Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian edtech startup upGrad plans to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal; Unacademy was valued at less than $500M in 2025, down from $3.5B in 2021  —  Unacademy, once a one of India's most valuable edtech startups, is set to be acquired by rival upGrad in an all-stock deal …

PitchBook:
Tether, flush with cash, has been investing in diverse sectors ranging from sleep tech company Eight Sleep to humanoid robotics company Neura Robotics  —  Beyond fintech and crypto startups, Tether has now backed a mattress-maker and a humanoid robotics specialist.

New York Times:
Study: most AI-generated videos on social media about the war in Iran push pro-Iranian views, often exaggerating its military capabilities and sophistication  —  A torrent of fake videos and images generated by artificial intelligence have overrun social networks during the first weeks of the war in Iran.

Helen Vogelsong-Donahue / Wired:
The gaming industry is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties, from job losses to rising console prices due to the global RAM shortage  —  From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties.

Julie Bort / TechCrunch:
Zendesk agrees to acquire Forethought, which makes AI-powered customer support software, for an undisclosed sum; Forethought has raised $115M  —  Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, a company that builds software to automate customer service interactions, the companies announced on Wednesday.