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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…

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…

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 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…

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 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.…

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…

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…