Stuut raises $52.5M Series B to run order-to-cash with AI
Businesses worldwide have $16 trillion locked up in unpaid receivables. Stuut, the AI platform that runs order-to-cash for the worlds enterprises, is going after it. In a world where all finance software looks and behaves the same, Stuut offers customers the ability to automate 100% of their work. It runs the entire order-to-cash process. It [] This story continues at The Next Web
Germany backs EU approval of Tesla
Germany will push for fast EU-wide approval of Teslas advanced driver-assistance system, transport minister Steffen Bilger said on Tuesday. Elon Musk thanked him in German on X a day later, as Tesla tries to win over a bloc where it is so far cleared only country by country. Speaking at a Tagesspiegel Background conference in [] This story continues at The Next Web
Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets by the end of 2026
Spotify will offer audiobooks in more than 180 markets by the end of 2026, up from 22 today, the company said at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday. The global rolloutwill reach more than 750 million people, who will find books next to their music and podcasts. Moreover, the expansion comes two months after Spotify [] This story continues at The Next Web
New wireless system could power medical implants as they stretch
Over the past few decades, electronics engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated implantable medical devices. Reliably powering some of these devices, however, can be challenging, particularly when they are based on stretchable materials that move along with the body.
Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj uses AI avatar to address voters from jail
Erion Veliaj, the mayor of Albanias capital, Tirana, has spoken to voters through an AI copy of himself, promising free school meals. The video was posted on his official Instagram account and is indeed labelled as AI-generated content. The main problem is not AI-generated content from a mayor, but the fact that he is in [] This story continues at The Next Web
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Frances Kagan and Japans So
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 goes to Henry B. Kagan and Kenso So for their groundbreaking work in asymmetric organic synthesis. Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Frances Kagan and Japans So for Asymmetric Organic Synthesis
Siena raises $17M Series A to build AI agents for consumer brands
Siena, a New York-based startup that develops AI agents for consumer brands, has raised $17 million in its Series A round, with York IE as the lead investor. The new capital raised brings the companys total funding to $29.7 million. Moreover, Joyance Ventures took part in the round as a new investor, and the existing [] This story continues at The Next Web
Even Japan Cannot Build A 500 Km Bullet Train Line In 10 Years, Says High-Speed Rail Body Chief
EU considers bigger levy on large companies to tax Big Tech
The European Commission is looking to collect more money from Apple, Meta, Google, and other US tech companies, according to the Financial Times, which spoke with six officials who are familiar with the discussions. The Commission plans to do this by introducing a levy on large companies overall. Their goal is to avoid a tax [] This story continues at The Next Web
Mistral unveils Le Chonk to compete with Chinese open-weight AI models
The open weights for Le Chonk are set to release at the end of October, announced Mistral
Bharti Airtel hikes postpaid tariffs by 50, adds free international roaming
Airtels revamped postpaid portfolio combines additional roaming benefits with data, calling, entertainment subscriptions and protection against spam and fraud
Norways proposed moratorium on smart glasses | Explained
Norway is taking the lead as its government prepares a proposal seeking a temporary ban on smart glasses in select public and sensitive locations
Nav Wireless Technologies targets 30% revenue from global business in 3 years
The deep-tech company is evaluating deployments in the US, Europe and New Zealand as it seeks to expand its presence in the global photonics and next-generation connectivity market
Centre has granted licences to three companies, including the Elon Musk-led Starlink, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, to provide satellite communication services in India
Google enters massive 3.6-GW power deal with Constellation Energy
Major tech companies are racing to secure massive amounts of electricity supplies to power data centres across the US
India-Japan Friendship Paves New Path for Shared Prosperity, Says CM Yogi
CM Yogi Adityanath highlights the growing India-Japan ties, emphasizing economic collaboration and cultural heritage. India-Japan Friendship Paves New Path for Shared Prosperity, Says CM Yogi
Google fights 1 billion UK lawsuit over app store fees in latest Big Tech case
Lawyers representing consumer advocate Liz Coll, who is leading the claim, say Google used its dominant position to charge commissions of up to 30% on purchases of apps through its Play Store
Japan PM Takaichi congratulates PM Modi on 25 years as head of govt, vows stronger FOIP partnership
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has extended her warmest congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years in office as head of government, highlighting his longstanding dedication to the development of Indian society and the nation through outstanding political leadership. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached a monumental milestone on October 7, marking a quarter-century of continuous tenure as head of government, a political trajectory that kicked off with his swearing-in as Gujarat's Chief Minister in 2001. Acknowledging this remarkable feat, the Union Cabinet adopted a formal resolution on Tuesday to felicitate PM Modi on achieving 25 years of uninterrupted executive leadership. Having first taken the oath of office in Gujarat on October 7, 2001, he held the state's top post until May 2014, after which he transitioned to national leadership by assuming office as Prime Minister in May 2014, a position he has held ever since. Building on this momentous occ...
