Artificial Intelligence
Wispr’s $280M Raise Turns Voice AI Into The Next Productivity Interface
Wispr has raised $280 million at a $2 billion valuation as it expands from AI dictation into meetings and workflow tools.
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Business
Uber And Zipline Want Drone Delivery Inside Uber Eats By Year-End
Uber is investing in Zipline and plans to bring drone delivery into Uber Eats, targeting one million daily drone deliveries by 2029.
Crypto
Crypto Wallet Shipping Breaches Turn Privacy Into A Physical Safety Issue
Shipping partner breaches at hardware wallet companies have exposed customer data, raising phishing and physical security risks for crypto owners.
African
South Sudan’s Push For Digital Payments Now Needs A Strong Legal Backbone
South Sudan's central bank is pushing the Draft National Payment System Bill as the country tries to reduce cash dependence.
African
Microsoft And ILO Take Digital Skills Training To Kenya’s Refugee Youth
Microsoft, ILO and partners are backing a 25-week digital skills programme for refugee and host community youth in Kenya.
African
Hubtel And MoMo Fintech Lab Back Ghana’s Next Fintech Builders
Hubtel is partnering with MoMo Fintech Lab to support Ghanaian fintech founders through hackathons, mentorship and incubation.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI’s Preparedness Team Shake-Up Puts Safety Back In The IPO Debate
OpenAI has reportedly disbanded its preparedness team as safety duties move into other specialist groups.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft’s AI Buildout Runs Into The Hard Math Of Chips And Power
A Guardian investigation questions whether Microsoft's installed AI chip capacity matches its huge infrastructure promises.
Artificial Intelligence
Grok Lawsuit Puts xAI’s Child-Safety Controls Under New Pressure
A new plaintiff has joined legal action alleging Grok was used to generate abusive AI images from childhood photos.
Artificial Intelligence
DeepSeek API Price Hike Starts Today
DeepSeek has introduced new peak pricing for V4-Pro, making its low-cost Chinese AI story more complicated.
Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Wants Allies To Pick A Side In The AI Race With China
Washington is reportedly preparing to warn partner countries against joining China's rival AI governance framework.
Artificial Intelligence
DeepSeek’s Off-Peak Pricing Could Make AI Workloads Run Like Electricity
DeepSeek's peak and off-peak API pricing suggests AI workloads may increasingly be scheduled around compute demand.
Business
Microsoft’s China Retreat Redraws Big Tech’s AI Map
Microsoft has reportedly shut China offices and weighed an exit, but AI and cloud demand keep the company from fully leaving.
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Explains Claude Watermarks And What They Do Not Prove
Anthropic says Claude text watermarks will not identify users, add hidden characters or prove human authorship.
Acquisition
SpaceX’s Cursor Deal Shows Elon Musk Is Building The Full AI Stack
Cursor says it is now officially part of SpaceX, giving the AI coding platform deeper access to compute and model training resources.
Business
Waymo Gets California Approval For Sacramento And San Diego Robotaxis
Waymo has received CPUC approval to expand autonomous ride-hailing service across more of California, including Sacramento and San Diego.
Apps
Judge Orders Google To Make Rival Android App Stores Easier To Install
A U.S. judge has ordered Google to remove friction around rival Android app stores after complaints from Epic Games.
Business
California Opens Highways To Self-Driving Truck Tests
Aurora and Kodiak have received California permits to test autonomous trucks on public roads with safety drivers behind the wheel.