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Judge Temporarily Blocks Paramount Skydance’s $110 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance from completing its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states raised antitrust concerns. The 14-day order prevents the…
Adobe Adds AI Photo Critiques and Editing Tools to Project Indigo
Adobe is adding experimental AI features to Project Indigo, its iOS camera app designed around manual controls and computational photography. The update can assess photos, suggest ways to reshoot them,…
Hackers Exploit Critical WordPress Flaws to Take Control of Vulnerable Websites
Hackers are exploiting two recently patched vulnerabilities in WordPress to take control of websites that have not installed the latest security updates. The flaws affect WordPress 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 and…
YouTube Clarifies Monetisation Rules for Repetitive and AI-Generated Videos
YouTube has clarified which types of “inauthentic content” can make channels ineligible for revenue through the YouTube Partner Program. The update targets generic or repetitive videos, distressing material designed to…
Infinity Raises $15 Million to Build AI Software for Multiple Chip Designs
AI infrastructure start-up Infinity has raised $15 million in seed funding at a $100 million post-money valuation. The company is developing software that automatically prepares different AI chips to run…
Craneware Investigates Cyberattack After Customer and Employee Data Stolen
UK healthcare software provider Craneware is investigating a cyberattack in which hackers accessed part of its data environment and stole a significant volume of files. The company said the incident…
Hugging Face Breach Exposes Internal Datasets and Service Credentials
AI development platform Hugging Face has disclosed a cyberattack that gave an intruder access to internal datasets and credentials used by several company services. The company is still investigating whether…
Netflix Paid $587 Million for Ben Affleck’s InterPositive AI Start-Up
Netflix paid $587 million in cash to acquire InterPositive, the filmmaking technology company founded by actor and director Ben Affleck. The amount appeared in the streaming company’s latest regulatory filing…
Nvidia Expands Japan Partnerships With National AI Factory and Robotics Projects
Nvidia has secured agreements across Japan’s AI, robotics and manufacturing sectors following Chief Executive Jensen Huang’s two-day visit to Tokyo on July 15 and 16. The projects include a national…
DOJ Allows TikTok Downloads on Federal Government Devices
US federal employees may now download TikTok on government-issued devices after the Department of Justice concluded that a 2022 federal ban no longer applies to the platform’s restructured US operations.…
US EV Fast-Charging Network Becomes Larger and More Reliable
Electric vehicle fast charging in the United States has improved considerably since 2023, with more available chargers, broader access to Tesla’s network and higher station reliability. The progress addresses a…
Jingye Seeks Compensation After UK Nationalises British Steel
China’s Jingye Group has pledged to pursue the British government for full compensation after the UK nationalised British Steel. The company said it would use legal channels “to the very…
FIFA Emerges as Biggest Financial Winner From Expanded 2026 World Cup
The expanded 2026 World Cup generated major commercial opportunities for FIFA, broadcasters, sponsors, merchandise sellers and betting companies, but fans, hotels and host cities faced a more difficult financial outcome.…
Moonshot Launches 2.8 Trillion-Parameter Kimi K3 AI Model
Chinese AI start-up Moonshot AI has launched Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model built for coding, knowledge work and complex reasoning. The company says the open-weight system can compete with…
Colombia’s Coca Substitution Programmes Struggle as Farmers Return to Cultivation
Colombia’s efforts to move farmers away from coca cultivation have struggled to provide lasting legal incomes. Delayed assistance, poor infrastructure, armed-group activity and international demand for cocaine have pushed some…
AI Transcription Apps Turn Everyday Conversations Into Permanent Records
AI transcription tools are moving beyond scheduled meetings and into casual office conversations, dates and other personal interactions, raising new questions about consent, privacy and whether constant recording changes how…
AI Memory Demand Pushes India Smartphone Shipments Down 10%
India’s smartphone shipments fell 10% year over year in the April-to-June quarter as rising memory costs pushed handset prices higher and weakened demand. Counterpoint Research said it was the country’s…
San Francisco Orders Apple and Google to Remove AI Nudify Apps
The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office has ordered Apple and Google to remove AI-powered apps capable of creating non-consensual intimate images from their app stores. City Attorney David Chiu said…