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams
The Specialized tier has the fewest restrictions and is reserved for a small group of organisations authorised to test safety-critical systems
TCS Q2 preview: Brokerages see healthy margins expansion despite modest revenue growth
AI momentum and robust deal wins may help offset slow deal ramp-ups and macro headwinds
AustralianSuper eyes India, Japan for Private equity
Private equity penetration remains much lower in Asia, she said, presenting more and more opportunities for the A$430 billion ($300 billion) fund
SpaceX in talks to borrow $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips
Tech companies and AI model developers are investing and borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars to build and lease giant data centers full of chips to power AI systems
Why OpenAIs Australia AI hack must dismay world governments
Given that this incident predates the Hugging Face hack, the onus is on OpenAI to show whether their agents went rogue at any point in time during their training and evaluation phase, and as a result gained unauthorised entry into any sovereign governments database to complete a research request
2027 is 75th anniversary year of diplomatic relation between India and Japan
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US forces face curfew, alcohol ban in Okinawa after alleged murder of Japanese woman
US soldiers stationed in Okinawa have been placed under a month-long curfew and alcohol ban. This decision follows the alleged murder of a local woman by Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard. Police reported that the victim, Anna Yagi, died of asphyxiation in a hotel room. Protests have emerged in response to this incident, raising concerns about US military presence.
Japan considers another extra budget for disaster relief, Yomiuri says
Japan is considering compiling an extra budget focused on relief spending for reconstruction efforts after disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rain, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Wednesday. The size of the extra budget, the second this fiscal year, is likely to be small and it is
Ramdas Athawale Criticizes Rahul Gandhi Over Voter Cuts, Defends Election Commissions Actions
Ramdas Athawale addresses voter cuts and criticizes Rahul Gandhis political stance on the Election Commissions actions. Ramdas Athawale Criticizes Rahul Gandhi Over Voter Cuts, Defends Election Commissions Actions
Sierra announces Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard for personal AI agents
Sierra and Meta are developing Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard defining how personal AI agents authenticate with businesses and what those businesses let them do, with Genesys, Instinct, Rocket, Shopify, Stripe and Walmart. A v0.1 specification is due this month, and payments are listed as a future extension rather than part of it. Meta [] This story continues at The Next Web
Google launches EmbeddingGemma 2, an open multimodal embedding model for devices
Google has released EmbeddingGemma 2, an open 740-million-parameter model that maps text, code, images, audio and video into a single space and runs entirely on a phone or a small board. It is licensed under Apache 2.0, has had no safety tuning, and Google says performance is not equal across the 100 languages it supports. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Djokovic wins China Open after de Minaur retires, Alcaraz wins Japan Open
Novac Djokovic won 102nd match of his career, while ATP 500 tournament victory was Carlos Alcaraz's third of the year. Djokovic wins China Open after de Minaur retires, Alcaraz wins Japan Open
Lucid production falls 38% as the EV maker clears inventory
Lucid built 2,954 vehicles in the third quarter, its lowest quarterly output since early 2025 and a 38% fall from the second quarter, while delivering 3,806 as it cleared inventory. The company has outstanding commitments for 25,000 driverless cars with Bolt in Europe and 20,000 with Uber. Lucid built 2,954 cars in three months. Its [] This story continues at The Next Web
Google accused of overcharging 20 million UK consumers over Play Store fees
Google is defending a 1.2B claim at Londons Competition Appeal Tribunal brought for about 20 million British consumers who say Play Store commissions of up to 30% were passed into the prices they paid since October 2015. It settled an equivalent claim from UK app developers for 260M six weeks ago without admitting wrongdoing. Google [] This story continues at The Next Web
ElevenLabs, Karnataka join hands to advance voice AI adoption
The Bengaluru summit also outlined language expansion, voice restoration and tools for seniors and mental-health training
Agentic AI turns simple language into self-guided X-ray scans of microelectronics
Science has increasingly used artificial intelligence (AI) as a kind of microscope
ElevenLabs sees India voice AI demand surge, plans 10X FDE team expansion
The company now works with more than 250 businesses and enterprises across India
Rahul Gandhi should not mislead people or malign EC, says Minister Ramdas Athawale
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday criticised Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the INDIA Bloc's protest against the Election Commission, saying that the Congress MP should not mislead people or
Atomically thin transistors could transform computing by surpassing silicon
For decades, silicon transistors have driven computational power, and scientists have devoted much of their time to making them smaller. That is because shrinking these tiny electronic switches that make up computer chips allows manufacturers to pack more of them into the same space, increasing computing power.
