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Airwallex Launches Global Point Of Sale Product To Expand Payments Platform And Compete With Stripe And Adyen

Airwallex has introduced a new point-of-sale product designed to handle in-person payments across multiple countries from a single platform, extending its payments infrastructure into physical retail and increasing competition with…

Motorola Lawsuit In India Targets Social Media Platforms And Creators Over Alleged Defamatory Content

Motorola has filed a lawsuit in India seeking removal of online content it claims is defamatory, naming major social media platforms and dozens of content creators, as legal experts warn…

Two US Citizens Sentenced For Operating Laptop Farms In North Korea IT Worker Scheme Targeting American Companies

Two U.S. citizens have been sentenced to prison for supporting a scheme that enabled North Korean IT workers to secure remote jobs at American companies, with authorities stating the operation…

Google Adds Side By Side Web Viewing And Tab Context Search To AI Mode In Chrome

Google has introduced new updates to AI Mode in Chrome, enabling side-by-side web page viewing and expanded context integration, as the company aims to streamline how users explore information and…

Coordinated Social Media Campaigns Blur Lines Between Organic Popularity And Engineered Virality In Music And Startups

Marketing firms using large-scale social media account networks are shaping online trends for musicians and startups, as disclosures around bands like Geese and companies such as Phia highlight how engineered…

Mike Krieger Leaves Figma Board As Anthropic Prepares Opus 4.7 With Potential Design Tool Capabilities

Mike Krieger has stepped down from the board of Figma as disclosures indicate Anthropic is preparing a new model that may include design-related features overlapping with Figma’s core product area.…

Europol Operation PowerOFF Targets DDoS-For-Hire Services With 75000 Warning Notices And Global Enforcement Actions

A coalition of international law enforcement agencies has contacted more than 75,000 individuals suspected of using services that launch distributed denial-of-service attacks, as authorities expand efforts to disrupt platforms that…

OpenAI Expands Codex With Background Agents Browser Access And Enterprise Integrations Amid Anthropic Competition

OpenAI has introduced a broad set of updates to Codex, adding background agent capabilities, browser control, and enterprise integrations, as competition with Anthropic intensifies in the market for AI coding…

Slash Financial Raises $100 Million Series C At $1.4 Billion Valuation With Backing From Ribbit Capital And Khosla

Slash Financial has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.4 billion valuation, with participation from several established venture firms, as the fintech company reports $300…

Physical Intelligence π0.7 Model Shows Unexpected Ability To Generalize Robotic Tasks Beyond Training Data

Physical Intelligence has reported that its latest robotics model, π0.7, can guide robots through tasks outside its training data, with researchers stating the system displayed behavior they did not anticipate…

Upscale AI Seeks New Funding At $2 Billion Valuation Despite No Product Release

Upscale AI is in talks to raise between $180 million and $200 million in a new funding round that could value the company at approximately $2 billion, according to Bloomberg.…

Reed Hastings To Leave Netflix Board As Company Reports Strong Earnings Growth

Reed Hastings will step down from the board of Netflix when his term ends in June, concluding a long tenure at the company he helped build. The announcement came in…

Luma Launches Innovative Dreams With Wonder Project To Integrate AI Into Film Production

Luma AI has partnered with Wonder Project to launch Innovative Dreams, a production company focused on using AI tools to reshape filmmaking workflows. The collaboration combines Luma’s generative AI technology…

Sequoia Capital Raises $7 Billion Fund To Expand Late-Stage AI Investments

Sequoia Capital has raised approximately $7 billion for a new fund focused on late-stage investments in the U.S. and Europe, according to Bloomberg. The fund nearly doubles the size of…

OpenAI Updates Agents SDK With Sandbox And Harness Tools For Enterprise AI Development

OpenAI has introduced new capabilities to its Agents software development kit, adding sandboxing and advanced harness tools aimed at helping businesses build and deploy AI agents more safely and effectively.…

Caterpillar Acquires Monarch Tractor Assets After Startup’s Operational Struggles

Caterpillar has acquired the assets of Monarch Tractor, according to filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The deal follows a period of financial and operational challenges for…

Jury Finds Live Nation Operated As Illegal Monopoly In Ongoing Antitrust Case

A federal jury has ruled that Live Nation operated as an illegal monopoly, a decision that could lead to structural changes, including a potential breakup involving its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster.…

Doug Field Departs Ford As Automaker Restructures EV And Technology Leadership

Doug Field is leaving Ford as part of a broader leadership reorganization, ending a five-year tenure during which he oversaw the company’s electric vehicle and technology strategy. His departure comes…

X-Energy Targets Up To $814 Million In IPO Amid Rising Interest In Nuclear Power

X-energy has begun its investor roadshow ahead of an initial public offering, setting a target price range of $16 to $19 per share, according to filings with the U.S. Securities…

Adobe Fixes Actively Exploited PDF Vulnerability Affecting Acrobat And Reader

Adobe has released a patch for a critical vulnerability in its document software that had been actively exploited for at least four months, allowing attackers to compromise devices through malicious…