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  • HowΒ soap opera-TikTok hybridsΒ became a billion-dollar business Theresa Loconsolo
    Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded intoΒ a multi-billion dollar business.Β They’reΒ called β€œmicro dramas” β€” short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading […]
     

HowΒ soap opera-TikTok hybridsΒ became a billion-dollar business

25 March 2026 at 23:30
Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded intoΒ a multi-billion dollar business.Β They’reΒ called β€œmicro dramas” β€” short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading […]

The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)

14 March 2026 at 03:38
The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations.

The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the β€˜Deal of the Decade’

14 March 2026 at 00:20
According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz sits β€œat the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spend.” Those tailwinds powered what just became the largest venture-backed acquisition in history β€” Google’s $32 billion deal, finalized after a declined 2024 offer, antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic, and an […]

Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it

13 March 2026 at 13:00
After selling his AI startup to AMD for $665 million, Peter Sarlin is back with Qutwo, a new venture building the infrastructure it believes enterprises will need when quantum computing finally arrives.

Hyperscale Power is the latest startup to challenge 140-year-old transformer tech

10 March 2026 at 21:00
Startup Hyperscale Power is developing technology that promises to shrink power transformers, freeing up precious space within data centers.
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