Thousands of European wind and solar power systems exposed online, Dutch researchers say
Thousands of administrative systems at wind and solar power parks in Europe are exposed to the internet, potentially giving attackers access to interfaces that can stop turbines and raising the
Kamrui E3B AMD Ryzen 7 7530U Mini Desktop (16GB/1TB) with AMD Radeon Graphics $431.99
Kamrui E3B AMD Ryzen 7 7530U Mini Desktop (16GB/1TB) with AMD Radeon Graphics $431.99
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Zapata Quantum joins IBM Quantum Network to build quantum applications
Zapata Quantum, a Boston quantum software company, has joined theIBM Quantum Network, it said on Tuesday. It will use IBMs machines to build software for its clients. Zapata does not make quantum hardware. Instead, it helps organisations figure out which problems quantum computers can solve, then creates the software to do that. It says hardware [] This story continues at The Next Web
Nvidia nears $6 trillion market value on growth outlook and record buyback
Shares are up 28% this year, just shy of $5.8 trillion, as the chipmaker authorises an additional $150 billion repurchase
9 best requirements management tools for functional safety (IEC 61508)
The best requirements management tools for functional safety all protect one thing: the chain of evidence behind a safety case. It runs from a hazard, through the safety requirement that mitigates it, into the design that implements it, and out to the test that proves the design works. Break one link and an assessor stops [] This story continues at The Next Web
Uber to buy ezCater for $2.3bn to bring workplace catering to Uber Eats
Uber has agreed to buy ezCater, a US platform for workplace catering, for $2.3bn in cash. Uber and ezCater announced the deal in a joint statement on Tuesday. The purchase brings ezCaters catering orders to Uber Eats and to Uber for Business, Ubers service for company accounts. Boston-based ezCater lets businesses order food for meetings, [] This story continues at The Next Web
Tango communities go live for breast cancer research
Mountain View, California, October 5, 2026, TechnologyWire This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, live-streaming platform Tango is bringing together some of its leading creator communities to raise funds for breast cancer research and, just as importantly, encourage more open conversation around a disease that affects millions of women and families worldwide. From October 13-18, several of [] This story continues at The Next Web
Bosgame E5 Plus AMD Ryzen 3 5400U Mini Desktop (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $188.09
Bosgame E5 Plus AMD Ryzen 3 5400U Mini Desktop (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $188.09
Iran Breaks Missile Limits: IRGC's Lethal Weapon With 2000 KM Range Could Hit Europe
Iran has officially signalled a major shift in its missile strategy. Tehran says it has begun producing ballistic missiles with ranges beyond the long-standing 2,000-kilometre limit, potentially expanding the reach of Iranian missiles toward U.S. military facilities deeper inside Europe and beyond.Iranian Armed Forces spokesperson Mohammad Akramiya said the ongoing conflict with the United States made extending missile ranges absolutely necessary. The move could dramatically change the strategic map, as Iran already possesses one of the worlds largest and most diverse ballistic missile arsenals.
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Santosh Kumar Sahu & GoGreen Warehouses: Building Indias Next-Generation Agri Supply Chain
New Delhi [India], October 5: Indias agricultural economy is entering a new phase where scientific storage, commodity financing, technology and organised supply chains are becoming increasingly important. At the centre
Global Market: European shares rally as healthcare gains offset eurozone fiscal concerns
European shares climbed to near one-week highs, led by healthcare stocks, while easing eurozone bond yields offered some relief. Investors remained focused on fiscal pressures, political uncertainty and upcoming economic data for clues on the regions outlook.
