This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from the EU, Korea and the USA Pope Leo warns AI could become a new form of economic colonialism Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could deepen technological dependence between wealthy and poorer […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and startups, coming from Korea and the USA AI chip sales shift toward long-term deals as data center demand surges The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is reshaping not only production strategies but also sales […]
This week’s stories are about tech, sustainability and AI, coming from Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands and South Africa Sony, TSMC to form $5 billion image sensor JV Sony’s semiconductor unit and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have signed a binding agreement to establish a $4.7 billion […]
Raising $75 million makes HubX Turkey’s latest unicorn HubX, Turkish mobile apps and web products startup, secured up to $75 million from Point72 Private Investments at a $1.2 billion pre-money valuation, becoming Turkey’s latest unicorn. As a bootstrapped startup, this has been the first external […]
One AI, one startup and one sustainability subjects make up this week’s stories 1-Ex-OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s new startup, SSI, raised $1 billion Safe Superintelligence (SSI), recently co-founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, raised $1 billion, according to Reuters. Here’s what we know so […]
AI, data center and sustainability are this week’s stories 1-Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft plan to invest in ChatGPT maker’s OpenAI Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft are all in talks to join OpenAI’s funding round that would value the ChatGPT maker at more than $100 billion, according toThe […]
Refabric completed pre-seed round investment Refabric, an AI-powered software company in the fashion and textile industry, completed its pre-seed investment round.Having co-founded by Seda Domaniç, Begüm Doğru Öztekin, Safiye Dinçtürk Turgut, Hakan Baş, Mustafa Alpay and Alemşah Öztürk, The Delaware-based company raised $1.16 million at […]
Turkish startup involved in Saudi Arabia’s futuristic project, Neom Evreka, a Turkish sustainability startup specializing in waste and material management technology, expands its presence in the Gulf countries by participating in significant projects in Saudi Arabia. Continuing its efforts to establish the smart waste management […]
Two stories come from Europe and one story from the US 1- Margrethe Vestager, Big Tech’s European nemesis, steps down Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s commissioner for competition, won’t be nominated for a third term and will be stepping down this year. I saw this […]
Out of 600 entries, 16 books made the longlist Financial Times announced the longlist Business Book of the Year 2024. In collaboration with Schroders, an investment consultancy, the longlist covers 16 books, falling into four categories, namely; technology, economics, biography and organizations. Being held since […]
AI-capable PC sales, Norway’s wealth fund and sustainability in traffic are this week’s top stories 1-14% of PCs shipped are AI-capable Microsoft calls it Copilot + PC, while Intel says AI PC. Here is the thing: 14% of PCs shipped globally in Q2 2024 are […]
EU AI Act, Groq and Walmart are this week’s top stories 1-EU AI Act goes into effect, claiming global standard for AI governance The European Union’s AI Act entered into force by the beginning of August. History reveals It is the world’s first detailed regulation […]
Data reveal how Instagram matters to Turkey Instagram blocked in Turkey, due to politically-motivated reasons, on 1st August. Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK), Turkey’s internet and communications regulator, held a meeting with Instagram’s roof company Meta on 5th August, but no deal has been […]
This week’s stories come from the Netherlands, Australia and the USA 1-KLM plans liquid hydrogen plane takeoff in two years KLM targets liquid hydrogen plane takeoff in two years. I saw this sustainability story at The Next Web and KLM, the Dutch national carrier, has […]
