Scale AI is suing a former employee and rival Mercor, alleging they tried to steal its biggest customers  

Scale AI, which helps tech companies prepare data to train their AI models, filed a lawsuit against one of its former sales employees and its rival Mercor on Wednesday. The suit claims the employee, who was hired by Mercor, “stole more than 100 confidential documents concerning Scale’s customer strategies and other proprietary information,” according to … Read more

Mistral, the French AI giant, is reportedly on the cusp of securing a $14B valuation

French AI startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment at a post-money valuation of $14 billion, reports Bloomberg, positioning the company as one of Europe’s most valuable tech startups. The two-year-old OpenAI rival, founded by former DeepMind and Meta researchers, develops open source language models and Le Chat, its AI chatbot built for … Read more

Taylor Swift to play Super Bowl half-time show? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says ‘maybe’ | NFL News

The tantalising prospect of Taylor Swift performing at the Super Bowl half-time show in February is a ‘maybe’, according to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The pop music superstar announcent her engagement to Kanas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in August, and is often seen at Chiefs games since she and Kelce started dating in … Read more

Netflix updates its Moments feature to give users greater control over scene clipping

Netflix launched a scene-clipping feature for mobile last year called “Moments,” which lets users quickly save their favorite scenes from shows and movies within the Netflix app. The streaming giant rolled out an update on Wednesday, allowing users to specify both a starting point and an endpoint when saving a scene. People now have the … Read more

Man Utd transfer news: A look into how the Red Devils navigated Ruben Amorim’s first summer window | Football News

Manchester United came into the summer transfer window tasked with beginning to remedy the reasons for the club’s worst-ever Premier League season. A 15th-place finish last term represented an all-time low for United, who failed to inspire on the pitch. The season ended in further disappointment in the form of a Europa League final defeat … Read more

Google avoids break up, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial

Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices to keep it from further anticompetitive behavior. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive deals that … Read more

Oleksandr Usyk to return in 2026? Frank Warren ‘very much’ doubts undisputed champ will fight again this year | Boxing News

Oleksandr Usyk is not expected to fight again this year, says promoter Frank Warren. It means Joseph Parker, the mandatory challenger for the WBO, one of the four world championships Usyk holds, will likely fight Fabio Wardley next. “[Usyk] asked for time out from the WBO because of an injury and he provided evidence and … Read more