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Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire spreadsheet and database software company Airtable for $1.285 billion in cash, marking its first purchase since listing on Nasdaq in July. The transaction is…

Snap chief executive Evan Spiegel did not disclose preorder demand for the company’s $2,195 Specs augmented reality glasses when investors questioned him during its second-quarter earnings call. Instead, he said…

Palantir chief executive Alex Karp has warned companies that major AI model developers could eventually use customer data, prompts and business knowledge to compete with them. He argued that enterprises…

Superblocks has signed a multiyear agreement with Amazon Web Services to let companies build AI-generated internal applications inside their own AWS environments. The arrangement is designed to prevent company data,…

Autonomous AI agents cannot currently be prosecuted as people under US hacking laws, but the companies that develop and test them could face civil claims if their systems gain unauthorised…

Intelligence, the company behind Design Arena, has raised $7.9 million in seed funding to expand its platform for evaluating AI-generated visual content through human feedback. Index Ventures led the round,…

OpenAI has faced online criticism after hosting its first reported influencer retreat at a luxury property in upstate New York. The event, called Summer Club, combined lessons about OpenAI products…

Apple has filed another legal challenge against a UK government order seeking access to encrypted iCloud backups belonging to British users. The company submitted its complaint to the Investigatory Powers…

Apple has released Siri AI in the consumer beta of iOS 27, giving users access to the assistant’s long-delayed conversational and personal-context features. Siri can now search information stored across…

Outernet has launched an app that helps users save events, restaurants and other places they discover online, then organise them into activities they can complete offline. Co-founders Danielle Egan and…

WhatsApp is restoring access to accounts that were unexpectedly blocked and placed under review, according to Meta. Users across several social media platforms reported being locked out of the messaging…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT accounted for nearly 90% of disclosed spending on standalone AI tools by US House offices, committees and institutional accounts during the year ending March 31, 2026. An analysis…

Base Power has raised $1 billion in Series D funding at a $13 billion post-money valuation as it expands its network of residential batteries. The Austin-based company also introduced Base…

Wispr Flow appears to be preparing an AI meeting notetaker that can generate transcripts, summaries, action items, speaker labels and other insights. The planned feature was disclosed through changes to…

Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 has raised $250 million in Series E funding at a valuation exceeding $2 billion, more than tripling its $650 million valuation from roughly a year earlier. Returning…

Samsung is banning smart TV apps that allow outside parties to route internet traffic through customers’ home or office connections. The policy change follows research from Norwegian cybersecurity company Mnemonic,…

Enterprise AI startup June has emerged from stealth with $20 million in pre-seed funding to help large companies deploy AI agents across complex software systems. The round was led by…

Govee has introduced a $499.99 smart countertop appliance designed for people who prefer soft, chewable nugget ice in coffee, soft drinks and other beverages. The GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker…

Apple is reportedly struggling to maintain supplies of the MacBook Air as the global memory chip shortage spreads to its most popular computer. Delivery estimates for some models have slipped…

A Mozilla Foundation investigation found major differences in how six popular period tracking apps handle reproductive health and identifying data. Stardust was the only app found sending detailed health information…