Americas

Swedish startup Lovable has more than tripled its valuation in five months after closing a $330 million Series B funding round, underscoring investor interest in its AI-powered “vibe-coding” platform as…

Amazon is adding a new feature to Alexa+ that allows Ring doorbells to respond to visitors using conversational AI, enabling users to manage deliveries, decline sales interactions, and collect messages…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a civil investigative demand to Instacart seeking details about its AI-powered pricing tool, Eversight, after reports showed shoppers were paying different prices for…

Bluesky has introduced a new friend-finding feature designed to match users with people they know while limiting how contact data is accessed and used, according to an announcement the company…

A Tel Aviv-based startup says it has developed a way for autonomous underwater vessels to communicate over long distances without surfacing, addressing a longstanding challenge in naval and maritime operations.…

The Trump administration has unveiled plans for a major arms sale to Taiwan worth about $11bn (£8.2bn), a move that has prompted a sharp response from Beijing and added to…

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements that will give US and global investors majority ownership of the app’s American business, a move aimed at resolving long-running US national…

The company behind President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform has agreed to merge with fusion energy firm TAE Technologies in a transaction valued at more than $6bn (£4.4bn), marking a…

Adobe is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges the company used pirated books to train one of its AI language models, adding to a growing list of legal challenges…

Cisco has disclosed an active hacking campaign exploiting a critical vulnerability in several of its widely used products, allowing attackers to fully take over affected devices while no security patch…

Meta is testing a change on Facebook that limits how many links some users can post unless they subscribe to Meta Verified, introducing a new restriction that could affect creators…

Coursera and Udemy have agreed to a merger valued at about $2.5bn, combining two of the largest platforms in online education as they face slowing investor confidence and rapid changes…

Mozilla has appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its chief executive, placing the former Firefox general manager at the helm as the browser maker adjusts to rapid changes in how people access…

Google has integrated its vibe-coding tool Opal into the Gemini web app, allowing users to build AI-powered mini apps directly inside Gemini. The company said the update lets users create…

Amazon is holding early talks about investing as much as $10bn in OpenAI, a deal that would involve the artificial intelligence company using Amazon’s own AI chips, according to CNBC.…

The Academy Awards will move to exclusive global streaming on YouTube starting in 2029, ending a broadcasting relationship with ABC that has lasted for decades and signalling another shift in…

The US Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Jared Isaacman as the next administrator of Nasa, finalising a nomination process that saw President Donald Trump nominate him, withdraw the nomination, and…

Job vacancies that are advertised but never intended to be filled, often referred to as “ghost jobs,” are becoming a documented and persistent issue in the US, UK, and parts…

Warner Bros Discovery has advised shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s $108.4bn (£80.75bn) takeover offer, backing instead its previously agreed $72bn deal with Netflix for its film and streaming businesses. The…

Elon Musk’s social media company X has updated its Terms of Service to explicitly state that it continues to own the “Twitter” trademark, following a trademark filing by a startup…