Getty Images has voted unanimously to terminate its $3.7bn merger with Shutterstock after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) demanded Shutterstock sell its global editorial business — including celebrity photo agencies Backgrid and Splash — as a condition of approval. The US Department of Justice had already cleared the deal unconditionally. Shutterstock shares dropped roughly 30% in after-hours trading following the announcement. The collapse leaves both stock-photo giants to independently navigate the existential threat posed by AI image generators, despite each having separately signed licensing deals with OpenAI. The outcome highlights the CMA's growing power to block or reshape global tech and media deals, with implications for other pending mergers like Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery.
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SpaceX sẽ thâu tóm Cursor, startup AI lập trình, bằng khoản tiền 60 tỷ USD trả bằng cổ phiếu, ngay sau khi IPO của chính SpaceX. Vụ mua lại nhằm củng cố mảng AI vốn được xây dựng xung quanh xAI của Elon Musk, dù mảng này từng dính tranh cãi vì tạo deepfake không được sự đồng thuận.
Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này để hiểu cách các công ty hàng đầu như SpaceX tích hợp AI vào hệ sinh thái phát triển phần mềm, từ đó tìm hiểu những xu hướng mới trong công nghệ lập trình và cách ứng dụng trí tuệ nhân tạo trong việc tối ưu hóa code, tăng hiệu suất và mở rộng khả năng của ứng dụng.
Bending Spoons, the Italian company behind acquisitions of Evernote, Vimeo, Eventbrite, WeTransfer, and AOL, went public on the Nasdaq at an $18 billion valuation, with shares rising 40% on the first day. Co-founder Matteo Danieli shares the company's core philosophy: minimizing the role of luck in business success through operational excellence, data-driven experimentation, and rigorous talent hiring. The strategy emerged from the failure of their earlier startup Evertale, which taught them that talent and success don't always correlate due to luck. Bending Spoons uses AI to accelerate feature development and revenue growth, with revenue per employee rising from $1.12M in 2023 to $2.57M in 2025. The company plans to continue acquiring undervalued SaaS brands, viewing current depressed SaaS valuations as a buying opportunity.
Google has released Nano Banana 2 Lite, the fastest and cheapest model in its Nano Banana image generation family. It produces images in four seconds at under four cents per thousand images, targeting developers who need high-velocity, low-cost image generation. Available immediately in Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, it replaces the original Nano Banana (now labeled legacy). Alongside this, Google is broadly releasing Gemini Omni Flash, its video-generation model, to developers via the Gemini API at ten cents per second of output, capped at ten seconds per clip. Google positions the two models as a pipeline: generate images quickly with Nano Banana 2 Lite, then animate them with Omni Flash. The releases come amid broader debate over AI-generated content quality and Google's $75M partnership with A24 for AI filmmaking tools.
David Hardoon, Standard Chartered's former global head of AI enablement, has joined Accenture as managing director and head of advanced AI for Southeast Asia. Hardoon brings a background in AI governance, having previously served as the Monetary Authority of Singapore's first chief data officer. His short tenure at StanChart reflects a broader pattern of brief senior AI roles at banks struggling to translate AI ambitions into deployed systems. The hire fits Accenture's strategy of positioning itself as the implementation layer between AI model makers and large enterprises. Southeast Asia is a strategic target given its fast-growing digital economies and regulatory-conscious financial sector. The move signals a wider migration of AI talent with real-world enterprise and regulatory experience toward consultancies and systems integrators.
Google is removing the paywall on Gemini's personalized AI image generation feature, making it free for all eligible US users aged 13 and older. Previously restricted to paid subscribers (Plus, Pro, Ultra), the feature uses the Nano Banana model and the Personal Intelligence framework to generate images informed by a user's Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and Search data. Free-tier users will have limited quotas before falling back to the base model. The move is a competitive response to ChatGPT's image generation and Apple Intelligence, leveraging Google's unique cross-product data advantage. Europe remains excluded, likely due to GDPR and AI Act concerns. The expansion is part of a broader strategy announced at Google I/O 2026 to grow the free user base while upselling higher tiers.
Google has released Nano Banana 2 Lite, a faster and cheaper AI image generator that produces images in four seconds at $0.034 per 1,000 images. It is optimized for high-volume workflows and replaces the original Nano Banana as the legacy model. Google also announced a wider release of Gemini Omni Flash at $0.10 per second of video output, along with a new demo app called Omni Product Studio for turning static images into cinematic e-commerce videos. Both models are available via Google AI Studio and the Gemini API. The announcements come amid ongoing controversy over AI-generated content and Google's $75 million partnership with indie studio A24.
Superhuman (the company formed after Grammarly acquired email client Superhuman and rebranded) has acquired GPTZero, the AI detection startup founded by Princeton grad Edward Tian. GPTZero had grown to 19 million registered users and $30 million ARR on just $13.5 million in total funding. Superhuman already had its own AI detection tool; it justifies the acquisition by arguing two detectors are better than one. Deal terms were not disclosed.
Bending Spoons, the Milan-based company known for acquiring and revitalizing stagnant tech brands like AOL, Evernote, Eventbrite, Meetup, and Vimeo, surged nearly 40% on its IPO debut, closing at $40.50 against a $29 offering price. The company reached a $25.7 billion market cap — more than double its last private valuation of $11 billion — and raised $1.68 billion. Its Q1 financials show $601 million in revenue and $27.4 million net income, a sharp turnaround from a $112 million net loss in the same period last year. The company generates 84% of revenue from subscriptions and, unlike private equity, has no plans to sell its acquired businesses.