Weekly DaaS Roundup August 28

Welcome to the latest edition of the World of DaaS Roundup. This week, we highlight Anthropic settling a landmark AI copyright case and major M&A and funding moves, including Databricks, Accenture, and Domino Data Lab investing to expand AI and data-driven solutions. More on these stories and other updates below.

 📰 NEWS AND READS

Anthropic Settles AI Copyright Case, Authors Win Historic Deal Bloomberg

• A leading AI firm avoids a “doomsday trial” by settling with authors who claimed Claude was trained on pirated books, sidestepping potentially trillions in damages and setting the stage for how copyright disputes will shape the future of AI.

Silicon Valley Launches Pro-AI PACs to Shape Midterms WSJ

• Tech leaders are pouring more than $100 million into new political action committees to back candidates supportive of AI development, aiming to block patchwork state rules and influence how the next wave of regulation will define the industry’s future.

Web Scraping Success Hinges on Trust and Transparency World of DaaS

• As technical hurdles become more manageable, the real challenges in web scraping now center on compliance, trust, and buyer education. Companies that operate transparently, scale efficiently, and prove defensibility will be the long-term winners in this market.

Building Resilient Organizations with Data TechRadar

• Organizations are using real and synthetic data to make smarter, privacy-compliant decisions. This approach strengthens operations, enables safe AI training, and helps companies respond effectively to changing conditions.

🎧 THE LATEST WORLD OF DAAS PODCAST

Why Vendor Management Is A Skill You Need to Master Now

This episode is a rebroadcast of host Auren Hoffman's appearance on the CMO Confidential Podcast.

Auren explains why vendor management is the #1 skill for future executives and why companies should rent world-class talent rather than hire underutilized executives. He also shares contrarian views on procurement, Booz Allen, MBAs, private equity and more, making this episode a must-listen for CMOs, CEOs and founders.

🔥 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

M&A Funding Roundup

• Databricks acquires Tecton to enhance real-time data capabilities

• Accenture acquires SI&C to boost data-driven transformation in Japan

• Sidelight.io merges with Vema Data to strengthen market data management

• Domino Data Lab Secures Funding from Great Hill Partners and NVIDIA

• Definite raises $10M to expand data platform capabilities

• Vox AI lands $8.7M for voice-AI platform expansion

• Sola secures $8M to launch data-driven climate insurance

👋 WELCOME NEW WORLD OF DAAS MEMBERS

We’re excited to welcome our newest Founding Members to the World of DaaS community: Will Bewley (Woflow), Chad Ensley (Khyros.ai), Jason Lee (Moody’s), and Scott Tranter (Decision Desk).

If you are a DaaS leader and want to be part of this growing community, apply to join World of DaaS and get access to private events, curated connections, and more.

💼 WORLD OF DAAS JOB BOARD

Showcasing open roles at companies led by members of our community. A few standout opportunities this week:

• Data Storyteller at Epistemix

• Technical Product Marketer at Epistemix

• Director of Strategy and Operations at Epistemix

Looking to showcase an open role? The World of DaaS job board highlights opportunities from members across our community. Apply to join and get access to exclusive perks including job board postings, curated introductions, private events, and more.

🤖🎨 MACHINE-MADE MASTERPIECE

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Till next time,

The World of DaaS Team