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Oriole Networks, a UCL spinout, has raised £10mn in seed funding to build AI “super brains” that promise to accelerate the training of Large Language Models (LLMs). Founded in 2023 by UCL scientists, the startup has developed a new method that harnesses the power of light to connect thousands of AI chips. This results in a network of chips, where the power of each individual GPU is combined to form a “super brain.” According to James Regan, CEO at Oriole Networks, this “enables the direct connection of a
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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In a social media post this week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated that Apple is planning to release new AirPods with cameras "for Siri." Last month, Gurman said these AirPods will likely be priced above the current AirPods Pro 3, which Apple sells for $249. As a result, he said Apple is likely considering using "AirPods Ultra" branding for the camera-equipped AirPods. "AirPods Ultra" would not have typical cameras for capturing... Read more ›
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India's IT Ministry has issued a stern warning to VPN providers: block access to banned betting platforms like Polymarket, or risk losing crucial legal protections. Read more ›
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SanDisk Extreme portable SSD range is now on sale in capacities from 1TB to 8TB at prices too good to ignore. Read more ›
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Autonomous vehicles roving California's roads will no longer be immune to traffic tickets starting on July 1st. New regulations announced by the California DMV this week allow law enforcement to give AV manufacturers a "notice of AV noncompliance" when one of their cars commits a traffic violation, like running a red light or failing to […] Read more ›
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Schlieren-based ALP Bio AG today announced it has raised €1.9 million in pre-Seed financing to accelerate their platform which combines human immune organoid biology with generative AI to help antibody developers identify, understand, and reduce immunogenicity risk earlier in drug development. The round was led by Munich-based VC 42CAP, with participation from Venture Kick and ... Read more ›
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A Falcon 9 upper stage has been stuck in a highly elliptical Earth orbit for over a year—and now it's on a collision course with the Moon. Read more ›
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Bad weather has caused a shipwreck to shift from its original position on the seafloor, severing a crucial undersea link between Dongyin and Beigan islands. These two islands are strategically located near the Chinese coast and the northern mouth of the Taiwan Strait and reportedly have a heavy military presence of Taiwanese troops. Read more ›
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Samsung's Android Galaxy Books would run on Android 17-based One UI 9, likely built on Google's upcoming Aluminium OS. Read more ›
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Samsung Electronics just posted its financial report for the first quarter of this year. The head of the mobile division (MX), TM Roh, is worried that said division might experience its first-ever annual loss. We’ll see what the rest of the year holds, but for Q1 at least Galaxy phones remained in the black. Samsung MX and the Network Businesses division brought in KRW 38.1 trillion in consolidated revenue and... Read more ›
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Remember a couple of weeks ago when the internet got unusually annoyed (or maybe not that unusually) about the design of 007: First Light's limited edition DualSense PS5 controller? Read more Read more ›
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This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. When Mark Drummond was working on the Vision Pro at Apple, he had a bit of an epiphany that didn't really fit Cupertino's preferred narrative. Drummond was managing the Character […] Read more ›
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As tantalizing as the challenge of some projects can be, there are some jobs better left up to more than one person. Do not attempt these projects by yourself. Read more ›
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Apple remains the top manufacturer of satellite-capable smartphones globally, with such devices projected to reach 46% of all smartphone shipments by 2030, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research. The firm's Smartphone Satellite Connection Report finds that Apple kickstarted the satellite phone trend when it partnered with Globalstar to bring Emergency SOS via satellite to the iPhone 14 in 2022 and has maintained a clear lead since. Samsung leads... Read more ›
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Zach Cregger's take on the video game source material hits theaters on September 18. Read more ›
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Most revenue teams make contact with fewer than one in ten inbound leads before the opportunity goes cold - a gap that email drips and manual calling have consistently failed to close. A NYC startup thinks the fix isn't more reps or more tools, but a different layer of infrastructure: AI agents embedded directly inside CRM workflows that call, text, and email the moment a lead raises their hand. The... Read more ›
