AI teddy bear gave unprompted suicide response, BBC finds
A BBC investigation found an AI teddy bear marketed for three-year-olds gave an unprompted crisis response about suicide, prompting calls for sales bans.
OpenAI funding round secures $11bn at $1.25tn valuation
OpenAI has closed an initial $11 billion tranche of new…
Chainalysis data breach exposes password hashes and tokens for all users
Chainalysis has confirmed that a cyber attack exposed password hashes…
Android XR smart glasses set for December launch ahead of pre-orders
Google partners Gentle Monster and Warby Parker will open pre-orders…
Letterboxd acquisition: New York Times in $330m talks
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European Chip Design Backed by €525m EU Initiative
The European Commission has launched a €525 million platform to…
Vera Rubin specifications cut as Nvidia starts shipping hardware
Nvidia has quietly reduced published memory and interconnect bandwidth targets…
Home battery storage planned by Octopus Energy, CATL and Ampace
Octopus Energy has signed an agreement with CATL and Ampace…
AI Race
Anthropic capability growth doubles in a year, says METR
Independent safety group METR found that Anthropic improved its AI…
Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Adds 15-Second Video and 30% Price Cut
Google has made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available, extending…
Claude Personal Finance links Anthropic chatbot to bank accounts
Anthropic has rolled out a Personal Finance tool in Claude,…
Market Mover
Agility Robotics Nasdaq debut raises $465m as trading starts
Agility Robotics has started trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange,…
Starlink Mobile 5G network to use Qualcomm gear across US
SpaceX has agreed a multi-year deal with Qualcomm to supply…
Evertrue Capital closes €15m debut fund for European AI and fintech
Evertrue Capital has closed a €15 million debut fund to…
EV Movement
Tesla Full Self-Driving speed margin cut to 10% in Europe
European regulators have capped Tesla's driver assistance speed margin at…
Rivian R2 sales lead volume as revenue climbs 38% to $2.15bn
Rivian's new R2 SUV became its best-selling model by volume…
Toyota bZ4X robotaxi fleet to launch in Japan with Waymo
Toyota will assemble custom, factory-integrated bZ4X electric robotaxis for Waymo…
Gadgets
Aina smart ring launches with screen to manage autonomous AI agents
Aina has launched a titanium smart ring with an OLED…
Sony MDR-3R revives 1979 Walkman design with USB-C for £49 ($60)
Sony has launched the MDR-3R, a £49 ($60) pair of…
Instagram Edits for Mac Launches with AI Agent Support
Instagram has released a dedicated Mac version of its Edits…
Cybersecurity
OpenSSH authentication bypass exposes Alpine Linux servers
A vulnerability in OpenSSH and musl libc allows attackers to…
GhostMap Android vulnerability causes persistent boot loops
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Android allows zero-permission applications to…
Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities: OpenAI Pipeline Exploits 948 Flaws
OpenAI reported that an automated research pipeline identified and exploited…
Policy
California social media law challenged by Meta, Google and TikTok
Meta, Google and TikTok have filed lawsuits against California over…
OpenAI data centres to pay power costs and drop NDAs under compact
OpenAI has published a Community Compact committing future company-owned campuses…
Live facial recognition: UK prepares new laws and border rollout
The UK government is preparing legislation to govern live facial…
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SoundCloud ElevenLabs partnership enables direct AI track uploads
SoundCloud and ElevenLabs have launched a direct publishing integration that allows creators to send AI-generated songs straight to the streaming…
Motorola Signature 27 unveiled at £1,300 with 7,000mAh battery
Motorola has unveiled the Signature 27, a £1,299.99 flagship smartphone featuring a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, a 12,000-nit screen, and GrapheneOS…
ChatGPT Images 2.6 launches with animated GIFs and faster API
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Images 2.6, adding animated GIF creation,…
mSecure Data Breach Prompts Customer Password Reset Warnings
Password manager developer mSeven Software has urged customers to rotate…
Apple Audio Intelligence Enters Developer Testing on Apple Watch
Apple has released developer betas of watchOS 27.3 and iOS…
Google Dreambeans app launches in India across 14 languages
Google has expanded its experimental Dreambeans app to India, generating…
OpenAI bug bounty payouts raised to $172,000 in security revamp
OpenAI has increased maximum bug bounty payouts to $172,000 and…
OLED iPad mini reviews praise A20 Pro speed but question price
First reviews of Apple's eighth-generation iPad mini highlight the jump…
AI Site Reliability Startup Traversal Raises $120m at $1bn Valuation
New York startup Traversal has raised $120 million at a…
Microdrama platform EloElo raises $80m led by Hornbill Capital and NBCUniversal
EloElo Group has raised $80 million in Series C funding…