Character.AI bankrupt, Disney to hire most employees
For years, the AI character chat platform spent more on computing power than it earned. The entertainment giant now wants to license its technology and take over most of the team.
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Kroger to eliminate 3,000 headquarters jobs amid AI rollout
The largest standalone supermarket chain in the U.S. will reduce its office staff from about 8,200 to about 5,200 people. Media reports link the cuts to artificial intelligence, but in a letter to employees the CEO points first to too many layers of management.
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Government announces public naming of companies responsible for data leaks
After a series of data leaks involving Poles, the state is changing its approach to companies that neglect cybersecurity. Legal and reputational risk is growing for management boards and supervisory boards.
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KSeF for the smallest businesses from 2027, Ministry of Finance wants to postpone penalties until 2028
In less than three months, the transition period for e-invoicing will end. The government is working on postponing penalties, but not the obligation itself, so micro-businesses and freelancers should get ready now.
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Crunchbase: 27 companies with $1 billion+ rounds in Q3 2026
Investors spent less on start-ups than in the previous two quarters, but a record number of companies raised billion-dollar rounds. Rounds of $100 million or more now account for nearly 90 percent of late-stage funding.
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PARP opens applications for SMART Path 2.0: up to PLN 50 million for R&D projects
Micro, small, and medium-sized companies can apply for research and development grants from a pool of PLN 500 million. To qualify for the program, a project must have at least PLN 3 million in research work costs.
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Uber used up its annual AI budget in 120 days. How to pay less for tokens?
Bills for language models are rising faster than company plans, and Uber’s example shows that the main problem is how AI is used, not the price itself. We compare ways to lower costs and check which ones are within reach for a small business.
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Will AI improve the results of a company that has not organized its data?
Nearly nine out of ten data leaders have encountered incorrect AI results, and almost half of the Polish companies surveyed by EY are disappointed with implementations. We looked into what lies behind this gap and where to start before the next project.
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Week in review: September 23-29, 2026
OpenAI halted a model deemed too risky, while Anthropic's prospectus showed how much the AI race costs. Also this week: criticism of the platform work bill and a breach at Fakturownia that may affect hundreds of thousands of the service's customers.
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