AI video-generation startup Luma on Thursday introduced Luma Agents, a platform designed to automate creative production across text, images, video, and audio for advertising, marketing, and design teams. The company…
India’s southern state of Karnataka plans to prohibit children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms, according to an announcement made Friday by chief minister Siddaramaiah during…
City Detect, a startup that uses computer vision to help local governments monitor building conditions and neighborhood maintenance issues, said Friday it has raised $13 million in a Series A…
Rivian plans to introduce its upcoming R2 electric SUV at one of the fastest launch paces seen for a new electric vehicle in the United States, aiming to reach tens…
Science Corporation, a brain-computer interface startup founded by former Neuralink president Max Hodak, said Wednesday it has raised $230 million in a Series C funding round as the company works…
Meta said Thursday it will allow artificial intelligence companies to offer chatbots on WhatsApp through its Business API in Europe for the next 12 months, a move that comes as…
Netflix said Thursday it is acquiring InterPositive, a filmmaking technology company founded in 2022 by actor Ben Affleck, in a move that reflects the streaming platform’s continued development of artificial…
Demand for weight-loss treatments in Kenya is rising as changing social attitudes, growing health concerns, and online visibility push more people toward surgical procedures and prescription drugs such as Ozempic.…
Alice Mushrooms, a mushroom-infused chocolate brand launched three years ago, is gaining traction in the United States with its sleep-focused chocolate product Nightcap, now sold in about 2,000 stores nationwide…
European media company Axel Springer has agreed to purchase Telegraph Media Group for £575 million, securing ownership of one of the United Kingdom’s largest newspaper publishers after several years of…
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has invited artificial intelligence developer Anthropic to expand its operations in the city while criticizing the U.S. government’s decision to designate the company a supply…
Meta is facing a new lawsuit in the United States alleging that its AI-powered smart glasses misled consumers about privacy protections after reports that contractors reviewed sensitive user footage. The…
Roblox has introduced a real-time chat feature that automatically rephrases messages containing banned words, replacing them with language the company says is more respectful while preserving the original meaning. The…
Italian prosecutors have confirmed that journalist Francesco Cancellato’s phone was infected with spyware, validating earlier warnings issued by WhatsApp about a suspected surveillance attack. The confirmation comes from a technical…
Amazon has begun rolling out a redesigned version of its Fire TV mobile app that allows users to browse and discover streaming content directly from their phones. The update expands…
Chinese automaker BYD has introduced a new electric vehicle battery system that the company says can charge from 10 percent to 70 percent in about five minutes. The battery pack,…