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Cloud security firm Sysdig says it has documented what it calls the first known case of “agentic ransomware,” but the attack was not fully human-free. The operation, tracked as JadePuffer,…

Apple has enabled new Siri voice controls in iOS 27 developer beta 3, giving testers the ability to adjust how quickly and expressively the AI assistant speaks. The settings, called…

Bookshop.org says support for Kobo e-readers is still expected to arrive later this year, after uncertainty over whether the long-promised integration had been delayed indefinitely. The update matters for Kobo…

Google has updated its Search privacy controls in a way that allows saved media from Search services to be used to improve its AI models. The change means images, files,…

Microsoft is cutting around 4,800 jobs, or 2.1% of its global workforce, in another round of layoffs that will hit Xbox and commercial sales especially hard. The cuts come as…

Reddit says it is using large language models to detect and block spam, including content that may itself be created with AI tools. The company said its updated automated systems…

Canada’s Communications Security Establishment said it carried out state-authorized cyber operations last year against foreign drug traffickers, violent extremists and ransomware criminals. The disclosures appeared in the agency’s 2025-2026 annual…

WhatsApp has started letting users reserve usernames before the feature becomes active later this year. The Meta-owned messaging app said the early reservation system is meant to help its more…

Even Realities has raised $150 million in a pre-Series B round led by Meituan and Tencent, valuing the Shenzhen-headquartered smart glasses startup at $1 billion. The funding comes as larger…

Agility Robotics plans to go public through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Michael Klein. The deal values the Oregon-based humanoid robotics…

Uber has paused most of its planned European food delivery expansion as it continues to pursue a takeover of German rival Delivery Hero. The company had announced plans in February…

Amazon Mechanical Turk will close to new customers on July 30, 2026, leaving existing users able to continue using the crowdsourcing platform. Amazon Web Services said it will keep investing…

Google has released a new Workspace commercial that imagines the U.S. Founding Fathers using modern productivity tools to draft the Declaration of Independence. The ad, titled “Group project, but make…

Midjourney is asking a federal court to make Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. disclose more information about their own use of generative AI. The request is part of an ongoing…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told employees that the company’s AI agents are developing more slowly than executives had expected. His comments came after a major workforce restructuring that cut…

True Anomaly and Rocket Lab have completed the first operational phase of Victus Haze, a U.S. Space Force mission designed to test rapid satellite launch, tracking and close-range inspection. The…

Etched is preparing to ship its first AI inference systems this summer after TSMC manufactured the startup’s initial Sohu chips earlier this year. However, expanding production could prove difficult as…

IQM Quantum Computers began trading on Nasdaq on Thursday after completing a merger with Real Asset Acquisition Corp., valuing the Finnish quantum computing company at about $1.9 billion. Its shares…

Jersey Mike’s referred to artificial intelligence 22 times in its initial public offering filing, despite operating a franchise business focused on submarine sandwiches. Most references appear in risk disclosures covering…

Google and Amazon reported higher carbon emissions for 2025 as both companies expanded the data centers, chips and supporting infrastructure required for artificial intelligence. Google’s supply chain emissions increased 25%…