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Clawdbot Rebrands As OpenClaw After Trademark Review And Community Growth
The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has adopted a new name, OpenClaw, after a brief rebrand as Moltbot and following earlier legal pressure related to naming conflicts,…
OnlyFans Considers Sale Of Majority Stake To Architect Capital At $5.5 Billion Valuation
OnlyFans is in talks to sell a majority stake of its business to investment firm Architect Capital in a deal that would value the creator subscription platform at $5.5bn, according…
Physical Intelligence Bets On General-Purpose Robot Learning Over Commercial Timelines
Physical Intelligence, a two-year-old robotics startup based in San Francisco, is pursuing a research-first approach to general-purpose robotic intelligence, prioritising large-scale data collection and model training over near-term commercialisation, while…
Nvidia CEO Rejects Report Of Strain With OpenAI Amid Funding Talks
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has dismissed reports of tension between Nvidia and OpenAI, calling claims that his company is pulling back from its planned investment “nonsense” following media reports…
United Nations Warns Of Imminent Financial Collapse As Member States Withhold Payments
The United Nations has warned it could run out of money by July after member states failed to pay mandatory contributions, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to say the organisation faces…
SpaceX Seeks Approval To Launch One Million Satellites For Orbital AI Computing
SpaceX has applied to US regulators to deploy up to one million satellites into low-Earth orbit, arguing that space-based “orbital data centres” are the most cost- and energy-efficient way to…
Asda Loses Market Share Despite Price Cuts As Debt And Store Issues Persist
Asda is losing customers and market share despite lowering prices and reviving historic pricing campaigns, with industry data showing continued sales declines, mounting debt pressure, and limited evidence that its…
Gold Prices Hit Record Highs Amid Political Uncertainty, Then Fall Back
Gold Prices Surge on Political TensionsGold prices have recently reached record levels, with investors flocking to the precious metal amid growing global political instability. On Monday, the price of gold…
OpenAI’s Sora App Struggles After Initial Success, Facing Declining Downloads and Spending
Rapid Rise and Decline of Sora AppOpenAI’s video-generation app, Sora, which once topped the App Store charts and quickly surpassed 1 million downloads, is now seeing a significant decline in…
Waymo Gains Approval to Operate Robotaxi Service at San Francisco Airport
Waymo Launches Service to San Francisco International AirportAfter years of negotiations, Waymo, the Alphabet-owned self-driving car company, has received approval to operate a robotaxi service to and from the San…
Apple Acquires AI Startup Q.ai to Boost Audio and Imaging Capabilities
Acquisition Focused on Enhancing AI Features for Apple DevicesApple has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli AI startup specializing in imaging and machine learning technologies. The acquisition, valued at nearly $2 billion,…
Marquis Seeks Compensation from SonicWall After Ransomware Attack Exposes Customer Data
Marquis Blames Firewall Provider for Data BreachFintech firm Marquis is seeking compensation from its firewall provider, SonicWall, following a ransomware attack in August 2025 that resulted in hackers stealing its…
Microsoft Rolls Out First AI Chips for Inference Work, Plans More in the Coming Months
Maia 200 Chip Deployed in Data Centers for AI Inference TasksThis week, Microsoft deployed its first batch of homegrown AI chips, the Maia 200, in one of its data centers,…
OpenAI Seeks $100 Billion in Investment, Amazon Leads Potential Deal
OpenAI Pursues Major Investment to Boost ValuationOpenAI, currently valued at $500 billion, is reportedly seeking an additional $100 billion in investment, which could push its valuation to a staggering $830…
Medium CEO Allows Employees to Participate in General Strike Against ICE
Medium Employees Given the Day Off to Support Nationwide StrikeIn a bold move reflecting the growing tension surrounding U.S. immigration policies, Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine has given employees permission to…
Musk’s Companies in Talks for Potential Merger: SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI Consider Consolidation
Early-Stage Talks Explore Merger ScenariosElon Musk’s companies — SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla — are reportedly in early discussions regarding a potential merger, with the aim of combining at least one…
UK and China Strengthen Ties with Visa and Trade Deals During PM Starmer’s Beijing Visit
Visa-Free Travel and Whisky Tax CutsThe UK and China have reached a new agreement allowing British citizens to travel to China for up to 30 days without a visa. This…
India’s Supreme Court Ruling Stirs Concerns Among Foreign Investors Over Tax Disputes
Supreme Court Ruling Strengthens Government’s Position in Tax CasesIndia’s Supreme Court ruling on 15 January has added significant uncertainty for foreign investors, particularly private equity firms, following a judgment that…