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Ford is the first automaker to use a new set of developer tools that will let it embed Apple Maps navigation and mapping directly into its vehicles' infotainment systems.

ServiceNow's investment gives BusinessNext a strategic partner to expand its AI-powered banking software globally.

After IBM's stock crashed last week on warnings of poor mainframe sales, the CEO explained that AI wrecked corporate hardware budget, temporarily.

Google's cloud business is thriving, as companies adopting its AI and AI infrastructure services help the tech giant to report record profits.

The episode has also intensified a broader debate in Washington over the influx of Chinese open models.

Tesla's 26% boost in revenue wasn't enough to offset rising operating expenses and capital expenditures as it pushes to launch a new generation of products.

A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta, leaving none of the major tech companies facing trial in the case.

SoundCloud has acquired decentralized music platform Nina Protocol, months after the startup announced it would shut down. The deal brings Ninas artists, editorial archive, and music discovery tools to SoundCloud as the company continues expanding its platform for independent musicians.

OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a highly isolated testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.

Uber is also investing in Travis Kalanick's company Atoms, which has made gauzy claims about using industrial AI to modernize the world.

The thing that the space needs is a company making $100 million a year of revenue, Science Corp. CEO Max Hodak said.

Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of social networking lies in small, private communities powered by messaging, photo sharing, and AI features designed to strengthen real-world relationships.

Anthropicleaped toa$47 billionrevenue run rateby May,compared to$9 billionin 2025.Itsthe kind of growth thatMenlo VenturesMatt Murphysayshesnever seen in 25 years of investing, not in the internet wave, not in mobile, not in the first cloud boom. Menlo led Anthropics $500M Series D, and Murphy has had a front-row seat as the company went from a pre-revenue, []

The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to support a leaner, more focused operating model as it focuses on its AI Work Platform.

The new feature lets users wirelessly transfer more data types from an iPhone without needing to download a separate app.

As Chinese AI models grow in capability and popularity among US companies, the arguing over what should be done about them has reached a fever pitch.

Substack is giving readers a way to estimate how much of a newsletter was written by AI, signaling a broader shift toward transparency around AI-assisted content.

OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden's GDP on infrastructure through 2030.

The long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders is that it's impossible to negotiate in good faith with an extortion racket because there's no incentive for the other side to actually walk away.

a16z Speedrun, Ada Ventures, and Snowball VC have invested in Cascade's $3.5 million seed round.

Weve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

WhatsApp on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will let users hear and reply to messages, make calls, view their call history, and access favorite contacts hands-free and right from their car's screen.

Passionfroot, a German startup building a marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, has raised $15M in a Series A round led by Insight Partners.

Glow is targeting a new class of endpoint risks created by the rapid adoption of AI agents and developer tools inside enterprises.

Synthesia launched AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive enterprise training platform where employees practice workplace conversations with AI avatars that provide feedback, scoring, and analytics to help companies measure training effectiveness.

Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees set the stage for a weekend rumor.

The four-year-old firm's latest fund is 60% larger than its second vehicle announced 18 months ago.

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

OpenAI has come forward to claim responsibility for the Hugging Face breach, saying it was the result of internal testing gone awry.

Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversation.

Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to create, organize, and recommend content, those distinctions are fading, pushing companies like Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and TikTok to become all-purpose entertainment destinations instead.

Sila's fresh $300 million round will help it make enough of its silicon-carbon anode material to power more than 100,000 EVs.

The acquisition Einride's first as a publicly traded company will expand its EV-charging ecosystem as it works to scale its electric trucking business.

The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products.

New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.

The company didn't say how many are in each city, and has taken a far more cautious approach to scaling the network than CEO Elon Musk had promised.

Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Flash Cyber, but the continued absence of Gemini 3.5 Pro raises fresh questions about its AI strategy.

With the new Replace Audio, tool, users can update the music on their post at any time while keeping the post's existing likes, comments, shares, and reach intact.

With the new tools, parents and guardians will be able to view their teen's time spent on Threads, set daily time limits, adjust sleep mode, and manage their privacy settings.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration's campaign to slow China's AI advances.

Light co-founder Kaiwei Tang helped create the Motorola Razr, and he's as surprised as anyone that over 20 years later, the flip phone is relevant again.

TikTok recently settled its portion of the case with the plaintiff ahead of a jury trial that starts next week in Los Angeles. YouTube has also reached a deal, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.

A hacker took names, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers who used AI music generator Suno.

Learn more about Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion as it continues to develop.

The new U.K. government scrapped a digital ID program that millions of British people opposed, in place of a tax cut to tackle the cost of living.

Xteink makes its pocket-sized e-reader even better with a touchscreen and front light.

Deezer said more than 90,000 AI-generated tracks were uploaded daily on the platform in June

Maritime nuclear energy startup Bluecore Energy has raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Slauson & Co.

Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.