- DeepSeek launched, hit number one in the download charts, and immediately changed the generative AI landscape. Bringing security warnings, IP infringement claims but also the positive that it may mean AI is less power intensive than previously thought
- Meta Announces Initial Test of Ads on Threads
- Trump claims Microsoft are in talks to buy TikTok while Perplexity continues to explore stake options
- Snap and OMG study shows creators are working through the full funnel
- Consumer in app and subscriptions to GenAI services passes a billion in 2024
- The DeepSeek launch has raised interesting debate over open source vs proprietary AI models
- Spotify says it paid $10 billion to the music industry last year
- Solar startup Niko is building Mexico’s first virtual power plant
- Applying AI to understand how the LA wildfires started and spread
- The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul