SoftBank Group is preparing to launch a standalone AI and robotics powerhouse called Roze, aiming for a massive $100 billion valuation on a U.S. stock exchange. The move, spearheaded by founder Masayoshi Son, represents a pivot from software-focused venture capital toward the "hard assets" required to sustain the artificial intelligence boom: land, power, and automated construction. The news, first reported by the Financial Times on April 30, 2026, has sent ripples through th

OpenAI has quietly updated its privacy policy to enable marketing cookies by default for millions of users on its free tier. The shift, which was formalized in an email to users on April 30, 2026, allows the company to share limited tracking data with advertising partners to promote its own products on third-party platforms like Instagram and Facebook. Editorial credit: arda savasciogullari / Shutterstock The move marks a significant departure from OpenAI’s early history as a

The global race for artificial intelligence infrastructure reached a fever pitch this week as the "Big Three" cloud providers reported Q1 2026 earnings that shattered analyst projections. While all three titans saw massive gains, Google Cloud emerged as the clear leader in momentum, posting a staggering 63% year-over-year revenue increase. Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock The combined results from Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon underscore a "paradigm shif

Uber is preparing to flip the switch on its most ambitious infrastructure project yet: transforming its global fleet of millions of human drivers into a massive, roaming sensor grid. The strategy, revealed by Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga at the StrictlyVC event on April 30, 2026, aims to solve the "data bottleneck" currently stalling the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry. Editorial credit: gguy / Shutterstock By equipping everyday ride-share vehicles with specialized sensor

Elon Musk’s xAI has unleashed a major update to its artificial intelligence ecosystem, debuting the Grok 4.3 reasoning model alongside a high-fidelity voice cloning suite. The release, announced on April 30, 2026, signals a dual strategy of aggressive price-cutting and a push into multimodal "agentic" capabilities. The update arrives at a pivotal moment for the company, following its recent $20 billion Series E funding and its historic acquisition by SpaceX earlier this year.