Netflix in talks to license video podcasts from iHeartMedia, report says
Netflix is looking for exclusivity, which means that video podcasts that it licenses could no longer be uploaded to YouTube.
Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman
In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny. Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into donating $38 million to the company. He claimed that they’d promised to maintain…
Phone location data of top EU officials for sale, report finds
Journalists in Europe found it was “easy” to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world.
Private Debt Can Be a Powerful Growth Tool — If You Use It Wisely. Here’s What Founders Need to Know.
Private debt is on the rise as a powerful alternative financing option for entrepreneurs, but it comes with risks that can’t be ignored.
Anthropic projects $70B in revenue by 2028: Report
The Information reports that Anthropic expects to generate as much as $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow in 2028. The growth projections are fueled by rapid adoption of Anthropic’s business products, a person with knowledge of the company’s financials said.
Tesla’s Master Plan 4 still lacks specifics ahead of $1T Musk pay vote
Despite its imprecision, the fourth “Master Plan” is a centerpiece of Tesla’s case for giving CEO Elon Musk $1 trillion in company shares.
Spotify now has half a million video podcasts, which nearly 400M users have watched
Spotify says that users’ time spent with video content on Spotify has also more than doubled year-over-year, largely driven by video podcasts.
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TikTok Is Launching Its First U.S. Awards Show. Here’s How to Vote.
Awards include “Creator of the Year” and “Breakthrough Artist of the Year.”
This Is the Telltale Sign That Your Idea Is Worth Going After
Serial entrepreneur and investor Jack Davis shares the vital metric he uses to predict if a concept will scale or fail.
Why the for-profit race into solar geoengineering is bad for science and public trust
Last week, an American-Israeli company that claims it’s developed proprietary technology to cool the planet announced it had raised $60 million, by far the largest known venture capital round to date for a solar geoengineering startup. The company, Stardust, says the funding will enable it to develop a system that could be deployed by the…