A new $50 million anti-AI super PAC called Public First is forming to counter the pro-AI $100 million Leading the Future PAC. The battle involves tech billionaires from Anthropic, eBay, Facebook, OpenAI, and Andreessen Horowitz. This sets up a bizarre political food fight between anonymous billionai
Walmart is reportedly testing ads inside its AI shopping assistant Sparky, following Amazon’s similar move with Rufus. The shift turns convenience features into revenue streams as retailers adapt to price-sensitive consumers. Over 250 million customers have used Rufus this year, with interactions up
Digital infrastructure investment firm DigitalBridge has sold Finnish telecom tower and data center operator Digita to GI Partners. The deal includes Iceland’s IslandsTurnar and is expected to close in Q1 2026, though financial terms weren’t disclosed.
Apple TV has pulled its upcoming series “The Hunt” just before its scheduled December 3 premiere. The French thriller faces allegations of plagiarizing Douglas Fairbairn’s 1973 novel “Shoot” and its film adaptation. This marks the second time this year Apple has pulled a completed series at the last
A new MIT study reveals AI is already capable of replacing tasks tied to nearly 12% of US jobs. The research uses a “digital twin” of the labor market to simulate economic feasibility. White-collar roles in finance, healthcare, and professional services show the highest exposure.
Two major cloud outages within days of each other have exposed the fragility of our digital infrastructure. When AWS and Azure both stumble, it’s time to question whether cloud reliability is heading in the wrong direction.
India has implemented its most significant labor reforms since 1991, affecting 63 million enterprises. The changes make formal sector compliance easier but also make retrenching workers simpler, sparking nationwide protests from trade unions.
China’s industrial sector is showing fresh signs of strain with profits falling 5.5% in October, the worst performance in five months. The decline comes despite a temporary trade deal with the US and reflects deeper structural challenges in the world’s second-largest economy.
DoorDash suffered a major data breach in October but took nearly three weeks to notify affected customers. The breach exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses through social engineering tactics. This marks the third major security incident for the delivery giant since 2019.
Apple is asking India’s Delhi High Court to block a new antitrust law that could result in $38 billion fines. The company calls the penalties “manifestly arbitrary” and wants calculations based only on Indian revenue. The case stems from an ongoing dispute with Match dating apps.
