🔥 The AI hype cycle in SaaS

What we’ll cover today:

🔥 The AI hype cycle in SaaS: what’s missing?

💡 The “dirty data” issue behind AI-powered SaaS

📅 Upcoming SaaS events you can’t miss

NAACP vs xAI’s Dirty Data Center 💨

NAACP is fighting Elon Musk’s xAI for running a dirty, gas-powered data center in a Black neighborhood of Memphis.

🚨 Breaking News:
NAACP calls for an immediate shutdown of xAI’s Colossus data center over air pollution risks and permit issues.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

• xAI’s Colossus runs 35 gas turbines without full permits.

• The turbines release dangerous gases like formaldehyde.

• The data center sits near a Black community with high cancer risk.

• NAACP says regulators are ignoring the health dangers.

• xAI says no permits were needed in the first year.

✔️ Straight to the Point:
NAACP is calling out xAI for polluting Black communities, this fight is about health, fairness, and corporate accountability.

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Microsoft’s First Union Deal 🎮

Microsoft strikes its first-ever US union contract with QA testers from ZeniMax, a game studio it acquired in 2021.

🚨 Breaking News:
ZeniMax QA testers win a 13.5% pay raisen - Microsoft’s first US union contract, years after tough negotiations.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

• 300 QA testers at ZeniMax formed a union in 2023.

• They’ve been negotiating for over two years.

• The deal gives them a 13.5% pay hike on July 1.

• Contract also covers how AI will be used in QA work.

• Microsoft now has 2,000 unionized video game workers.

✔️ Straight to the Point:
Microsoft’s first union contract is a big deal for game workers - better pay, AI rules, and maybe a start for more.

Global SaaS Leaders Forum 2025
A high-level gathering of SaaS leaders focusing on trends, challenges, and innovations in the global SaaS market.
Date: August 2025 | Location: Singapore

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INBOUND 2025
Hosted by HubSpot, INBOUND is a premier event for marketing, sales, and customer success professionals, offering insights into business growth and customer engagement.
Date: September 3–5, 2025 | Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

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