Zhemal Khamidun
Head of AI at Alpina Digital, CPO of AlpinaGPT (~30-person engineering & AI team). Founder of Vibe Academy & Hamidun Consulting, author of the AI channel «Готовим ИИшницу» (@jemal_hamidun).

Netflix could pay $600 million for Ben Affleck's AI startup, one of the streamer's biggest deals
Netflix is in talks to buy Ben Affleck's AI startup for roughly $600 million, potentially the largest acquisition in the streaming giant's history.

Zendesk buys Forethought, an early pioneer of agentic customer service
Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, the 2018 TechCrunch Battlefield winner that specializes in AI agents for customer support.

Ford launches AI assistant for fleets that monitors drivers' seat belts
Ford Pro AI debuted at Work Truck Week and is available to Pro Telematics subscribers: the system flags in real time whether a driver is buckled up.

Google Maps gets Gemini-powered Ask Maps for complex questions about places

Google Maps launches Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational interface for finding places and planning trips

Microsoft launches Copilot Health, an AI assistant that connects to medical records and wearables

Ben Affleck, Netflix and the Next Generation of AI for Film: Why Sora Falls Short

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: Why the Company Refused to Take Part in Mass Surveillance
The Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply chain threat after the company refused to let Claude be used for mass surveillance of Americans. Anthropic has filed a…

Gumloop raises $50M from Benchmark so every employee can build AI agents
Venture firm Benchmark has invested $50 million in Gumloop, a platform for building AI agents without programming that any employee can use.

Anthropic's Claude Now Generates Charts and Interactive Diagrams Directly in Chat

Atlassian cuts 1,600 jobs to invest in artificial intelligence

Tinder Relaunches: Offline Events, Virtual Speed Dating and AI for Matchmaking

Meta AI in Facebook Marketplace can now draft replies to buyers on a seller's behalf

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: Legal Standoff With the Defense Department Drags On
Wired's Uncanny Valley podcast digs into Anthropic's unresolved fight with the US Department of Defense, war memes, and the threat AI poses to venture capital.

How the AI Boom Is Hurting the Gaming Industry: Memory Shortages, Higher Prices and Layoffs
AI is becoming the biggest test for gamers and developers: a RAM shortage is pushing up console prices while studios cut staff in large numbers.









