Meta Child Safety Ruling Could Cost It Nearly $1B
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay another $567 million and make teen-safety changes to Facebook and Instagram.
Month: August 2026
OpenAI Device Leak Sharpens The Apple Hardware Fight
OpenAI's first consumer device is reportedly a puck-sized AI speaker with moving parts, cameras and a $300-plus price.
Malachyte Raises $10M To Bring Spotify-Style AI To E-Commerce
Malachyte has raised $10 million to bring real-time, intent-aware AI recommendations to e-commerce stores.
Cloud9 Buys Chpter As African Business Banking Consolidates
Kenyan fintech Cloud9 has acquired Chpter in an all-stock deal, adding social commerce and AI sales tools to its business ...
Meta AI Model Hacked A Company During Cyber Test
Meta says one of its AI models breached another company during cybersecurity testing after a sandbox misconfiguration gave it internet ...
Apple Private Relay IP Leak Shows Privacy Tools Have Limits
Researchers say Apple iCloud Private Relay can be bypassed in some cases, exposing users real IP addresses through WebKit behaviour.
Jeff Dean Leaves Google As AI Talent Race Gets Personal
Jeff Dean and other senior Google AI researchers are leaving to start Discovery Loop, a public benefit company focused on ...
Meta Muse Code Brings Zuckerberg Into The Coding Agent Race
Meta has launched Muse Code, a beta coding agent for large software repositories, putting it up against OpenAI Codex and ...
Moove Raises $250M To Become Robotaxi Infrastructure Player
Moove has raised $250 million at a $2.1 billion valuation as the Africa-born company moves deeper into robotaxi fleet operations.
Smart Africa And FAO Push AI From Farm Pilots To Deployment
Smart Africa and FAO have launched the third Innovate Africa Challenge to deploy proven AI tools for climate-smart agriculture.