​While AI may be the catalyst behind the recent wave of data company M&A, the market was ripe for consolidation.  

​TikTok is developing a new version of its app for U.S. users ahead of an expected sale of the app to a group of investors, according to a new report from The Information.  

​Ingram Micro is one of the largest distributors of tech and cloud products.  

​Apple has filed appealed the EU’s decision to fine the company €500 million (about $580 million) for not complying with competition rules.  

​On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, “We have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.”  

​The main Reuters news account, as well as the Reuters World account, have apparently been inaccessible to X users in India since Saturday evening.  

​Academics may be leaning on a novel strategy to influence peer review of their research papers — adding hidden prompts designed to coax AI tools to deliver positive feedback.  

​Brex quickly realized its normal software procurement process wouldn’t work in the age of AI and found a new way to test and vet tools.  

​The venture capital world has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush in during boom times, then retreat to the coasts when markets turn sour. For Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, this cycle of attention and disinterest played out against the backdrop of its own internal upheaval several years ago — a co-founder split that could have ended…

​It’s a sad weekend over at Bluesky, where one of the best accounts has disappeared — though we can still hope for its resurrection.