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Volkswagen Releases $1 Billion Funding To Rivian After Winter Testing Milestone For ID.EVERY1

Rivian has secured another $1 billion in funding from Volkswagen Group after completing winter testing for the VW ID.EVERY1, a vehicle built under their joint venture. The milestone marks progress…

SK Hynix Plans US Listing To Boost Valuation And Fund AI Memory Expansion

SK hynix has confidentially filed for a U.S. listing that could raise between $10 billion and $14 billion, as the company seeks to address a valuation gap and secure funding…

SoftBank Secures $40 Billion Loan To Fund OpenAI Investment Following Record $110 Billion Raise

SoftBank has secured a $40 billion loan to support its $30 billion commitment to invest in OpenAI, following the AI firm’s $110 billion fundraising round last month. The loan, disclosed…

Physical Intelligence Targets $11 Billion Valuation In New Funding Round For General Purpose Robotics AI

Physical Intelligence is in early discussions to raise approximately $1 billion in new funding at a valuation exceeding $11 billion, a figure that would nearly double its valuation within four…

Whoop Expands From Athlete Focus To Continuous Health Monitoring With Medical And Data Features

Whoop is shifting its positioning from a performance-focused fitness tracker used by elite athletes to a broader health monitoring platform, as it adds medical features, data integrations, and diagnostic tools…

Anthropic Sees Surge In Claude Subscriptions Amid DoD Dispute And Product Expansion

Anthropic has recorded a sharp rise in paid subscriptions for its Claude chatbot, driven by increased public attention from its dispute with the U.S. Department of Defense, advertising campaigns, and…

All xAI Co Founders Exit As Musk Rebuilds Company Following SpaceX Acquisition

All co-founders of xAI have now departed, with the final two remaining executives leaving the company, according to new reports, as leadership restructuring continues following its integration into SpaceX. The…

Stanford Study Finds AI Chatbots Reinforce User Beliefs And Reduce Prosocial Behaviour

A study by Stanford University researchers reports that AI chatbot behaviour known as sycophancy—where systems affirm user views—can influence decision-making, reduce willingness to challenge oneself, and increase reliance on AI…

Zuckerberg Offered Support To Musk And Discussed OpenAI Bid In Newly Released Messages

Messages exchanged between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg show a period of cooperation in early 2025, including offers of support and a brief discussion about a potential joint bid for…

Bluesky Introduces Attie AI App To Enable Custom Feeds And User Built Social Tools

Bluesky has presented a new standalone AI application called Attie, designed to let users create custom algorithms, curate personalized feeds, and eventually build their own social apps using natural language…

Waymo Reaches 500,000 Weekly Robotaxi Rides As Expansion And Utilisation Accelerate

Waymo is now delivering 500,000 paid robotaxi rides each week across 10 U.S. cities, reflecting rapid growth in both ridership and market expansion as the company scales its commercial operations.…

European Commission Investigates Cyberattack On Europa Websites Cloud Infrastructure

The European Commission is investigating a cyberattack that targeted the cloud infrastructure hosting its Europa.eu websites, with early findings indicating that some data may have been accessed. The incident, detected…

Iran Linked Hackers Claim Breach Of FBI Director Kash Patel’s Email Account

An Iran-linked hacking group has claimed it accessed the personal Gmail account of Kash Patel and released alleged data, prompting a response from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which said…

US Judge Dismisses X Lawsuit Alleging Advertising Boycott By Major Firms

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by X Corp, which accused several major companies and an industry group of coordinating an illegal boycott that reduced advertising revenue…

Judge Blocks Pentagon Order Against Anthropic In Ongoing AI Dispute

A federal judge has temporarily blocked efforts by the U.S. government to halt the use of Anthropic tools across federal agencies, marking an early development in the company’s lawsuit against…

Trump Signature To Appear On US Banknotes For First Time In History

Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting U.S. president to have his signature printed on U.S. banknotes, following a decision announced by the Treasury Department ahead of the…

UK Blocks Ming Yang Wind Factory Plan Over Security Concerns At Ardersier Site

The UK government has rejected a £1.5 billion investment proposal from Ming Yang to build a wind turbine factory in the Scottish Highlands, citing national security considerations tied to foreign…

Indian Farmers Turn To Dragon Fruit As Crop Gains Traction And Investment

Farmers in India are increasingly adopting dragon fruit cultivation as a higher-return alternative to traditional crops, with new entrants and researchers driving its expansion across multiple regions. Arun Srinivas is…

Wisconsin Soda Maker Keeps Returnable Glass Bottle Tradition Alive Amid Plastic Dominance

A family-owned soda company in Wisconsin continues to use returnable glass bottles decades after the practice largely disappeared in the United States, offering an alternative to the widespread use of…

UK Regulator Probes Just Eat Autotrader And Others Over Fake Online Reviews

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into several major companies, including Just Eat and Autotrader, over concerns about fake and misleading online reviews. The probe, led by the…