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Sarvam Raises $234 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation

Indian artificial intelligence company Sarvam has raised $234 million in the first close of a planned $300 million Series B round, valuing the Bengaluru-based company at $1.5 billion. The funding…

Loft Orbital Satellite Uses AI To Identify Targets Without Ground Analysis

An Earth observation satellite has used a vision-language model to identify requested features in imagery without relying on analysts on the ground, marking the first reported use of this type…

Fox to Acquire Roku in $22 Billion Cash-and-Stock Deal

Fox Corporation has agreed to acquire streaming company Roku in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $22 billion. The deal combines Fox’s news, sports, and streaming operations with Roku’s connected…

Orbio Raises $21 Million To Expand AI Agents For Frontline Workforce Management

Orbio has raised $21 million in Series A funding to expand its AI agents for recruiting, onboarding, and managing frontline employees. Dawn Capital led the round, bringing the enterprise startup’s…

Convicted Frank Founder Charlie Javice Reportedly Seeks Trump Pardon

Charlie Javice, the convicted founder of financial aid startup Frank, is reportedly seeking a presidential pardon while appealing her conviction for defrauding JPMorgan Chase in a $175 million acquisition. People…

KPMG Withdraws Agentic AI Report After Organizations Dispute Its Claims

KPMG has withdrawn a report about agentic AI after several organizations said descriptions of their AI use were false or misleading. Research group GPTZero said many of the report’s citations…

FBI Uses Replica Town To Train Investigators For Real-World Cyberattacks

The FBI has revealed a 22,000-square-foot replica town in Huntsville, Alabama, where investigators train to respond to cyberattacks involving homes, businesses, hospitals, vehicles, and critical infrastructure. Known as the Kinetic…

England Targets 60% Of Children Walking Or Cycling To School By 2035

The UK government wants at least 60% of children aged five to 16 in England to usually walk or cycle to school by 2035, supported by £4.5 billion in projected…

Aurigny CEO Questions Break-Even Target After Airline Records £6.3 Million Loss

Aurigny chief executive Nico Bezuidenhout has questioned whether Guernsey’s publicly owned airline should still be required to break even when about 70% of its operations now involve essential lifeline services.…

UK Watchdog Investigates Ryanair Fees For Parents Sitting With Children

The UK’s competition watchdog is investigating whether Ryanair unfairly charges parents to sit beside their children on flights. The Competition and Markets Authority said the airline’s mandatory family seat typically…

India’s Wild Agave Creates New Income And Production Opportunities

Wild agave growing across India’s Deccan Plateau is becoming a source of income for farmers and a raw material for the country’s small but growing agave-based drinks industry. Masapalli Venkatesh…

Spain Tourism Heads For Another Record As Housing Tensions Grow

Spain could receive 100 million international tourists in 2026 as geopolitical instability redirects some travellers from the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean. The expected growth is also adding pressure to…

How The Flight Created An Interactive Bond Score For 007 First Light

The Flight spent more than two years composing the score for 007 First Light, adapting the familiar sound of James Bond to an interactive game in which the music changes…

World Cup Advertisers Turn Commercials Into Star-Studded Mini-Movies

Nike and other major brands are releasing lengthy, celebrity-filled campaigns around the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, with commercials increasingly presented as entertainment rather than conventional product advertising. Nike’s six-minute…

Anthropic Suspends Fable 5 And Mythos 5 After U.S. Security Order

Anthropic has suspended access to two of its most advanced AI models after the U.S. government ordered the company to prevent foreign nationals from using them over national security concerns.…

SpaceX IPO Makes Elon Musk The World’s First Trillionaire

Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX completed a record stock market debut, lifting the value of his large ownership stake in the rocket and satellite company. Musk’s…

Bank Of England Holds Interest Rates As Energy Costs Raise Prospect Of An Increase

The Bank of England has kept its benchmark interest rate at 3.75% for a third consecutive meeting, leaving borrowing costs at their lowest level since February 2023. Further cuts had…

Investment And Energy Help U.S. Economy Withstand Global Shocks

The U.S. economy has continued to grow despite tariffs, immigration restrictions, energy disruption, and persistent inflation, supported by business investment, productivity gains, domestic energy production, and flexible financing markets. The…

Bluesky Adds Group Chats As It Builds More Community Features

Bluesky has launched support for group chats, giving users a way to hold private conversations with up to 50 people as the social network adds more community-focused features. The feature…

Meta Previews AI Assistant And Desktop Version For Edits Video App

Meta has previewed new features for Edits, its Instagram video-editing app, including an AI assistant, a desktop version, a Beta tab, and expanded audience insights. The company showed the upcoming…