Episode 81 - Altman's half-trillion dispute, ChatGPT vs. Google and the acquisition fever, and also: Netflix and Gaming.

23/07/2025 15 min Episodio 81
Episode 81 - Altman's half-trillion dispute, ChatGPT vs. Google and the acquisition fever, and also: Netflix and Gaming.

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In the AI sector, ChatGPT is threatening Google with 2.5 billion daily queries. A related half-trillion-dollar AI venture involving OpenAI's Sam Altman and Masayoshi Son is delayed due to disagreements. Meanwhile, Anthropic's Claude is being recognized as a game-changer for coding. The AI market is also seeing significant M&A activity, with at least three young Israeli companies in acquisition talks and the company Octup raising $12 million to optimize logistics centers.In other business news, Datadog is considering a billion-dollar acquisition of Appwind. Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, once the star of a major IPO, is now facing challenges and is viewed as a potential acquisition target.In entertainment and gaming, Netflix requires more than high viewership for its series to survive. Xbox Cloud Gaming has introduced a new feature that shows a user's play history across both PC and console.A new startup from the Unistream 2025 competition, created by teenagers from Afula, aims to turn every student into a teacher.https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rk3avt38xehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/byqb722ugxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rkzs003igehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/hyqciohuelhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/sydyianlxlhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/h1v11cqielhttps://probably.co.uk/posts/claude-code-is-a-game-changerhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b1c3uh6lxghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/syiullhixghttps://www.theverge.com/news/710764/xbox-cloud-gaming-roaming-pc-console-play-history-feature

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