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Spotify wants creators to monetize their podcast audience without ever leaving the platform. Here's why that's a bigger deal than it sounds.

Google promised to keep Fitbit's community forums in read-only mode — that promise is now effectively broken. Here's what it means for users and the wearable industry.

Google is positioning artificial intelligence as its main weapon in the cloud war. But can it really close a decade-long gap against AWS and Azure?

OpenAI just got the freedom to run its products on Google Cloud and beyond. Here's why this quietly reshapes the entire AI industry.

Microsoft just rolled out a voluntary early retirement program for long-tenured employees. Could Apple's next CEO use the same move to shake the company out of its comfort zone?

Apple and Intel have officially reached a deal to produce future chips together, per the Wall Street Journal. Here's why this is bigger than a simple supplier swap.

Enterprise AI just went from buzzword to billion-dollar acquisition spree — in a single week. Here's what Anthropic, OpenAI, and SAP's moves actually mean.

Enterprise AI is hoovering up venture capital again — and this week's biggest funding rounds prove the smart money has picked its winners.

Legacy integration is buckling under the weight of modern supply chains. Automation-led iPaaS is stepping in — and the numbers make a compelling case for urgency.

David Silver built AlphaGo and beat the world's best Go player. Now he's launching a billion-dollar company that bets the entire AI industry is heading in the wrong direction.

Couldn't get into OpenAI's sold-out GPT-5.5 party? You still got the gift. The company handed every single applicant a 10x Codex rate limit boost — and it's a smarter move than it looks.

American Express wants AI agents to shop and pay on your behalf. Their ACE kit is the most payment-layer-complete attempt yet — but there's a black box nobody's talking about.