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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.


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Tech UpdatesBy Meir Tsvi