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Ripple Backs African Payments Giant Flutterwave at $3.2 Billion Valuation
African fintech Flutterwave reaches $3.2B valuation with Ripple investment, signaling growth in cross-border payments and blockchain adoption.
Alibaba Qwen Robot Suite Targets Physical World Intelligence
Alibaba released Qwen-Robot Suite, a foundation model collection for robotics and embodied AI. The suite integrates vision, language and action to enable physical world understanding.
Texas ID Database Breach Exposes 3 Million Driver Licenses and Passports
A breach of Texas government systems compromised 3.5 million digital ID files, including driver's licenses and passports, raising alarms about state-level cybersecurity.
Open-Source Tool Akse3D Aims to Simplify 3D Modeling for Everyone
A new open-source 3D modeling application called Akse3D promises an intuitive interface for beginners and professionals alike. The tool could lower the barrier to entry in a field dominated by complex software.
China’s New 55-Pound Laser Weapon Targets Drones With AI
China unveiled a man-portable anti-drone laser at a Beijing expo. The 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can destroy drones from 1,600 feet in four seconds.
Founders Fund Backs Robot That Kills Fish Humanely
Shinkei's Poseidon robot kills fish humanely using Ikejime technique. Founders Fund leads $6M seed round.
Meta's Code Llama Brings AI-Powered Code Generation to Developers
Meta released Code Llama, a specialized version of its Llama 2 large language model trained for code generation and understanding. The tool aims to boost developer productivity by generating code from natural language prompts.
AI Agents and Short-Form Video Reshape Hiring as Fika Jobs Raises $4M
Stockholm-based Fika Jobs raises $4M for a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates and short-form profiles replace resumes.
London Police Extends Palantir AI Pilot After Mayor Blocks Contract
The Metropolitan Police secured a 12-month extension to a Palantir AI pilot after Mayor Sadiq Khan blocked a £50m deal, highlighting tensions over surveillance technology.
Anthropic and OpenAI Take Rivalry to Midterm Elections
The AI companies are escalating their feud into political spending for the midterms, signaling a new era of tech influence in elections.
GitHub Confirms Breach of 3800 Repos via Malicious VSCode Extension
GitHub says 3,800 repositories were compromised by a malicious VSCode extension. The attack stole credentials and may have spread further.
Node.js 26.0.0 Introduces Temporal API for Modern Date Handling
Node.js 26.0.0 is now available, featuring the long-awaited Temporal API. This update modernizes date and time management for developers.
AMD Plans Budget-Friendly Re-Release of Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU
AMD may re-release the Ryzen 7 5800X3D as a 10th Anniversary Edition, offering a powerful upgrade for older AM4 PCs without requiring new DDR5 RAM.
OpenClaw AI Agent Steps Into the Physical World With a Robot Body
An AI coding agent named OpenClaw has been given a physical robot body, demonstrating how AI models can simplify robot building and deployment.
Microsoft 365 Users Targeted by Sophisticated Password Reset Attacks
Hackers linked to Storm-2949 are exploiting password reset systems to break into Microsoft 365 accounts. The campaign uses multi-layered techniques to bypass security.
Tesla's Self-Driving Tech Reaches European Roads, One Country at a Time
Tesla expands Full Self-Driving to Lithuania after Netherlands. Gradual rollout faces strict European regulations.
Mercury Hits $5.2B Valuation as Fintech Startup Pursues Own Banking License
Mercury raised $200M at a $5.2B valuation and secured regulatory approval to establish its own bank. The digital banking startup serves over 300,000 companies and reported $650M in annualized revenue.
Google Releases Exploit for Unfixed Chromium Bug
Google released exploit code for an unpatched Chromium vulnerability that could let attackers monitor users and create botnets. The flaw has remained unfixed for 29 months.
Cerebras wafer-scale chip runs trillion-parameter model 7x faster than GPU clouds
Cerebras claims its wafer-scale chip runs a trillion-parameter AI model nearly seven times faster than GPU-based clouds, challenging Nvidia's dominance in inference.
China Robotics Investment Hits Record as Embodied AI Startups Attract Billions
China-based robotics startups raised $5.6 billion through mid-2026, matching the 2021 peak. Embodied AI companies drive the surge, with several startups reaching billion-dollar valuations.