Oracle appoints Hilary Maxson as CFO to manage its $50 billion AI data centre push

In short: Oracle has appointed Hilary Maxson, former executive vice president and group chief financial officer at Schneider Electric, as its new chief financial officer, effective 6 April 2026. Maxs [...]

Picsart launches “Earn with Picsart”, a monetisation programme with no invite list

The AI design platform is paying creators based on engagement performance rather than audience size, marking its transition from a tool into a platform where creators can earn directly. The launch fol [...]

Bill Ackman proposes buying Universal Music Group for €56B

Pershing Square’s non-binding proposal values UMG at €30.40 per share, a 78% premium to its last closing price. Ackman argues the world’s largest music label has been undervalued by structural f [...]

The Axie Infinity co-founder who survived a $620M North Korean hack is now building AI drone detection for Europe’s defence

Stendr, a Norwegian counter-drone startup led by Aleksander Leonard Larsen, who co-founded blockchain gaming unicorn Sky Mavis, has raised a $5.4M oversubscribed pre-seed from RainFall, ACME, SkyFall, [...]

Spotify is selling physical books now, and it makes more sense than you think

In short: Spotify has launched physical book sales in the US and UK through a partnership with Bookshop.org, letting users buy print copies via affiliate links on audiobook pages within the app. The f [...]

Herbalife acquires Bioniq in a deal worth up to $150M

The London-based personalised supplement startup, which uses blood biomarker data to formulate individual supplement regimens, will be integrated into Herbalife’s 95-market network. The $55M guarant [...]

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT cannibalises nearly 100,000 of their articles

Filed in New York on 13 March 2026, the complaint accuses OpenAI of using the reference publishers’ content as AI training data without permission, then generating responses that reproduce it verbat [...]

The jobs report beat expectations — but there’s a catch

The latest U.S. jobs report beat expectations, but most hiring gains came from health care and social assistance as other sectors weakened. [...]

Digg’s comeback hits pause after bots and AI overwhelm the site

The social news pioneer is shutting down its relaunch just two months after going live, saying automated accounts flooded the platform as it tries to build a more human-centered web. [...]