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Adobe To Discontinue Animate In 2026 As Company Shifts Further Toward AI

Adobe has announced it will discontinue its 2D animation software Adobe Animate in March 2026, a move the company says reflects changing technology priorities as it increases its focus on…

Forbes 30 Under 30 Founder Charged With Securities And Wire Fraud

A founder featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list has been charged by US federal prosecutors with multiple fraud-related offences, adding to a growing list of alumni from the ranking…

SpaceX Acquires xAI In Deal Valuing Combined Company At $1.25 Trillion

SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, combining the two companies in a deal that values the merged business at $1.25 trillion and positioning it as the most…

Starbucks Turns To AI And Store Upgrades As US Sales Recover

Starbucks is rolling out artificial intelligence tools across its US stores as part of a broader investment drive aimed at reviving sales, a strategy the company says is beginning to…

Disney Warns US Theme Parks Face Pressure From Falling International Tourism

Disney said its US theme parks will face pressure in the coming months from a decline in international visitors, though the company expects domestic demand and marketing efforts to offset…

US and India Agree Trade Deal With Lower Tariffs As New Tariff Regime Linked To Russian Oil

US President Donald Trump announced he has agreed to a trade deal with Narendra Modi that will cut US tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from previous levels and is…

China Bans Hidden Door Handles On Electric Vehicles Over Safety Concerns

China has banned the use of hidden door handles on electric vehicles, introducing new safety rules that make it the first country to prohibit the design amid growing scrutiny of…

Poland Says Russian Hackers Breached Energy Systems Using Weak Security Controls

Poland has said suspected Russian government hackers gained access to parts of the country’s energy infrastructure by exploiting basic security failures, including default login credentials and a lack of multi-factor…

Bluesky Publishes First Transparency Report As User Growth And Moderation Activity Rise

Bluesky has released its first full transparency report, outlining how its Trust and Safety team handled moderation, legal requests, influence operations, and labeling in 2025, as the social network recorded…

Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism Flights For At Least Two Years To Focus On Lunar Missions

Blue Origin will pause its space tourism flights for a minimum of two years as it redirects resources toward missions to the Moon, marking a shift away from its New…

Instagram Develops Option For Users To Leave Close Friends Lists

Instagram is developing a feature that would allow users to remove themselves from another person’s Close Friends list, a change that would alter how private sharing works on the platform,…

Justice Department File Alleges Epstein Had Personal Hacker, Informant Told FBI

A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a document released by the Department of Justice on Friday as part of…

Clawdbot Rebrands As OpenClaw After Trademark Review And Community Growth

The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has adopted a new name, OpenClaw, after a brief rebrand as Moltbot and following earlier legal pressure related to naming conflicts,…

OnlyFans Considers Sale Of Majority Stake To Architect Capital At $5.5 Billion Valuation

OnlyFans is in talks to sell a majority stake of its business to investment firm Architect Capital in a deal that would value the creator subscription platform at $5.5bn, according…

Physical Intelligence Bets On General-Purpose Robot Learning Over Commercial Timelines

Physical Intelligence, a two-year-old robotics startup based in San Francisco, is pursuing a research-first approach to general-purpose robotic intelligence, prioritising large-scale data collection and model training over near-term commercialisation, while…

Nvidia CEO Rejects Report Of Strain With OpenAI Amid Funding Talks

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has dismissed reports of tension between Nvidia and OpenAI, calling claims that his company is pulling back from its planned investment “nonsense” following media reports…

Waymo Nears $16 Billion Funding Round At $110 Billion Valuation

Waymo is close to finalising a $16bn funding round that would value the autonomous vehicle company at $110bn, with the majority of the investment expected to come from its parent…

United Nations Warns Of Imminent Financial Collapse As Member States Withhold Payments

The United Nations has warned it could run out of money by July after member states failed to pay mandatory contributions, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to say the organisation faces…

SpaceX Seeks Approval To Launch One Million Satellites For Orbital AI Computing

SpaceX has applied to US regulators to deploy up to one million satellites into low-Earth orbit, arguing that space-based “orbital data centres” are the most cost- and energy-efficient way to…

Asda Loses Market Share Despite Price Cuts As Debt And Store Issues Persist

Asda is losing customers and market share despite lowering prices and reviving historic pricing campaigns, with industry data showing continued sales declines, mounting debt pressure, and limited evidence that its…