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AI buying AI: Big Tech has been on an AI spending spree

Elliott Bledsoe
Tue 10 Mar 2026 in Algorhythms

Q1 2026 was acquisition crazy in AI! Anthropic, OpenAI, Netflix, Canva, Accenture, MyFitnessPal and more have been buying up other AI players.

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Whether DeepSeek or Seedance, what is behind US criticism of Chinese AI? And why it matters

Elliott Bledsoe
Fri 6 Mar 2026 in Algorhythms

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10 ways to improve the situation for arts marketers

Elliott Bledsoe
Mon 9 Sep 2024 in arts & culture

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WTF now?! #-16 – Monday 29 April–Sunday 5 May 2024

Elliott Bledsoe
Sun 5 May 2024 in WTF now?!

Meta has made AI weird, the open community is building open training data and there’s lots of new reports to read.

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Is AI The Nothing from The NeverEnding Story?

Elliott Bledsoe
Sun 18 Feb 2024

Detaining (digital) immigrants: Rethinking digital literacy learning

Elliott Bledsoe
Wed 25 Jun 2014 in arts & culture

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