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Rivian Rolls Out Hands-Free Driving Update To Second-Generation R1 Vehicles

Rivian has begun rolling out a software update to its second-generation R1 electric vehicles that introduces its new Universal Hands-Free driving system, expanding where drivers can remove their hands from…

Apple To Allow Alternative App Stores And External Payments In Japan Under New Competition Law

Apple said it will allow alternative app stores in Japan and permit developers to process payments for digital goods and services outside its in-app purchase system, as the country’s Mobile…

Luma Releases Ray3 Modify Model For Controlled AI Video Editing Using Real Footage

Luma has released a new AI model called Ray3 Modify that allows creators to alter existing video footage while preserving the original human performance, the company said Thursday. The model…

Lovable Raises 330 Million Dollars At 6.6 Billion Dollar Valuation As Growth Accelerates

Swedish startup Lovable has more than tripled its valuation in five months after closing a $330 million Series B funding round, underscoring investor interest in its AI-powered “vibe-coding” platform as…

Amazon Adds Alexa+ Greetings To Ring Doorbells For Automated Visitor Responses

Amazon is adding a new feature to Alexa+ that allows Ring doorbells to respond to visitors using conversational AI, enabling users to manage deliveries, decline sales interactions, and collect messages…

FTC Seeks Information On Instacart AI Pricing Tool Amid Price Difference Reports

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a civil investigative demand to Instacart seeking details about its AI-powered pricing tool, Eversight, after reports showed shoppers were paying different prices for…

Bluesky Introduces Opt-In Contact Matching Feature Focused On Privacy

Bluesky has introduced a new friend-finding feature designed to match users with people they know while limiting how contact data is accessed and used, according to an announcement the company…

Skana Robotics uses AI to enable long-distance underwater communication between autonomous vessels

A Tel Aviv-based startup says it has developed a way for autonomous underwater vessels to communicate over long distances without surfacing, addressing a longstanding challenge in naval and maritime operations.…

US announces $11bn arms sale to Taiwan, drawing strong condemnation from China

The Trump administration has unveiled plans for a major arms sale to Taiwan worth about $11bn (£8.2bn), a move that has prompted a sharp response from Beijing and added to…

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years amid inflation pressure

Japan’s central bank has raised its main interest rate to its highest level in three decades, tightening monetary policy as the country grapples with persistent inflation and rising living costs.…

ByteDance signs binding deal to hand majority of TikTok US business to investors

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements that will give US and global investors majority ownership of the app’s American business, a move aimed at resolving long-running US national…

Trump Media to merge with fusion energy firm TAE Technologies in deal valued above $6bn

The company behind President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform has agreed to merge with fusion energy firm TAE Technologies in a transaction valued at more than $6bn (£4.4bn), marking a…

Adobe sued over claims its AI model was trained on pirated books

Adobe is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges the company used pirated books to train one of its AI language models, adding to a growing list of legal challenges…

Cisco warns of active exploits targeting unpatched flaw that enables full device takeover

Cisco has disclosed an active hacking campaign exploiting a critical vulnerability in several of its widely used products, allowing attackers to fully take over affected devices while no security patch…

Meta tests limits on Facebook link posts tied to Meta Verified subscription

Meta is testing a change on Facebook that limits how many links some users can post unless they subscribe to Meta Verified, introducing a new restriction that could affect creators…

Coursera to acquire Udemy in $2.5bn all-stock merger

Coursera and Udemy have agreed to a merger valued at about $2.5bn, combining two of the largest platforms in online education as they face slowing investor confidence and rapid changes…

Mozilla names Anthony Enzor-DeMeo CEO as Firefox faces renewed browser competition

Mozilla has appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its chief executive, placing the former Firefox general manager at the helm as the browser maker adjusts to rapid changes in how people access…

Google integrates Opal vibe-coding tool into Gemini for custom app creation

Google has integrated its vibe-coding tool Opal into the Gemini web app, allowing users to build AI-powered mini apps directly inside Gemini. The company said the update lets users create…

Amazon weighs up to $10bn OpenAI investment tied to use of its AI chips

Amazon is holding early talks about investing as much as $10bn in OpenAI, a deal that would involve the artificial intelligence company using Amazon’s own AI chips, according to CNBC.…

Paddy Power Betfair to pay £2m after regulator finds delayed responses to problem gambling

Paddy Power Betfair has agreed to pay £2m after the UK Gambling Commission found the company failed to intervene quickly enough when customers showed signs of harmful gambling behaviour. The…