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Clashes broke out in central Barcelona after thousands joined a mass protest over Spains housing crisis, with police blocking demonstrators from advancing towards the Barcelona Stock Exchange. Some protesters threw bottles and chairs, set rubbish bins on fire and clashed with officers, leading to arrests. Authorities put the turnout at 20,000, while organisers claimed 120,000. The protests come amid rising rents, housing shortages and eviction concerns, with a snap election scheduled for November 29.#Barcelona #Spain #HousingCrisis #BarcelonaProtest #SpainHousing
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Ambanis Jio said to seek about $114 billion valuation in IPO
The telecom and digital services arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Industries has finished gauging demand for the offering and is likely to begin meetings with potential investors this week
European shares gain as Genmab jumps, bond yields retreat
European shares rose to near one-week highs on Tuesday, as Genmab led
Nvidia-backed Reflection unveils Open AI model, taking on China
The model, called Beam, is designed to perform well for business customers and developers on coding and AI agent tasks while costing less than many competitors
Privacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny as Norway seeks temporary ban
Norways government is proposing a temporary ban on AI glasses in certain public spaces
'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower Jacob Coxon
We don't know how to prevent them from developing goals of their own, beyond their creators' control, Coxon explained
Moonshot said to eye early 2027 IPO after value hits $50 billion
The Chinese AI champion has also begun laying the groundwork to start gauging investor sentiment through early-look meetings starting as early as this month
Anthropic tells Australia it's open to laws requiring reporting of AI agent hacks
Anthropic does not believe its products have breached Australian government systems but would be open to Australian laws requiring AI companies to disclose data breaches, company executives told an Australian parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday. Their
Look At NATO Power!: Marco Rubio Flexes Europe Alliance As Trump-Carney Canada War Gets Ugly
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has highlighted Washingtons ties with key European allies as tensions between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney continue to deepen over trade.Speaking about upcoming stops in Europe, Rubio described Portugal as a strong ally and Greece as a very important U.S. ally, underscoring Washingtons continued engagement with NATO partners on security, defense and broader strategic cooperation.
Google, JPMorgan and two governments fixed the same MCP flaw
Security teams at Google, JPMorgan Chase, Weaviate, Frances interministerial digital directorate (DINUM) and the city government of Tangerang in Indonesia have each fixed the same type of flaw in their Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Independent researcher Syed Anas Mohiuddin reported all five, he wrote in an update published this month. MCP is the standard [] This story continues at The Next Web
Florida woman arrested after Anthropic reported her Claude chat to police
Sheriffs deputies have arrested a woman in Florida after Anthropic reported her Claude conversation to law enforcement. In the chat she allegedly said she would shoot up the Lee County Sheriffs Office. WINK News first reported the arrest on 30 September. According to the arrest report, she wrote the statement on 26 September. In a [] This story continues at The Next Web
Nokia CEO says data centres would go up twice as fast if supply allowed
Nokias chief executive Justin Hotard says the industry would build data centres twice as fast if memory and energy supply allowed, and that demand would hold even without a new frontier model for three years. Bain and a paper presented at the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity both question whether the revenue exists to pay [] This story continues at The Next Web
Senator Bernie Moreno accuses Anthropic
Republican senator Bernie Moreno has accused Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei of taking an alarmist approach to AI. He did so in a letter sent on Monday, ahead of Anthropics expected stock market listing. Axios first reported the letter. I do not understand how you can ask them to invest their hard-earned savings in Anthropics [] This story continues at The Next Web
Texas city wants $2.3M for public records on police Flock use
A Fort Worth suburb has told a privacy group it would cost $2.3M to release records on how its police use Flock number plate cameras, a figure reached by estimating 14 years of labour at $15 an hour. Under the EUs law enforcement directive the same information has to be logged as a matter of [] This story continues at The Next Web
Meta, TikTok and X challenge Ofcom over online safety data, Reuters reports
Meta, TikTok and X are challenging Ofcom in court over its data demands under the UKs Online Safety Act, Reuters reported on Monday. The challenge is one of the first brought under the 2023 law. In February, Ofcom sent the companies information notices, according to Paul Sandles report for Reuters. The notices asked for detailed [] This story continues at The Next Web
TikTok adds an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout to its app
TikTok is adding an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout to its app. The two features let users buy directly from brands without leaving TikTok, the company said in an announcement at Advertising Week New York on Monday. Buy Direct is an in-app checkout. Users can buy from a brand straight from the For You [] This story continues at The Next Web
Cheaper EVs are fuelling Europe
Battery-electric sales in the EU reached 1.64 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 45%, with 16 models under EUR 25,000 due on sale by the end of the year. Transport and Environment says the version of the 2035 target proposed by Parliaments rapporteur would cut sales of those cheap models by nearly [] This story continues at The Next Web
Pinterest has made James Dibbo its chief financial officer from 26 October, hired out of Amazon where he was finance chief for global entertainment, advertising and corporate development. He replaces Julia Brau Donnelly, who announced her departure in August, and he inherits a business whose European revenue grew 27% in the first quarter against 13% [] This story continues at The Next Web
Kolkata to See Direct Flights to Europe as Central Minister Promises Initiatives
The Indian government plans to initiate direct flights from Kolkata to European cities, enhancing regional connectivity and infrastructure. Kolkata to See Direct Flights to Europe as Central Minister Promises Initiatives
Rural porting war heats up as telcos chase users via richer retailer sops
Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea are racing to grab more rural users, riding a fresh wave of port-ins and a sharpened prize hunt as competition heats up
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to the light switch for brain cells
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The prize rewards optogenetics, a method that switches nerve cells on and off with light. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm announced it on Monday, according to its press release. Deisseroth works at Stanford University and [] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results
OpenAI said the new visual ads will show up after your image generation results appear in the U.S. only for now.
