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Polymarket to Refund Users After Third-Party Breach Leads to Crypto Theft
Polymarket has confirmed that hackers stole cryptocurrency from some users after compromising a third-party service connected to its prediction market platform. The company said the attackers used the vendor breach…
Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices by Up to $150 as Component Costs Surge
Microsoft will increase Xbox Series X and Series S prices worldwide on August 1 as rising memory and storage costs place further pressure on console manufacturing. The company is adding…
Notion to Shut Down Mail App and Shift Email Workflows to AI Agents
Notion will shut down its standalone Notion Mail inbox on September 22, 2026, as the productivity software company redirects its email strategy toward AI agents. The closure will affect Notion…
Base Power Expands Home Battery Network Into Illinois and the PJM Grid
Base Power has expanded into Illinois, marking the home battery startup’s first entry into the territory managed by PJM Interconnection. The company is offering residents in Commonwealth Edison’s service area…
General Intuition Raises $320 Million to Train AI Agents Using Gameplay Data
General Intuition has raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to develop AI agents that can act across video games, simulations, and physical environments. Khosla Ventures led the round,…
Unconventional AI Tests New Computing Architecture With Un-0 Image Model
Unconventional AI has introduced Un-0, an image-generation model designed to demonstrate how a new oscillator-based computing architecture could run modern AI workloads. The current version operates through a software simulation…
Klue Says Hackers Are Deleting Stolen Customer Data as Second Group Makes Threats
Market intelligence provider Klue says it remains in contact with the hacking group responsible for stealing data from several customers and has received assurances that the group is deleting the…
Rippling Launches Data Cloud to Bring Business Intelligence Into Its Workforce Platform
Rippling has launched Data Cloud, a business intelligence platform that combines company data with information about employees, reporting structures, permissions, and organisational changes. The product expands Rippling beyond human resources,…
Google Launches Standalone Finance App With AI Market Insights
Google has launched a standalone Google Finance app for Android, giving users access to watchlists, real-time market information, financial news, and AI-powered explanations of stock movements. An iOS version is…
Polestar Barred From Selling New 2027 Models in the US
Polestar will stop selling new model year 2027 vehicles in the United States after the Department of Commerce denied the electric vehicle manufacturer authorisation under federal connected-car regulations. The Swedish…
US Proposes Removing Brake-Pedal Requirement for Fully Autonomous Vehicles
The US Department of Transportation has proposed removing the federal requirement for manual brake pedals in vehicles designed to operate exclusively through automated driving systems. The change could make it…
Adobe to Acquire Topaz Labs and Add Its AI Enhancement Models to Creative Cloud
Adobe has agreed to acquire Topaz Labs, a developer of AI-powered image and video enhancement tools, as it expands the capabilities available across Firefly and Creative Cloud. The financial terms…
Amazon Adds $13 Billion to India AI and Cloud Investment Plan
Amazon plans to invest an additional $13 billion in India through 2030 to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. The announcement followed a meeting between Amazon chief executive Andy…
Russian Authorities Used Cellebrite Tool After Company Ended Sales, Report Finds
Russian authorities used Cellebrite technology to access the iPhone of opposition politician and human rights activist Andrey Pivovarov months after the company said it had stopped serving government customers in…
Netherlands Presses US Lawmakers Over Chip Bill Targeting ASML Sales to China
Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma travelled to Washington this week to oppose proposed US legislation that could sharply restrict ASML’s ability to sell and service semiconductor manufacturing equipment in China.…
Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Launches Hang Ten With $32 Million
Former Infosys chief executive Vishal Sikka has launched Hang Ten Systems, an enterprise AI services startup seeking to change how companies build, modify, and operate business software. The Bay Area…