Akhil Ponnada

Akhil Ponnada is the founder and editor of FrontWord. He covers artificial intelligence, chips and infrastructure, consumer technology, cybersecurity and the business of tech.
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Microdrama platform EloElo raises $80m led by Hornbill Capital and NBCUniversal

EloElo Group has raised $80 million in Series C funding…

Station F Future 40 unveiled as campus startups raise €2bn

Paris startup campus Station F has named its 2026 Future…

Xbox Nano Controller Hides Direct Wi-Fi Cloud Gaming Feature

Microsoft has released the $50 Xbox Nano controller while testing…

Netflix AI Discover Tab Tests Mood-Based Recommendations

Netflix has started testing an interactive AI Discover tab on…

Tesla Full Self-Driving speed margin cut to 10% in Europe

European regulators have capped Tesla's driver assistance speed margin at…

iOS 27.3 Beta Adds Siri AI Actions, Safari Tabs and Health App

Apple has released the first iOS 27.3 beta to developers,…

Google Search in schools will be disabled if districts reject AI

Google will disable Search for school districts that refuse its…

Binance crypto heist used fake job interviews and compromised AI tool

Binance revealed that hackers behind the record $6.3bn crypto theft…

RedMagic 12 Pro launches with liquid cooling and 8,400mAh battery

RedMagic has launched the 12 Pro gaming flagship, featuring Qualcomm's…

Home battery storage planned by Octopus Energy, CATL and Ampace

Octopus Energy has signed an agreement with CATL and Ampace…

HBM memory smuggling evades US controls to supply China

Smugglers are pairing high-bandwidth memory with low-grade server processors to…

Pando Git backend cuts OpenAI push latency by 80 per cent

OpenAI built a custom Git backend in Rust to manage…