VCs Debate the AI Bubble Over Breakfast: From Wary to “Birth of Fire”
Is AI in a bubble? Five venture capitalists with billions to deploy hashed it out at a Fortune breakfast. The consensus? Maybe, but the long-term potential is unimaginably huge.
Month: December 2025
HTC’s AI Glasses Push Into Hong Kong, But Is It Enough?
HTC is launching its Vive Eagle AI glasses in Hong Kong on December 10, 2025, part of a push into Greater China. The move comes as the company reports a slight year-over-year revenue dip, hoping expansion will improve performance.
A Clean Tech CEO’s Grant Got Axed. Now He’s Firing Staff.
For clean tech startups, federal grants are a lifeline. When the DOE abruptly terminated a major contract, Brayton Energy had to lay off staff, highlighting the precarious nature of government-funded R&D.
AI Scraping Just Got a Price Tag: The RSL 1.0 Standard Is Official
A new licensing standard is giving publishers a tool to fight back against free AI scraping. Really Simple Licensing 1.0, now officially released, allows websites to set rules and demand compensation from AI web crawlers. Major infrastructure providers like Cloudflare and Akamai are on board to help
Mondu’s €100M J.P. Morgan Deal Is a Big Bet on B2B “Buy Now, Pay Later”
Mondu, a Berlin-based B2B payments fintech, has secured a €100 million debt facility from J.P. Morgan Payments. The capital will fuel its European expansion and integrate its solutions into the bank’s partner network, targeting a market projected to hit €1.5 trillion in 2025.
OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as It Chases Trillions in Enterprise AI
OpenAI has poached Slack CEO Denise Dresser to be its new chief revenue officer. The move signals a massive push to sell AI tools to businesses, as the company reportedly eyes over $20 billion in revenue this year.
Instacart’s AI Might Be Secretly Rounding Up Your Grocery Bill
A study from Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative found price discrepancies on Instacart for about 75% of items checked. This practice, fueled by AI, is called “smart rounding” and it’s contributing to higher costs for consumers.
AI Job Loss Fears Are Real, But The Choice Is Ours
A new MIT simulation shows AI is technically capable of handling work worth $1.2 trillion in U.S. wages. But that’s not a forecast of job losses. The real story is how companies like Amazon and Deutsche Telekom are using AI to reshape work, not just cut it.
Waymo’s Big Bet: A Million Robotaxi Rides A Week
Alphabet’s self-driving unit, Waymo, has set its first hard business target: handling at least one million paid rides per week. This aggressive expansion plan comes as the company enters new U.S. cities and prepares for launches in London and Tokyo.
Pro-Russia Hacktivists Are Hitting US Water and Power Systems
Loosely organized pro-Russia hacktivist groups are exploiting weak passwords on exposed industrial systems. Their attacks, while unsophisticated, have led to temporary operational losses in water, food, and energy sectors.