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Report says Iranian-backed hackers were behind LACMTA breach

Security researchers say a March breach of the Los Angeles transit system was carried out by hackers linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and State Security, according to a report…

UMG and TikTok renew deal to remove unauthorized AI music

Universal Music Group and TikTok have renewed their licensing agreement with a new commitment to remove unauthorized AI-generated music and improve artist and songwriter attribution. The agreement marks a shift…

ClickUp lays off 22% as CEO says AI will drive a “100x org”

ClickUp laid off 22% of its workforce while CEO Zeb Evans said the collaboration software company is embracing AI agents to raise productivity and reshape pay, not simply cut costs.…

BP removes chairman Albert Manifold over governance concerns

BP has removed chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect after serious concerns over governance standards, oversight and conduct, with the BBC understanding that bullying and overbearing behaviour were among the…

Pope Leo XIV calls for AI oversight in first encyclical

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, warns that artificial intelligence is intensifying older problems such as inequality, war, democratic erosion, and concentrated power. The document argues that AI must be…

Indian farmers turn to custard apple exports as demand rises

Ashoka Shivareddy and other farmers in India are expanding custard apple production and exports by using hardier varieties, better post-harvest handling, and cold-chain logistics to turn a drought-tolerant crop into…

Ferrari unveils its first all-electric car, the Luce

Ferrari unveiled the Luce, its first fully electric car, a five‑seater priced at $640,000 that marks the company’s formal entry into all‑electric vehicles and a major design shift for the…

Former Manhattan worker farms sugar kelp off Connecticut, pitches seaweed as sustainable food and coastal lifeline

Suzie Flores left a Manhattan career to farm sugar kelp off Stonington, Connecticut, and now sells out each season while trying to build local demand and infrastructure for U.S. seaweed…

Indian firms step up overseas deals as Sun Pharma’s $11.75bn Organon buy tops a rising wave

Sun Pharmaceuticals agreed to buy New York‑listed Organon & Co. for $11.75 billion in late April, marking the largest outbound acquisition by an Indian company in nearly two decades and…

Spotify moves aggressively into AI-generated audio across music, podcasts, and audiobooks

Spotify announced a broad slate of AI features that extend the platform from human-created music and shows toward AI-generated music, podcasts, and audiobooks, and introduced tools that let users and…

FBI director Kash Patel’s merch site taken offline after alleged malware hijack

The merchandise site for FBI director Kash Patel was taken offline after reports that hackers had hijacked the site to distribute an infostealer malware strain, according to initial reporting and…

Apple asks Supreme Court to limit Epic injunction to parties in lawsuit

Apple asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling in the company’s long-running dispute with Epic Games, arguing that the injunction allowing external links in App Store apps…

SpaceX flies Starship V3 in first test; booster fails to relight, ship completes payload deployment

SpaceX launched the upgraded Starship V3 for the first time, testing new hardware and a new launchpad, but the Super Heavy booster failed to relight and tumbled into the water…

SpaceX filing signals shift from terrestrial solar to orbital power in Musk’s plans

Elon Musk’s recent SpaceX IPO filing places heavy emphasis on space-based solar power and orbital data centers, suggesting a strategic pivot away from relying primarily on terrestrial solar and other…

NTSB briefly restricts docket access after AI-recreated cockpit audio surfaces

The National Transportation Safety Board temporarily removed public access to parts of its docket system after AI-generated reconstructions of cockpit audio from a UPS crash circulated online, the agency said.…

IBM partners with Scuderia Ferrari to use AI for personalised fan storytelling

IBM has partnered with Scuderia Ferrari HP to overhaul Ferrari’s fan app and use artificial intelligence to deliver personalised storytelling that keeps fans engaged year-round, company and team executives told…

SolarSquare nears $55–60M Series C at $450–500M valuation

SolarSquare is in advanced talks to raise $55–60 million in a Series C round that would value the rooftop solar startup between $450 million and $500 million, people familiar with…

Premium Bedside Clock Aims To Eliminate Bedtime Smartphone Distraction Via On Device Content Pipelines

The consumer electronics sector is expanding its lineup of standalone bedside hardware designed to break user smartphone dependency before sleep. The $250 Dreamie smart sleep assistant, manufactured by technology startup…

Stellantis Partners With Wayve To Add Hands-Free Driving Technology By 2028

Stellantis has signed a commercial agreement with self-driving startup Wayve to introduce hands-free driving technology into its vehicles beginning in 2028, expanding the British company’s push into the global automotive…

Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera CPU Opens $200 Billion AI Market

Jensen Huang said Nvidia’s new Vera CPU product could open a new $200 billion market opportunity for the company as it expands beyond its dominant position in GPUs and pushes…