A profile of EA CEO Andrew Wilson, who is expected to stay in the role, as Silver Lake's Egon Durban credits him for building EA's “crown jewel” sports business
He's a charming Aussie surfer who plays videogames and has a black belt in jiu-jitsu.
A big portion of EA's cash flow will go toward servicing the $20B debt from the $55B sale, which even the most bullish analysts expect will lead to big layoffs
This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... Io Sam / @iosam : The vast majority of big companies who go private through leveraged buyouts are ‘dead man walking’... Not a ...
President Emmanuel Macron says France will ban social media access for children under 15 within “a few months” if it is not done at the European Union level
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Research shows a surge in the popularity of deepfake porn services, with the 10 most popular “nudifying” websites receiving 18M views in January 2025 alone
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PitchBook: the Al frenzy has led to the fastest investment pace since 2021, with $30B+ invested into US startups so far this quarter and $50B more in the works
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Anthropic raised a $3.5B Series E led by Lightspeed at a $61.5B valuation; a source says its annual revenue run rate is up 30% in 2025, from ~$1B in late 2024
The company is said to have increased its run-rate revenue by 30% so far this year. — OpenAI rival Anthropic has officially closed …
A look at MrDeepFakes, a site with obscure ownership that hosts non-consensual deepfake porn, has close to 650K members, and gets millions of visits per month
This article is the result of a collaboration with German YouTube channel STRG_F. You can watch their documentary here. Bluesky: @mikefulk , @beaudonelly , @bellingcat.com , @herd...
Sources: Shield AI, maker of software for autonomous aircraft and drones, is raising ~$200M from Palantir and others at a $5B valuation, up from $2.8B in 2024
Maker of software for autonomous aircraft is raising around $200mn from backers — Artificial intelligence start-up Shield AI …
An interview with Replit CEO Amjad Masad, who says the company's revenue grew 5x over the past six months after releasing a new AI coding tool called Agent
THE SCENE — Replit has had a turbulent year, but CEO Amjad Masad's sonorous voice was almost zen-like as he spoke to me on Monday … Bluesky: @mikefulk and @coloradotravis Forums:...
Nvidia announces new Nvidia Inference Microservices aimed at helping enterprises develop AI agents to address issues of trust, security, and safety
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