2026-07-30
Live-shopping app Whatnot is in talks to nearly double its valuation to $20bn
The startup, which sells everything from sneakers to sports cards over livestream, is raising again barely a year after an $11.5bn round, as live commerce catches on in the West. Whatnot, the livestream-shopping platform where hosts sell sneakers, trading cards, and vinyl to a live audience, is in talks to raise money at a valuation […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-30
G2A.COM’s Autonomous AI Agent Dave Helps Sellers Resolve 14,400 Support Tickets in 63 Days
Dave, a New AI-Powered Tool for Sellers, Helps Resolve 54% of Their Cases and Efficiently Manages Demand Spikes During AAA Game Launches. Now available in 180 countries, it has reduced the number of tickets submitted to Seller’s Support teams by 30%. G2A.COM, one of the world’s largest digital marketplaces, today announced the global launch of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next [...]
2026-07-30
Atlassian puts its engineers on an AI budget as the cost of ‘tokenmaxxing’ bites
The software maker cut thousands of jobs in the name of AI. Now it is handing the engineers who remain capped ‘AI wallets,’ a sign the industry’s token spending has become a line item to manage. Atlassian has started giving its engineers a fixed monthly allowance for artificial intelligence, a capped “AI wallet” that warns […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-30
Meta lifts the floor on its AI spending as revenue jumps but cash flow collapses
Meta told investors it will spend even more on artificial intelligence this year, narrowing its capital-expenditure forecast for 2026 by lifting the floor rather than the ceiling. The company now expects to spend between $130 billion and $145 billion, up from a prior range that started at $125 billion, roughly double what it laid out […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-30
Australia takes Telegram to court over terrorist content it says the app left up
The eSafety regulator has filed civil proceedings seeking up to A$54.6m, alleging Telegram hosted mass-shooting and Islamic State videos and ignored takedown demands. Telegram says it will fight. Australia’s online safety regulator has taken Telegram to court, alleging the messaging app left terrorist and violent extremist videos on its platform after being told to remove […]<br /> This [...]
2026-07-30
‘Three to five years is a realistic payback period’ — plug-in solar panels will be legal next month, but what do they cost, who can fit them, and is your home even suitable? We asked the experts
Industry experts answer the important questions — how much does plug-in solar cost, who can install it, and how much money can it save you? [...]