Since the Unicorn Factory's 2022 debut, 17 unicorns have moved to Lisbon.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-05
Lisbon 17 unicorns
OpenAI reportedly held early talks with The Trade Desk about selling ads for ChatGPT.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-05
OpenAI The Trade Desk
Sources: OpenAI has held early talks with The Trade Desk to sell ads, and it has projected ads could help it double its consumer ChatGPT revenue to $17B in 2026
The Information · 2026-03-05 · #62
Sources report Meta signed a multiyear AI content licensing deal with News Corp worth $50M per year that will run for at least three years.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-04
Meta News Corp
Sam Altman says OpenAI does not make operational decisions about how the Department of Defense uses its technology.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Sam Altman OpenAI Department of Defense
All-hands: Sam Altman says OpenAI does not “get to make operational decisions” regarding how the US DOD uses its tech, and the Pentagon respects its expertise
CNBC · 2026-03-04 · #6
Amazon says some Wondery shows will be made available on Audible after the Wondery app and Wondery+ service shut down.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Amazon Audible Wondery shows
Perplexity signs a multiyear deal with CoreWeave to use dedicated clusters powered by Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips for AI inference.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Perplexity CoreWeave Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips
Perplexity signs a multiyear deal with CoreWeave to use dedicated clusters powered by Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips for AI inference; CRWV jumps 5%+
Axios · 2026-03-04 · #38
Visa and Stripe's Bridge plan to expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-linked cards in 100+ countries.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Visa Stripe's Bridge stablecoin-linked cards
Visa and Stripe's Bridge plan to expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-linked cards in 100+ countries; the cards are currently live in 18 countries
Fortune · 2026-03-04 · #48
Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI and other companies sign a White House pledge to fund new electricity generation to power their data centers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Google Microsoft Meta Amazon OpenAI other_companies new electricity generation data centers
Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, and others sign a pledge at the White House to bear the cost of new electricity generation to power their data centers
Reuters · 2026-03-04 · #17
Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and OpenAI sign a pledge at the White House to pay for new electricity generation to power their data centers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Google Microsoft Meta Amazon OpenAI new electricity generation data centers
Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, and others sign a pledge at the White House to bear the cost of new electricity generation to power their data centers
Reuters · 2026-03-04 · #17
Sources report the US used Palantir's Maven Smart System, integrated with Claude, to find and prioritize 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-04
United States Palantir Maven Smart System Claude Iran
Sources: the US used Palantir's Maven Smart System, integrated with Claude, to find and prioritize 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran
Washington Post · 2026-03-04 · #2
OpenAI says Sam Altman misspoke — OpenAI was not seeking to deploy on NATO classified networks and was referring to unclassified networks.
denied 1 article 2026-03-04
OpenAI NATO classified networks unclassified networks
An OpenAI spokesperson says Sam Altman misspoke in saying OpenAI was looking to deploy on all NATO classified networks, adding he meant “unclassified networks”
Reuters · 2026-03-04 · #47
Reports indicate Donald Trump met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on March 3.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-04
Donald Trump Brian Armstrong Coinbase
Sources: President Trump met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on March 3 before publicly bashing banks for their GENIUS Act stance, echoing Coinbase's position
Politico · 2026-03-04 · #50
Visa and Stripe's Bridge announce plans to expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-linked cards in 100+ countries; the cards are currently live in 18 countries.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Visa Stripe Bridge stablecoin-linked cards 100+ countries
Visa and Stripe's Bridge plan to expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-linked cards in 100+ countries; the cards are currently live in 18 countries
Fortune · 2026-03-04 · #48
Sources claim the US used Palantir's Maven Smart System integrated with Claude to find and prioritize 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of the Iran strikes.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-04
United States Maven Smart System Claude
Sources: the US used Palantir's Maven Smart System, integrated with Claude, to find and prioritize 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran
