The University of Roehampton is offering esports scholarships worth up to £2,000 to undergraduate and postgraduate students who can combine strong academic performance with competitive gaming. More than 100 scholarships…
China has ordered a recall affecting more than 4 million vehicles over concerns that hidden or hard-to-identify door handles could delay occupants and rescuers during emergencies. The recall includes 2.98…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has escalated its investigation into braking failures involving General Motors vehicles, including several EVs developed with Honda. More than 1 million vehicles may be…
U.S. nutrition startup Berry Street has merged with India-based Healthify as both companies expand around growing demand for GLP-1-supported weight-loss programs. The financial terms were not disclosed. Berry Street founder…
A new AI model called Ox Alpha has appeared on OpenRouter without a disclosed developer, prompting widespread speculation over which company built it. The free model launched Thursday and is…
Uber has been fined €825 million, about $966 million, by the Dutch Data Protection Authority over allegations that it used automated systems to suspend or deactivate drivers without sufficient human…
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley is calling for a national compromise between privacy and public safety as his company faces growing criticism over the use of its surveillance cameras, drones,…
Flipkart Minutes is now processing about 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders a day, putting Walmart-owned Flipkart close to Swiggy Instamart in India’s fast-growing quick-commerce market. The service has nearly…
Harvard Business School is using AI-generated faculty avatars to provide individualized feedback to entrepreneurs enrolled in its HBS Foundry bootcamp. The eight-week program costs $699 and combines weekly live instructor…
A nearly year-long U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Andreessen Horowitz is drawing attention across the venture capital industry because it reportedly focuses on the firm holding board seats at…
OpenAI is urging California lawmakers to strengthen SB 53, the state’s landmark AI safety law, despite having opposed the legislation before it was passed last year. The company now wants…
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $500 million in grants to domestic battery and critical-mineral projects, with much of the funding going to startups. The program is intended to…
Google has added several camera-focused features to the Pixel 11 series, including a higher 120x maximum zoom on the Pro XL, customizable photo Looks, and a new Magic Capture mode…
Outer Biosciences has developed a platform that keeps donated human skin alive for more than a month and combines the resulting biological data with machine learning to discover new skincare…
Letara has raised ¥2.6 billion, about $16 million, to expand beyond small-satellite thrusters into larger hybrid rocket systems for space, defense, and security applications. The Sapporo-based startup plans to use…
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 can still produce sexually explicit role-play despite company rules that prohibit such content, according to testing by TechCrunch. The publication said the model complied with all…
Nvidia has formed a strategic partnership with Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a company that develops the power and site infrastructure needed for large data centers. The financial terms were not disclosed, but…
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle U.S. allegations that the platform violated federal children’s privacy law. The agreement resolves a Justice Department case…