Databricks Eyes 100 Billion, OpenAI’s GPT-5 Rollback, and the Trillion-Dollar Datacentre Push

In this episode of AI in Flow, hosts Claire and Peter unpack a packed day in AI. Databricks signs a term sheet valuing the company above 100 billion dollars, raising fresh questions about enterprise lock-in, pricing power, and the accelerating agent roadmap. OpenAI faces a rare public misstep as Sam Altman admits the GPT-5 launch went wrong, rolls back defaults, and signals ambitions that stretch from massive datacentre spending to consumer distribution battles and potential mega-deals.Plus, Salesforce buys agentic workflow startup Regrello, Zoom adds an AI receptionist to Zoom Phone, and WhatsApp pushes back on concerns about what Meta AI can and cannot see. The duo also cover DeepMind’s open-source Perch 2.0 for bioacoustic wildlife monitoring, new polling on public fears around jobs, politics and energy demand, Nvidia’s China-specific Blackwell chip strategy, and Horizon3.ai’s move toward operational scale with a new CFO.About Six & FlowSix & Flow is a digital transformation consultancy helping businesses adapt, grow, and thrive in a fast-changing world. We specialise in AI, CRM, and revenue operations, blending strategy, technology, and creativity to deliver measurable impact. From scaling startups to global enterprises, we partner with ambitious teams to unlock growth through smart automation, customer-centric marketing, and forward-thinking sales enablement. Learn more at sixandflow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.