Lindt Considers Selective Price Cuts After Chocolate Sales Volumes Fall
Lindt & Sprüngli is considering selective price reductions and additional promotions after higher chocolate prices contributed to a sharp drop in sales volumes. The Swiss chocolate maker said it would…
Sainsbury’s Opens First Dumfries Store After Rival Supermarkets Objected
Sainsbury’s has opened its first supermarket in Dumfries after securing approval to convert a former Homebase unit despite objections from Tesco and Morrisons. The retailer invested £17 million in the…
Primark Cuts Prices on Hundreds of Items as Fashion Competition Intensifies
Primark has permanently reduced prices on hundreds of bestselling clothing items as it seeks to reinforce its position as a low-cost fashion retailer. The reductions cover womenswear, menswear and childrenswear,…
Shein Posts $99 Million Quarterly Loss as US Tariff Exemption Ends
Shein reported a $99 million net loss for the first quarter of 2026 after higher US import duties slowed sales in its largest market. The Singapore-headquartered online retailer recorded net…
US Prosecutes Man Over Phone-Wiping Passcode Used During Border Search
US prosecutors have charged an Atlanta man with allegedly providing border officers a passcode that erased his phone during an airport inspection. Security specialists believe it may be the first…
Young AI Founders Face Faster Growth Targets and Public Pressure
Teenage and early-20s founders are raising millions of dollars for AI startups before gaining the work experience investors once expected. AI development tools have made it easier to build software…
India Seeks Removal of Bitchat Code From GitHub Over Security Concerns
India’s cybercrime agency has directed GitHub to restrict access to three repositories connected to Bitchat, an open-source messaging app that works without internet access or central servers. The request has…
World Raises $52.5 Million Through Locked WLD Token Sale
World, the digital identity project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has raised $52.5 million through a private sale of its WLD cryptocurrency. Pantera Capital led the transaction, with participation…
AI Companies Urge US Policymakers to Avoid Broad Open-Model Restrictions
A coalition of AI and technology companies has urged US policymakers not to impose broad restrictions on open-weight models amid concerns about intellectual property theft and advanced Chinese AI systems.…
Bluesky Expands Attie Into AI Research Tool for the Open Social Web
Bluesky is expanding Attie, its AI assistant for building custom social feeds, into a research tool that can analyse discussions across the wider AT Protocol network. A new feature called…
Midjourney Acquires Astrology App Co-Star to Build Consumer AI Products
AI image and video company Midjourney has acquired Co-Star, a social astrology app with about 4.3 million monthly active users. The financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction reportedly…
OpenAI Adds Voice Controls to ChatGPT Work and Codex on Desktop
OpenAI has added ChatGPT Voice to its desktop app, allowing users to speak with AI agents while they complete coding and multi-step computer tasks. The update connects voice conversations with…
Facebook Launches Seller App, Free Verification and Full-Screen Video Test
Facebook is introducing a dedicated Marketplace seller app, a free identity verification badge and an optional full-screen video interface. The updates are designed to simplify selling, increase trust between users…
Google Cloud Revenue Jumps 82% as Alphabet’s AI Spending Drives Growth
Alphabet reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results as demand for AI infrastructure and enterprise software pushed Google Cloud revenue up 82% from a year earlier. Cloud sales reached $24.8 billion, compared with…
ServiceNow Invests $40 Million in BusinessNext to Expand Banking AI Services
ServiceNow has invested $40 million in Indian banking software provider BusinessNext, valuing the company at about $700 million. The deal gives ServiceNow an approximately 5% stake and expands an existing…
White House Accuses Moonshot AI of Copying Anthropic Model for Kimi K3
White House science adviser Michael Kratsios has accused Chinese AI company Moonshot AI of using Anthropic’s Fable model to develop Kimi K3. He also alleged that Moonshot used advanced Nvidia…
Apple Maps Will Power Navigation in Ford’s Upcoming Electric Vehicles
Apple is introducing MapKit for Automotive, a software development kit that lets automakers embed Apple Maps directly into vehicle infotainment systems. Ford will be the first manufacturer to use the…