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Infinity Raises $15 Million to Build AI Software for Multiple Chip Designs

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…

Craneware Investigates Cyberattack After Customer and Employee Data Stolen

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…

Hugging Face Breach Exposes Internal Datasets and Service Credentials

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 for Ben Affleck’s InterPositive AI Start-Up

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 Expands Japan Partnerships With National AI Factory and Robotics Projects

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 Resumes San Francisco Robotaxi Service After Power Outage

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 Prologue Exit Adds to Shrinking US Electric Vehicle Lineup

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…

DOJ Allows TikTok Downloads on Federal Government Devices

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.…

US EV Fast-Charging Network Becomes Larger and More Reliable

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…

Jingye Seeks Compensation After UK Nationalises British Steel

China’s Jingye Group has pledged to pursue the British government for full compensation after the UK nationalised British Steel. The company said it would use legal channels “to the very…

FIFA Emerges as Biggest Financial Winner From Expanded 2026 World Cup

The expanded 2026 World Cup generated major commercial opportunities for FIFA, broadcasters, sponsors, merchandise sellers and betting companies, but fans, hotels and host cities faced a more difficult financial outcome.…

Colombia’s Coca Substitution Programmes Struggle as Farmers Return to Cultivation

Colombia’s efforts to move farmers away from coca cultivation have struggled to provide lasting legal incomes. Delayed assistance, poor infrastructure, armed-group activity and international demand for cocaine have pushed some…

AI Memory Demand Pushes India Smartphone Shipments Down 10%

India’s smartphone shipments fell 10% year over year in the April-to-June quarter as rising memory costs pushed handset prices higher and weakened demand. Counterpoint Research said it was the country’s…

Valar Atomics Seeks $6 Billion Valuation in New Funding Talks

Valar Atomics is in talks to raise as much as $1 billion in new equity funding at a valuation of approximately $6 billion, according to people familiar with the discussions.…

Florida Man Charged Over Malware-Laced Games Distributed Through Steam

U.S. prosecutors have charged a 21-year-old Florida man over an alleged scheme that distributed malware through games available on Steam, allowing hackers to steal personal data and cryptocurrency. The campaign…

AWS Billing Bug Shows Customers Billion-Dollar Cost Estimates

Amazon Web Services is working to fix a global billing error that showed some customers millions or billions of dollars in estimated cloud charges they had not incurred. AWS said…

Patreon Blocks AI Training Crawlers From Accessing Creators’ Work

Patreon is strengthening its protections against AI companies scraping creators’ work for model training. The membership platform is working with Cloudflare to actively block known AI training crawlers instead of…

Zoox Recalls 105 Robotaxis After Vehicle Enters Smoke-Filled Fire Scene

Zoox has issued a software recall covering its fleet of 105 autonomous vehicles after one robotaxi struggled to respond to heavy smoke at an active fire scene. The Amazon-owned company…

Suno Hack Reportedly Exposed Source Code and Customer Data

AI music generator Suno suffered a security breach in November 2025 that exposed internal source code and some customer information, according to a report by 404 Media. The leaked material…

Google Backs Largest U.S. Solar and Battery Storage Project

Google is investing in and buying power from the Steel River Energy Center in Arkansas, its largest solar and battery storage project to date. The three-phase facility is expected to…