
Jeff Bezos backs Flourish's $500 million hunt for AI's core algorithm
Flourish's huge war chest and reported $2.5 billion valuation signal a big bet on neurons, not just more compute, reshaping how AI research could be funded and judged.
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Flourish's huge war chest and reported $2.5 billion valuation signal a big bet on neurons, not just more compute, reshaping how AI research could be funded and judged.

The French-Iranian creator of Persepolis has died at 56, closing a career that shaped how the world saw post-revolution Iran and its women.

The London AI video company is tightening a screen-at-creation system that could shape how fast AI-generated media gets governed, approved, and shipped.

United is betting the Airbus A321XLR can make narrow-body jets feel premium enough to steal routes from older 757s, while FAA approval still holds up one flashy feature.

Niko Partners says the region produced $88.9 billion in 2025, signaling where publishers, investors, and platform owners may chase the next growth run.

Amazon is betting warehouse automation gets easier to scale when workers can talk to robots like teammates, not programmers.

Neon’s streak gives Tom Quinn a fresh proof point: tiny distributor, giant trophy run, and a louder case that prestige still moves audiences and deals.

Universal Music is tying a marquee Chinese pop star to a broader platform play, while also betting on a Thai distributor's local reach.

The SG-1 star says now is the moment to pressure Amazon if fans want any revival with original creators or cast involved.

GDS is moving about 1,000 GOV.UK Pay services to Adyen, adding pay by bank and shifting the economics for local public services.

Google DeepMind's CEO says artificial general intelligence may be only a few years away, forcing leaders to prepare for a possible post-scarcity era now.

The Bond reboot is reportedly moving fast out of the gate, a sales pace that matters for publishers weighing whether big licensed games can still break through.