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Spring is when routines shift. Days get longer, weekends stretch out, and stepping out becomes more frequent – whether it’s a quick café session, a city walk, or a short getaway. Along with that shift comes a familiar friction point: keeping your devices powered without carrying bulky gear. This season’s deals are leaning toward compact, […] Read more ›
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The incident shows that as more real-world outcomes become tradable, the real bottleneck is not trading itself, but the integrity and certification of the data used for settlement, argues Hallali. Read more ›
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YouTube's picture-in-picture feature has been around for some time now, but until recently, it wasn't available to non-Premium users outside the US. You'd have to be either a Premium subscriber or be based in the US. Starting this week, YouTube is opening up the feature to non-Premium users globally, but with a small caveat. Non-paying Android and iOS users will be able to play long-form, non-music content in PiP mode.... Read more ›
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The European Commission is preparing to tell Google exactly how it must open Android to rival AI assistants, escalating a regulatory confrontation that will determine whether artificial intelligence becomes the next great platform lock-in or the first to be broken before it sets. EU watchdogs are poised to lay out what Alphabet must do to […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Summary: Genetic, medical, and lifestyle data from all 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers was listed for sale on Alibaba after three Chinese research institutions with legitimate access violated their data-sharing agreements. The data was de-identified but includes genome sequences, hospital diagnoses, and biological measures that experts say can be re-identified. Alibaba removed the listings before any […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Kostiantyn Gitko built his career in a very different environment. Before starting his own company, he worked inside large systems where reliability was expected every day. That experience still shapes how he approaches business. He began as a software engineer and gradually moved into leadership roles, managing infrastructure, teams, and operations. Today, he leads Devox […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Claim Clarity suggests that workers’ compensation represents a significant yet often less visible segment of the broader healthcare ecosystem. Founder and CEO Jamie LaPaglia says, “Its scale and impact continue to expand, but it’s sometimes approached as an extension of general healthcare, even though its regulatory and operational dynamics are different.” Within this context, the […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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The model, codenamed “Spud,” is designed to complete complex multi-step tasks with minimal human direction. It sets new benchmarks in agentic coding, computer use, and knowledge work, while matching GPT-5.4’s per-token latency. API access is delayed pending additional safety work. For months, the AI industry’s open secret has been that Anthropic’s Claude is winning the […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Summary: Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement to approximately 7% of its US workforce (~8,750 of 125,000 employees) in the first such programme in its 51-year history, using a “Rule of 70” formula (age + years of service). The offer, disclosed by CPO Amy Coleman, targets senior director level and below, with details arriving 7 May […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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The oversubscribed financing, led by Triatomic Capital, caps a restructuring that addressed $18.7 million in debt, converted $10 million of that to equity, and preserved 60-plus patents. The company had been days away from liquidation in late 2024. Zapata Quantum announced on 23 April 2026 that it has completed an oversubscribed $15 million financing led […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Summary: The White House OSTP released a policy memo accusing China of “industrial-scale” distillation of US AI models, committing to share intelligence with US AI companies and explore accountability measures. OpenAI accused DeepSeek of distilling its models in February; Anthropic named DeepSeek, MiniMax, and Moonshot AI as having created 24,000 fraudulent accounts generating 16+ million […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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The McLean, Virginia startup’s Caspian platform sits as a command layer above existing security stacks, deploying pre-trained AI agents into air-gapped and compliance-restricted environments. One of its co-founders is Nick Pompeo, son of former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Rilian, a McLean, Virginia-based startup building agentic AI systems integration for defence and national security […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Summary: SoftBank is seeking a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI shares at SOFR + 425 basis points (~7.88%), a two-year term with one-year extension. The loan sits atop a $40 billion bridge loan from March and brings SoftBank’s total OpenAI commitment to ~$64.6 billion for a ~13% stake. At OpenAI’s $852 billion […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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