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Entain trims 500 jobs to offset UK tax rises and prediction market threat
Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain will attempt to offset tax increases by cutting 500 jobs across the group. The online gambling tax rate in the UK increased in April from 21 per cent to 40 per cent, impacting the betting sites and online casinos…
Debate over AI's future divides Silicon Valley as China gains ground
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. This week we'll be looking at a debate over the future of artificial intelligence that's dividing the tech industry, as well as how the European Union gave Google a slap on the wrist for anti-competitive behavior.
Three Signals That Define This Year's Next Billion-Dollar Startups
Every year, thousands of venture-backed startups raise millions in capital, generate headlines, and promise to reshape entire industries. Only a small fraction ultimately become enduring, category-defining businesses. The 2026 Forbes Next…
UEFA nations could boycott World Cup in light of FIFA's plot to sell tournament
European nations will discuss the possibility of boycotting the next World Cup in response to FIFA's controversial idea to seek private investment. FIFA's announcement on Tuesday has sent shockwaves through the football world - and efforts to stop…
I was Spotify's first analytics lead. Here is what VCs get wrong about data
What happens to the way we work when the tools get good? Long before the AI boom, we asked the same question at Spotify, where I was the first-ever VP of Analytics. I led Spotify's data strategy under Daniel Ek at a time when music streaming was…
Chinese robotic maker DexForce Technology plans Hong Kong IPO, Bloomberg reports
DexForce Technology, a Shenzhen-based robotics and artificial intelligence company, is considering a Hong Kong listing, which could raise a few hundred million US dollars, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. SCROLL TO…
Thank you, Xi: Cheap Chinese AI may be the best thing to happen to American tech companies.
A lot of the AI narrative has focused on the companies it might destroy. Software firms, the argument goes, are being squeezed as customers bypass apps and go straight to powerful AI from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. But a different story is…
Recursive Superintelligence signs $410 compute deal with Amazon
On Tuesday, the AI company Recursive Superintelligence announced a $400 million compute deal with Amazon Web Services. The company, which emerged from stealth in May with $650 million in funding, is focused on building open-ended self-improving…
Crypto firms still undervalue operational excellence
The crypto industry has always defined itself by technological innovation. Every market cycle brings new breakthroughs that promise to reshape finance. But after a decade at the helm of digital asset infrastructure companies, one lesson stands out…
How This Idaho Beauty Brand Built A National Business With $400
Krysta Morgan of Poppy and Pout in their Idaho headquarters. Beauty is now a $667 billion global business, and investors who pulled back after 2021 are re-entering, drawn by brands promising fast, funded growth, coupled with celebrity endorsements…
When the AI boom meets the real economy
Rennie Naidoo, Professor of Information Systems at the Wits School of Business Sciences. For the past two years, the conversation around AI has focused largely on software. We debate models, benchmarks, agents and the race between technology…
Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rush
SINGAPORE — A Beijing-based startup has secured around $14 million to build a satellite constellation for tracking orbital objects, adding to China's growing SSA sector. Xingchen Daohe, also known as Stars Harmony, was reported to have…
Mapped: Where Innovation Is Thriving Across America
See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. California ranks first by a wide margin, driven by its…
A message for the Democrats: It's the corruption, stupid
Though President Trump's approval rating hovers at around 37 percent, Democrats still need a solid message apart from “we're not Trump” if happy days are to be here again. Just wait until we nominate a candidate, they say, then we…
Brave1 and the open source future of war
Imagine a world where the most powerful weapon isn't a missile, but a software update. In less than 72 hours, a software engineer can patch a drone on the front line and turn an enemy's multi-million-dollar electronic warfare system into little…
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