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Spangle AI's Series A: What Agentic Commerce Means for Marketers

Writing Team: Jan 14, 2026 8:00:01 AM

Another day, another AI startup raises money. But before you roll your eyes at yet another "revolutionary" funding announcement, Spangle AI's Series...

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AI Funding Surge Shows Healthcare Marketing's Next Big Opportunity

Writing Team: Jan 14, 2026 7:59:59 AM

AI just drove digital health funding to its highest level in three years, and if you're not paying attention as a marketer, you're missing a massive...

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Marketers Dropped $824M on AI Apps: What It Really Means

Writing Team: Jan 9, 2026 2:00:00 PM

Here's the number that should make every marketing leader sit up and pay attention: $824 million. That's what marketers collectively spent on...

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Google-backed Motive Technologies files for 2026 IPO alongside 200 expected offerings. The AI-enabled rush assumes markets stay cooperative—and that

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Google-Backed Motive Technologies Joins the 2026 IPO Hype Train

Writing Team: Jan 2, 2026 8:00:00 AM

Motive Technologies—an AI-enabled fleet management software company backed by Alphabet—filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC this week,...

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Global data center investment reaches record $61B in 2025 amid AI boom. We examine whether this construction frenzy is visionary infrastructure or spectacular overspending.

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Data Center Investment Hits $61B: Building Infrastructure for Profits That Don't Exist Yet

Writing Team: Dec 24, 2025 8:00:00 AM

Data center investment worldwide hit $61 billion in 2025, according to S&P Global—a record atop last year's $60.8 billion. Analysts describe a...

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Cursor acquires AI code review startup Graphite after hitting $1B ARR. We examine what this consolidation signals about developer tools and AI-powered workflows.

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Cursor Acquires Graphite: When $1B Revenue Meets Code Review Reality

Writing Team: Dec 24, 2025 8:00:00 AM

Cursor just acquired Graphite, an AI-powered code review startup that raised $50 million from Anthropic's Anthology fund, Figma Ventures, and other...

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Wharton professor Ethan Mollick explains why AI's uneven capabilities create bottlenecks—and why sudden breakthroughs change everything when those bottlenecks break.

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Ethan Mollick on AI's Jagged Frontier: Why Bottlenecks Matter More Than Benchmarks

Writing Team: Dec 24, 2025 8:00:00 AM

Ethan Mollick, Wharton professor and author of Co-Intelligence, just published essential analysis on what he calls AI's "Jagged Frontier"—the...

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Yann LeCun launches AMI Labs pursuing world model AI at $3.5B valuation pre-launch. We examine whether the pedigree justifies the price tag—and the technology.

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Yann LeCun's $3.5B Startup: World Models or World-Class Hype?

Writing Team: Dec 23, 2025 8:00:00 AM

Yann LeCun confirmed Thursday what the tech world already knew: he's launched Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a startup pursuing world model AI...

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Oracle stock dropped 14% after missing revenue targets despite $15B increased AI spending. The market's asking: when does infrastructure investment actually pay off?

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Oracle's Earnings Miss Just Reminded Everyone That AI Capex Is a Bet, Not a Guarantee

Writing Team: Dec 17, 2025 8:00:00 AM

Oracle posted quarterly earnings this week that beat expectations but delivered revenue below Wall Street estimates—$16.06 billion compared to the...

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Anthropic is preparing for a potential 2026 IPO with a $300B+ valuation target. We examine what this means for the AI industry's maturation—and whether the hype can survive public market scrutiny.

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Anthropic Hires Lawyers for IPO Prep: When AI Safety Meets Wall Street

Writing Team: Dec 8, 2025 8:00:02 AM

Anthropic is going public. Maybe. Possibly by 2026. The Financial Times reports that the AI safety-focused company has engaged Wilson Sonsini to...

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Anthropic acquires Bun after Claude Code hits $1B run-rate in six months. Why owning infrastructure matters when you're growing faster than your tools can handle.

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Anthropic Buys Bun: What $1B in Six Months Means

Writing Team: Dec 4, 2025 10:45:35 AM

Anthropic just acquired Bun, the JavaScript runtime that's been quietly rewriting the rules of developer tooling while the rest of us argued about...

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OpenAI's Circular Deal With Thrive Holdings

Writing Team: Dec 4, 2025 10:42:26 AM

OpenAI just struck a deal with Thrive Holdings that should make everyone in the AI-powered services business pay very close attention. No money...

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10 AI Prompts That'll Actually Save You Time (Not Just Impress Your Coworkers)

Forget the robots-taking-over headlines. These 10 prompts will show you how to use AI for the boring stuff you actually need to get done—like writing emails that don't suck, brainstorming ideas when your brain is fried, and automating the repetitive tasks eating your day.

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10 AI Prompts That'll Actually Save You Time (Not Just Impress Your Coworkers)