Terra Industries Raises Another $18 Million, Bringing Seed Round to $52 Million
African defense technology company Terra Industries has raised another $18 million, bringing its seed funding to $52 million as it expands autonomous defense systems and manufacturing. The company says it…
WordPress.com Launches Free Education Plan With Full Student Websites
WordPress.com has launched WordPress.com Education, a program that gives participating students a full hosting plan free for their first year, with no credit card required. The plan includes 6 GB…
Japan Struggles to Turn AI Interest Into Everyday Workplace Use
Japan’s ageing population, labour shortages and weak productivity would appear to make it a natural market for workplace AI. Yet adoption remains relatively low, with an OECD study finding that…
Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin Join Consortium Buying Minority Stake in Liverpool FC
Fenway Sports Group has agreed to sell a minority stake in Liverpool FC to 1892 Holdings, a consortium led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia and backed by investors including Amazon…
Social Media Is Changing How Young Women Learn About Menstrual Health
Young women are becoming more familiar with terms such as “cycle syncing,” menstrual phases and polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, as social media makes conversations about periods and hormones…
Magnum Turns to AI, New Flavors and Functional Ice Cream as Costs Rise
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is experimenting with glow-in-the-dark ice pops, AI-equipped freezers, protein-rich products and new manufacturing techniques as it looks for ways to manage rising costs and changing…
Meta Faces Landmark Youth Safety Trial That Could Force Major Instagram and Facebook Changes
Meta is set to face a major federal trial on August 18 over allegations that Instagram and Facebook were deliberately designed to keep children engaged while collecting data from users…
Gered Mankowitz’s Personal Music Photography Archive Heads to Auction
More than 100 signed photographs by British music photographer Gered Mankowitz will go to auction in Wiltshire on September 7, offering collectors images of artists including the Rolling Stones, Jimi…
China’s ‘So Bad It’s Good’ Animated Film Niu Lai Becomes Surprise Box Office Hit
Chinese animated film Niu Lai has become an unexpected box office success after initially earning just 7,705 yuan ($1,140) during its first 10 days in cinemas. The low-budget production has…
Taxidermy Head Bought for £50 Sells for More Than £60,000 After Thylacine Identification
A mounted animal head originally mistaken for an antique fox has sold for more than £60,000 after being identified as a likely thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. The specimen had previously…
India Opens Door to Merchant Fees on UPI While Keeping Consumer Payments Free
India has created a legal path for banks and payment companies to charge fees on some Unified Payments Interface merchant transactions, potentially changing the economics of a system that has…
Flock Cuts Recommended License Plate Data Retention to Seven Days and Expands Misuse Controls
Flock Safety has announced new privacy and accountability measures for its automated license plate reader systems, including a recommendation that police departments retain data for seven days instead of 30.…
Writer Launches Palmyra X6 and New Agent Harness to Cut Enterprise AI Costs
Writer has launched Palmyra X6, a new flagship AI model built for agentic and long-running enterprise tasks, alongside an upgraded orchestration system designed to reduce the cost of running AI…
Databricks Raises $5 Billion at $190 Billion Valuation as Revenue Run Rate Tops $7 Billion
Databricks has raised $5 billion at a $190 billion valuation after investor demand for the round reached roughly $15 billion, according to co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi. The funding comes…
OpenAI Launches Ultrafast Mode for GPT-5.6 Sol at Up to 750 Tokens per Second
OpenAI has introduced Ultrafast, a new API service tier that can run GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14 times faster than standard processing. The company says the system can generate as…
IBM Partners With OpenAI to Expand Enterprise AI Deployment
IBM has formed a broad partnership with OpenAI that will bring models including GPT-5.6, Codex, and ChatGPT Work into IBM’s consulting and enterprise technology services. The companies will jointly develop…