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Cascade has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to expand its AI platform for architecture, engineering and construction firms. The software monitors early project signals, predicts which opportunities are most…

Passionfroot has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners to expand its marketplace connecting business-to-business creators with brands. The Berlin-based company will use the…

Apple reportedly plans to launch a device leasing programme called Apple Upgrade in the United States on July 28. The service would let customers spread payments for eligible iPhones, iPads,…

US data centres could consume about 20% of the country’s electricity by 2035, compared with 5.9% today, according to a new forecast from BloombergNEF. Rapid development of artificial intelligence infrastructure…

Tesla has expanded its robotaxi trials to Orlando and Tampa, bringing an unspecified number of driverless Model Y vehicles to two additional Florida cities. The rollout came one day before…

Snap has reached a tentative settlement with a young plaintiff who accused Snapchat and other social media platforms of using addictive design features that harmed his mental health. The agreement…

AI music generator Suno suffered a cyberattack that exposed personal information linked to more than 55.3 million people, according to breach-notification service Have I Been Pwned. The November 2025 incident…

Chris Fall has resigned as director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation after three months in the role, the US Commerce Department confirmed. The department did not provide…

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance from completing its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states raised antitrust concerns. The 14-day order prevents the…

Hackers are exploiting two recently patched vulnerabilities in WordPress to take control of websites that have not installed the latest security updates. The flaws affect WordPress 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 and…

YouTube has clarified which types of “inauthentic content” can make channels ineligible for revenue through the YouTube Partner Program. The update targets generic or repetitive videos, distressing material designed to…

AI infrastructure start-up Infinity has raised $15 million in seed funding at a $100 million post-money valuation. The company is developing software that automatically prepares different AI chips to run…

UK healthcare software provider Craneware is investigating a cyberattack in which hackers accessed part of its data environment and stole a significant volume of files. The company said the incident…

AI development platform Hugging Face has disclosed a cyberattack that gave an intruder access to internal datasets and credentials used by several company services. The company is still investigating whether…

Netflix paid $587 million in cash to acquire InterPositive, the filmmaking technology company founded by actor and director Ben Affleck. The amount appeared in the streaming company’s latest regulatory filing…

Nvidia has secured agreements across Japan’s AI, robotics and manufacturing sectors following Chief Executive Jensen Huang’s two-day visit to Tokyo on July 15 and 16. The projects include a national…

Waymo resumed its San Francisco robotaxi service after pausing rides for about an hour during a power outage that disrupted traffic signals across parts of the city. The Alphabet-owned company…

Honda will end US sales of the Prologue after the 2026 model year, leaving the automaker without an all-electric vehicle in its American portfolio. The decision joins a series of…

US federal employees may now download TikTok on government-issued devices after the Department of Justice concluded that a 2022 federal ban no longer applies to the platform’s restructured US operations.…

Electric vehicle fast charging in the United States has improved considerably since 2023, with more available chargers, broader access to Tesla’s network and higher station reliability. The progress addresses a…