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Daniel Mercer

By Daniel Mercer

Category: Industry

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• AI Infrastructure
• Data Centers

U.S.-based mining company MARA Holdings has completed the acquisition of a 64% stake in French data center operator Exaion. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, Bloomberg reported in August 2025 that MARA had offered $168 million in cash to Exaion’s owner, EDF Pulse Ventures, the investment arm of French energy giant EDF.

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Alex Rowland

By Alex Rowland

Category: Industry

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• Anthropic
• Microsoft
• Claude

Anthropic has expanded Claude’s PowerPoint integration to Pro users. In addition to Pro, the feature is also available to Max, Team, and Enterprise customers, and is currently being offered as a Research Preview in beta.

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Daniel Mercer

By Daniel Mercer

Category: Industry

1 m

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• OpenAI
• NVIDIA
• Big Tech

Nvidia is reportedly close to investing $30 billion in OpenAI, according to Reuters, citing a source familiar with the matter. The stake would be part of a massive funding round in which OpenAI aims to raise more than $100 billion, valuing the ChatGPT developer at approximately $830 billion — potentially one of the largest private capital raises in history.

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Alex Rowland

By Alex Rowland

Category: Policy & Security

1 m

94

• AI Agents
• OpenClaw
• Moltbook

Moltbook, a social network marketed as an “internet of agents,” appears to suffer from fundamental architectural flaws, according to a security analysis by Zenity Labs. Researchers Stav Cohen and João Donato argue the platform is both less autonomous and smaller than public narratives suggest, while also functioning as a potential global entry point for malicious instructions.

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Chris Borden

By Chris Borden

Category: Platforms

1 m

139

• OpenAI
• Big Tech

OpenAI’s first smart speaker is expected to cost between $200 and $300. According to The Information, the device will feature a camera and facial recognition for purchases, and will use video to analyze its surroundings to offer proactive suggestions, such as advising users to get enough sleep ahead of important meetings. A court filing by Vice President Peter Welinder indicates that deliveries are not expected to begin before February 2027.

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Alex Rowland

By Alex Rowland

Category: Models

1 m

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• Gemini
• Google
• ChatGPT
• AI models
• Reasoning Models
• GPT-5

With Gemini 3.1 Pro, Google aims to significantly strengthen the core intelligence of its model family. On a demanding reasoning benchmark, performance has more than doubled compared with its predecessor. That said, benchmarks are still just benchmarks.

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Chris Borden

By Chris Borden

Category: Industry

1 m

164

• Enterprise AI
• Workplace AI

Accenture is monitoring individual AI tool logins and making them a promotion criterion. Those who fail to adapt may be forced to leave.

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Chris Borden

By Chris Borden

Category: Platforms

1 m

89

• AI Monetization
• generative AI
• Big Tech
• Platforms
• AI Search

The AI startup Perplexity has said it has stopped running advertising on its search platform because ads could undermine user trust. Perplexity was one of the first generative AI companies to test advertising in 2024, but began rolling it back toward the end of last year.

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Alex Rowland

By Alex Rowland

Category: Platforms

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• AI hardware
• Apple

Apple is accelerating the development of three wearable AI devices, according to Bloomberg: smart glasses, a pendant-style device, and AirPods with a built-in camera. While these product categories have circulated as rumors for some time, new details have now emerged