world including the U.S. relies on Europe for essential chipmaking technology, officials and executives said Monday.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of Amanda Askell, Anthropic's resident philosopher, who is learning Claude's reasoning patterns in a bid to endow the chatbot with a sense of morality — Anthropic has entrusted Amanda Askell to endow its chatbot, Claude, with a sense of right and wrong.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube launches a Premium paywall for song lyrics on YouTube Music, after testing it in recent months; users get five free lyrics before they have to subscribe — After testing in recent months, YouTube Music looks to be widely rolling out a Premium paywall for lyrics.
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Forums: r/youtube and MacRumors Forums
| Miles Kruppa / The Information: |
Source: Apollo nears a ~$3.4B loan deal to a Valor-led investment vehicle to buy Nvidia chips for leasing to xAI; through fall 2025, xAI was burning $1B+/month — Apollo Global Management, one of Wall Street's biggest private credit firms, is nearing a deal to lend about $3.4 billion …
More: Reuters
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Autodesk sues Google for allegedly infringing its Flow trademark as the name of Google's AI filmmaking tool — Google (GOOGL.O) has been sued by Autodesk (ADSK.O) for allegedly infringing its “Flow” trademark to market competing AI-enabled software used to make movies, TV shows and video games.| Dominic Chopping / Wall Street Journal: |
Advent, FedEx, A&R, and PPF agree to acquire Polish automated parcel delivery company InPost for €7.8B; InPost has 61K+ automated parcel lockers across Europe — The consortium says there is a clear path to significantly grow InPost's network and extend its reach across EuropeSponsor Posts
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