London’s Hummingbird Ventures has a winning, if controversial, investment thesis: back founders with childhood trauma. Partners Barend Van den Brande and Firat Ileri look for “outliers” with grit, leading to huge wins like BillionToOne and Kraken.
Microsoft is facing a reality check on its AI ambitions. Sales targets for its Foundry marketplace and Copilot assistant are reportedly being missed, forcing the company to lower growth expectations and sending its stock tumbling.
A new preprint server, aiXiv, is flipping the script by welcoming papers authored and reviewed by artificial intelligence. Its creators argue the focus should be on quality, not the producer, but critics warn of risks to scientific integrity. The experiment accelerates urgent debates about AI’s role
According to a ZDNet article, AMD is positioning its full stack of hardware as the solution for enterprises struggling with the compute demands of AI. The company claims its EPYC processors can enable a 7-to-1 server consolidation and cut power use by up to 68%. Their latest MI325X GPU is said to ou
Uber is partnering with Shopify to bring its one-hour and same-day delivery network to Shopify Plus merchants. The integration, announced Wednesday, December 10, aims to help retailers compete on speed without the cost of building their own logistics. This move heats up the battle for control of the
The “original” cut of Star Wars is a moving target. From audio tweaks in 1977 to the infamous “Han shot first” edits, the film has never stopped evolving. This is the complete history of every change.
A key valuation metric shows the S&P 500 is as expensive as it was at the peak of the dotcom bubble. Meanwhile, major Asian semiconductor and hardware firms powering the AI boom trade at far lower prices. This disconnect presents a stark warning for American investors.
According to The Economist, the web’s fundamental infrastructure needs an overhaul to enable advanced AI agents. The current system of APIs, built for human developers, is too clunky for machines that reason in natural language.
AppDirect has acquired lifecycle management platform vCom for $100 million. The move is a key piece in the company’s plan to build a unified procurement suite for all business technology, from software to mobile services.
The annual Day of the Devs showcase, a collaboration between Double Fine and iam8bit, just wrapped up its 2025 digital event. It was an hour-long dive into 22 promising indie games, featuring moody adventures, creepy horror, and physics-based frog chaos.