Washington Post · 2026-03-04 · #2
OpenAI is considering a deal to deploy AI on NATO classified networks.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-04
OpenAI NATO classified networks
All-hands: Sam Altman defends OpenAI's US DOD deal, calls the backlash “painful”, and says OpenAI is looking at a deal to deploy on all NATO classified networks
Wall Street Journal · 2026-03-04 · #5
Sources report Palantir's Maven Smart System was integrated with Anthropic's Claude.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-04
Palantir Maven Smart System Claude
Sources: the US used Palantir's Maven Smart System, integrated with Claude, to find and prioritize 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran
Washington Post · 2026-03-04 · #2
Perplexity signs a multiyear deal with CoreWeave to use dedicated clusters powered by Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips for AI inference.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Perplexity CoreWeave Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips
Perplexity signs a multiyear deal with CoreWeave to use dedicated clusters powered by Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips for AI inference; CRWV jumps 5%+
Axios · 2026-03-04 · #38
The U.S. State Department will switch from Anthropic products to OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
U.S. State Department OpenAI
The US Treasury Department, State Department, and Federal Housing Finance Agency stop using Anthropic's AI products; the State Department will switch to OpenAI
Reuters · 2026-03-03 · #4
U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. State Department, and the federal housing agency are terminating all use of Anthropic products.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
U.S. Treasury Department U.S. State Department federal housing agency Anthropic
The US Treasury Department, State Department, and Federal Housing Finance Agency stop using Anthropic's AI products; the State Department will switch to OpenAI
Reuters · 2026-03-03 · #4
Sources report Meta has signed a multiyear AI content licensing deal with News Corp worth $50M per year, running for at least three years.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-03
Meta News Corp
Sources: Meta has signed a multiyear AI content licensing deal with News Corp worth $50M per year; the deal will run for at least three years
Wall Street Journal · 2026-03-03 · #17
Sources say Sam Altman approached Emil Michael at the Department of Defense to rework the AI deal.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-03
Sam Altman Emil Michael Department of Defense
Qualcomm forms a strategic coalition to launch 6G in 2029.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
Qualcomm 6G
Qualcomm forms a “strategic coalition” to launch 6G in 2029 and unveils FastConnect 8800, an “AI-native” Wi-Fi 8-ready NIC that doubles peak speeds over Wi-Fi 7
9to5Google · 2026-03-03 · #51
OpenAI and the Department of Defense agree to add additional surveillance protections to their AI contract.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
OpenAI Department of Defense
Iranians are turning to Starlink, decentralized messaging apps, and VPNs to circumvent the government-imposed internet blackout.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
Iranians Starlink decentralized messaging apps VPNs
Sources say Google explored hosting servers in its data centers to run a Gemini-based Siri at Apple's request while adhering to Apple's privacy standards.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-03
Google Apple Siri Gemini
Sources: at Apple's request, Google investigated hosting servers inside its data centers to run a Gemini-based Siri while abiding by Apple's privacy standards
The Information · 2026-03-03 · #52
A UK trial led by the National Grid and Nvidia finds AI data centers can avoid continuous peak power use by adjusting consumption when asked.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
National Grid Nvidia AI data centers
A UK trial by the National Grid, Nvidia, and others finds AI data centers can operate without using peak power continuously, adjusting consumption when asked
Bloomberg · 2026-03-03 · #51
Amazon says some Wondery shows will be made available on Audible following the shutdown of the Wondery app and Wondery+ service.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
Amazon Audible Wondery shows
Amazon tells users it is shutting down the Wondery podcast app and Wondery+ subscription service “in the coming months”; some shows will be available on Audible
Variety · 2026-03-03 · #7
OpenAI has a deal with the Department of Defense related to use of its AI technology under a government contract.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
OpenAI Department of Defense
Motorola (owned by Lenovo) partners with GrapheneOS to preinstall the privacy-focused, de-Googled GrapheneOS on upcoming Motorola smartphones.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-02
Motorola GrapheneOS
Lenovo's Motorola partners with the GrapheneOS Foundation to preinstall the privacy-focused, “de-Googled” version of Android on upcoming Motorola smartphones
9to5Google · 2026-03-02 · #7
Reportedly, Pentagon-Anthropic talks/effort failed.
failed 1 article 2026-03-02
Pentagon Anthropic