Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re diving into OpenAI’s $ 6.6 billion fundraising round, the fifth Cybertruck recall in less than a year, and a neat project that’s Shazam-ing songs heard on a San Francisco street. Let’s get into it. OpenAI closed the largest VC round of all time this week. The […]
The 10 largest GDPR fines on Big Tech
The state of enforcement of the European Union’s flagship privacy regime, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on the most powerful tech giants remains a topic of ongoing debate. Below we’ve compiled a list of the 10 largest GDPR fines imposed on Big Tech since the regulation started to apply back in May 2018. Meta, […]
Meta says India is the largest market for Meta AI usage
WhatsApp’s massive 500 million users in India have supercharged Meta’s AI ambitions. Meta CFO Susan Li said Wednesday that India is the largest market in terms of Meta AI usage, a notable milestone considering the product launched in India just a few months ago. Li said during Meta’s second-quarter earnings call that people have used […]
Hey, there ARE Growth funds in Europe — Kennet raises $287M for its largest fund to date
Europe is routinely castigated by tech industry observers for having too little ‘growth capital’ funds, and, compared to the US, that’s true. That said, it is nowhere near non-existent on this front. To wit: Growth equity investor Kennet has just announced it’s raised €266 million for its largest fund to date, Kennet VI, which is […]
(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon Reveals The Largest Amount Of Money She’s Earned In A Single Month
(G)I-DLE‘s Soyeon is the definition of a proper idol. Not only is she an amazing performer and charismatic, but she’s one of the most copyrighted fourth-generation idols. So, it’s not surprising that she had everyone shook with the most money she’s earned in a month. (G)I-DLE’s Soyeon | @tiny.pretty.j/Instagram On July 10, Pixid posted a new […]