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Zero Car Releases Pre-Arrival Guidance for Iceland Car Rentals Ahead of Winter

Zero Car, an Icelandic car rental brand, is releasing practical guidance ahead of the winter driving season on how travelers can prepare for rental pickup before an Iceland road trip…

Matt Mullenweg Returns as Automattic CEO After Board-Imposed Leave

Automattic has confirmed that founder Matt Mullenweg is back as chairman and CEO with the board’s support, days after directors voted to place him on paid leave and appointed CFO…

Pennsylvania Print Company’s Large-Format Banners Helped Build Burning Man’s Iconic Centerpiece Installation

Easy Order Banners supplied custom-printed 13 oz. vinyl banners for the centerpiece structure at Burning Man for three consecutive years, one of the world’s most recognized large-scale art and culture…

Mysterium VPN’s Cookie Consent Timeline Tracks How Online Privacy Changed From 1994 to 2026

As part of its “Nothing to Prove” campaign, the Mysterium VPN research team looked at how the online experience has changed over the past 30 years. The research examines the…

Global Times: CNNC, IAEA sign HTGR cooperation agreement to share China’s advanced nuclear experience with intl community

Photo: official WeChat account of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) According to a report in the Global Times, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…

OpenAI Rules Out 2026 IPO as Sam Altman Cites AI Safety Concerns

OpenAI will not go public in 2026 despite confidentially filing for an initial public offering earlier this year, CEO Sam Altman has confirmed. Altman said current concerns around AI safety…

iBLUE Group Wins Two TopDigital Awards for Localized Marketing and Corporate Communications

iBLUE Group has received recognition at the 14th TopDigital Innovative Marketing Awards, winning in the Overseas Localized Marketing and Corporate Communications categories for work spanning Chinese and international markets. The…

Tesla Sets October 1 Reveal for Long-Delayed Second-Generation Roadster

Tesla has set October 1 for the next major reveal of its long-delayed second-generation Roadster, nearly nine years after first showing the electric sports car. The company posted “Go for…

Aston Martin Austin Highlights The Vanquish 25th Anniversary Edition

Aston Martin Austin is highlighting the Vanquish 25th Anniversary Edition, a limited-production model created to mark 25 years of the Vanquish nameplate. The edition is commissioned through Q by Aston…

Jake Sweeney Mazda Launches September Campaign Following Consumer Reports Mazda Safety Recognition

Jake Sweeney Mazda Tri-County and Jake Sweeney Mazda West have launched a September marketing campaign built around Mazda’s recognition by Consumer Reports as the safest new-car brand in its 2026…

Revolut Says Fraudulent Government Requests Exposed Customer Identity Data

British fintech Revolut has confirmed that it disclosed sensitive customer information to an unauthorized third party after receiving fraudulent information requests sent from a legitimate government agency email domain. The…

DataM Intelligence’s Partner and Customer Identification Platform Creates Market-Expansion Roadmaps for Companies Worldwide

DataM Intelligence, a global market research and business intelligence firm, today highlighted how its Partner and Customer Identification Platform is helping companies build structured roadmaps for geographic expansion, customer acquisition,…

Mecka AI Nears $500 Million Valuation in Sequoia-Led Funding Round

Robotics data startup Mecka AI is nearing a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of about $500 million, according to people familiar with the deal. The…

Khosla Ventures Plans First Office Outside Menlo Park With New York Expansion

Khosla Ventures is opening its first office outside its longtime Menlo Park base, with a new location on 14th Street in New York expected to open this fall. Managing director…

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan Opposes Crackdown on AI Distillation, Backs U.S. Open-Weight Access

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan says U.S. regulators should not restrict AI model distillation and has suggested that smaller American open-weight labs should be free to learn from domestic frontier…

Fields Medalists Warn AI Labs Could Damage Open Mathematics Research

Twenty-five Fields Medal-winning mathematicians have signed an open letter warning that competition among AI companies to solve major mathematical problems could damage attribution, collaboration and open research. The group behind…

Moonshot AI Targets $2 Billion Revenue Run Rate as Kimi K3 Usage Grows

Chinese AI company Moonshot AI is targeting $2 billion in annualized revenue by the end of 2026, twice its reported run rate in August, according to Bloomberg. The target follows…

Roblox Expands AI Game Creation, Adds Standalone Apps and Creator Wallet

Roblox is expanding its AI-powered game creation tools while giving developers more ways to distribute games and access their earnings. Announced at its annual Roblox Developer Conference, the updates include…

Nscale Adds Former OpenAI Executive Fidji Simo to Board Ahead of Potential IPO

U.K.-based AI infrastructure company Nscale has appointed former OpenAI executive Fidji Simo as an independent director as it prepares for a potential public listing. Simo joins a board that already…

Meteor Pulse Launches Hiiiilo, an AI WhatsApp Receptionist

Malaysian service businesses that rely on WhatsApp for bookings may not always get a reply out in time, according to Meteor Pulse, a Kuala Lumpur digital marketing agency that has…