US judge rules a police Flock search was unconstitutional mass surveillance
A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a deputys warrantless search of Flocks licence plate reader network broke the US Constitution. In an order dated 1 October, Judge Sara Hill called the system a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance. Jason Koebler of 404 Media first reported the ruling. It is a tool that collects [] This story continues at The Next Web
Security teams are starting to treat AI like staff, and that means managing it
Ask anyone who has worked in a security operations center what the job actually involves, and youll hear a lot about alerts. Thousands of them, most of which turn out to be nothing. For the past decade, AIs role has been to help with that pile: spot something odd, flag it, and leave the decision [] This story continues at The Next Web
Collibra has acquired trail ML, a Munich startup whose agents work out which AI rules apply to a system, check whether its controls work, and block agent actions that break policy, with no price disclosed. The market exists because of the EU AI Act, whose enforcement powers arrived on 2 August and whose frontier model [] This story continues at The Next Web
Dutch eyewear chain Hans Anders stops selling Meta
Hans Anders, one of the largest Dutch eyewear chains, has stopped selling Metas Ray-Ban smart glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium. The chain told Reuters on Friday that privacy concerns were behind the move. Dutch online retailer Wehkamp has also paused sales, Business Insider reported. This decision follows the ongoing public and political debate surrounding [] This story continues at The Next Web
Apple adds new Full Disk Access controls on Macs because of AI agents
Apple will add new controls to Full Disk Access on the Mac. Users will only be able to give an app that level of access with very explicit user action. The company announced the change on its developer news site on Friday and said AI agents were the reason. As AI agents become increasingly capable [] This story continues at The Next Web
Aurionpro bags 150-crore data centre order
Aurionpro will deploy skid-based modular systems or pre-assembled infrastructure units as part of its backward-integration strategy
PwC and Cohere form an enterprise AI alliance, launching first in Canada
PwC and Cohere have announced a global alliance to sell secure enterprise AI, beginning in Canada, with no client, value or timeline disclosed. Cohere markets itself as a sovereign AI company while completing a merger with Germanys Aleph Alpha in which Cohere shareholders take roughly 90%, as Europe drafts rules defining the highest tier of [] This story continues at The Next Web
Businesses currently juggle multiple vendors with limited visibility into whether messages actually reach customers, while automated bots inflate bills through international OTP pumping
Atom-thin material could overcome key transistor bottleneck for next-generation computer chips
If computer chips could be built from semiconductors just one atom thick, they could pack far more transistors into a smaller space while using less power. So far, however, the technology has been held back by the weakness of
Google says some Android apps need developer tuning on Intel Googlebooks
Google has said a small number of complex Android apps and games need developer tuning to run properly on the Intel versions of its new Googlebook laptops, which reached Britain, Ireland, France and Germany today. Three of the five models use Intel chips and run Android through a translation layer, while the Dell and HP [] This story continues at The Next Web
Cognizant launches new business unit for AI transformation of emerging enterprises
Cognizant Activate to launch with an initial focus on financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and retail/CPG sectors, where Cognizant has deep domain expertise
Cloud computing system design plays crucial role in ability to withstand cyber attacks
The way cloud computing systems are designed and built is just as important in defending against cyberattacks as the security measures and safeguards companies put in place, researchers said in a new study.
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OpenAI is putting ads inside ChatGPT
OpenAI is testing a visual ad format during image generation in ChatGPT, placed by guardrails that assess whether a conversation is emotionally vulnerable or sensitive before an ad appears. Ads already run in 31 European countries, and ChatGPTs designation as a very large online search engine means it must publish a public ad repository by [] This story continues at The Next Web
Ramco Systems to partner with South Africas Altron to sell payroll software to West Asia customers
The partnership will be executed through the companies wholly-owned arms -- Ramco Systems FZ-LLC, Altron Middle East Technologies LLC and Altron Alarabia Company Ltd
