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, 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 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.
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.
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.
EpilepsyGTx has secured a €28 million Series A to push its lead gene therapy, EPY201, into Phase 1/2a trials. The treatment aims to stop seizures in severe epilepsy patients with a single, localized brain injection.
The Department of Defense is launching a new AI platform called GenAI.mil, and Google Cloud’s Gemini will be its first tool. The announcement, made on December 9, 2025, frames the tech as a force multiplier, while Google highlights more mundane administrative uses.
Geoff Keighley has confirmed a first look at the “future of” Tomb Raider is coming. The reveal comes amidst layoffs at developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Amazon Games.
The rush to put AI in classrooms is backed by a $50 million federal grant program and corporate partnerships. But experts warn teachers need to ask critical questions about what these tools actually do and the long-term commitment required.
A new cybersecurity report reveals a dangerous shift. So-called Initial Access Brokers are now a central part of the attack chain, enabling massive campaigns against critical sectors with frightening ease.
