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The round was led by FPV Ventures co-founder and managing partner Wesley Chan.

Complyance raised a $20 million Series A led by GV for its AI-native compliance platform.

Apptronik has sold another $520 million in a Series A extension to existing and new investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz.

A new company called Meridian.AI has emerged from stealth with an IDE-based approach to agentic financial modeling.

The Children's Commissioner suggested social media advertising for children should be banned.

Samsung is going to launch S26 lineup just before Mobile World Congress (MWC).

According to The New York Times, which reports that it heard the meeting, Musk told employees that xAI needs a lunar manufacturing facility, a factory on the moon that will build AI satellites and fling them into space via a giant catapult.

The executive has denied the allegation that she engaged in discrimination.

Whatever the cause of the departures, the cumulative impact is alarming. There is a lot of work left to do at xAI, and an IPO will bring more scrutiny than the lab has ever faced before.

A new report claims the e-commerce giant is looking to create a pipeline of licensable content between media publishers and AI companies.

Czech ice dancers Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek are learning the hard way that LLMs sometimes spit out straight-up plagiarism.

Robert Playter announcd he is leaving Boston Dynamics after 30 years at the company in various roles, including six years as CEO.

After numerous news reports documented Masha Bucher's close business and personal relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Bucher took to X to explain.

The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.

Rivian, along with other automakers, has been under pressure to make the manual door releases easier to access. The new R2 SUV does that — here's how.

Facebook's new AI features let users animate their profile pics, restyle their Stories and Memories, and add backgrounds to text posts.

The startup claims that it has developed a "hack-proof" chip that can't be bypassed by devices like Flipper Zero, a widely available hacking tool that can be used to tamper with wireless systems. These chips are linked with digital certificates to verify the authenticity of the products.

The Singaporean government said the China-backed hackers gained "limited access to critical systems" run by the country's top four telecommunication giants, but said they did not disrupt services or steal customers' data.

Vega Security raised $120 million, bringing its valuation to $700 million, in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats.

The UK's markets regulator says the proposed commitments "will boost the UK's app economy".

The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles

Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.

The online chat service, which has 200 million monthly users, will blur adult content by default.

It found people using AI for health reasons found it hard to identify what advice they should trust.

A Meta spokesperson said the EU had "no reason" to intervene over it changing the app in January.

More than 900 Google employees signed a letter opposing company links to federal immigration actions.

The verdict is expected to influence the outcome of thousands of other cases against the ride hailing firm.

The show will be made by Craig Mazin, who co-created the acclaimed game adaptation The Last Of Us.

TikTok says it plans to challenge the "categorically false and entirely meritless" accusations.

The price of the digital currency has dropped significantly despite President Donald Trump’s public support.

Firms are working to make the motors that drive robots more efficient and cheaper.

After hearing feedback from Canadian founders in our network, we are adding Canada back to our list of accepted countries of incorporation.

Commenters said Altman's lengthy post shows "a nerve was well and truly hit" by Anthropic's advert.

UKRI boss Ian Chapman said it had been told by the government to "focus and do fewer things better".

The event was attended by representatives of more than 50 countries, the White House said.

Prized for its beauty, teak is in short supply, forcing the yacht industry to look for alternatives.

Social media has been flooded with fake, AI-generated images and videos. But will the majority of users actually care?

The social media platform recently announced that it was axing around 15% of its workforce.

Elon Musk's X and Grok platforms are facing increased scrutiny from authorities on both sides of the channel.

Concerns were raised by a subcommittee including potential price rises and the future of cinemas.

Musk says the combined firm - which has been valued at more than $1tn - will be an "innovation engine".

It makes China the first country to stop the use of designs first made popular by Elon Musk's Tesla.

The Reddit-like website which launched in late January allows AI bots to speak to each other.

The UK's largest porn site has blocked unregistered users from accessing explicit content in the country, but why motives remain unclear.

The firm wants to create a network of "orbital data centres" to power artificial intelligence.

George is an avatar on my mobile but claims to know what makes me tick.

The company's revenue was boosted by iPhone sales, but sales of its wearable tech and Mac computers dipped.

Hundreds of miles from Denmark's coast a project is underway to inject CO2 into an old oil field.