Chinese electric vehicles face 125% cumulative tariffs, a proposed Senate ban, and fierce opposition from lawmakers and the US auto industry. But there is a growing possibility that Chinese EVs will be sold in the US within the next few years. The routes in are multiplying: through Canada, Mexico, and partnerships with the very automakers […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Snap is cutting roughly 1,000 jobs, or 16% of its full-time workforce, as CEO Evan Spiegel cites AI-driven efficiency gains and pursues more than $500 million in annualised cost savings. The layoffs follow a public campaign by activist investor Irenic Capital Management, which had explicitly recommended eliminating about 1,000 roles. SNAP shares jumped roughly 8% […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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In a February ruling described as the first of its kind in the US, Judge Jed Rakoff found that Bradley Heppner’s conversations with Anthropic’s Claude about his legal exposure stripped away both attorney-client privilege and work-product protection, because an AI is not a lawyer and public AI platforms have no confidentiality obligation. More than a […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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HBO Max has launched in India through an exclusive partnership with JioHotstar, the streaming platform born from Reliance Industries’ $8.5 billion merger with Walt Disney’s Indian operations. The deal brings a dedicated HBO Max-branded hub to JioHotstar’s 100 million-plus paid subscribers, available as an add-on starting at ₹49 per month, roughly 50 US cents, making […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Stendr, a Norwegian counter-drone startup led by Aleksander Leonard Larsen, who co-founded blockchain gaming unicorn Sky Mavis, has raised a $5.4M oversubscribed pre-seed from RainFall, ACME, SkyFall, and a consortium of European defence and tech investors. Stendr, a Norwegian defence technology startup developing AI-driven systems to detect and track drones, has raised $5.4 million in […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Adobe launched the Firefly AI Assistant, a conversational agent that orchestrates tasks across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, Express, and Frame.io using natural language. Previously codenamed Project Moonlight, it enters public beta in coming weeks, integrates with third-party models including Anthropic’s Claude, and maintains context across sessions. Adobe also announced Firefly Image Model 5, Custom Models, […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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An attacker bought 30+ WordPress plugins (Essential Plugin portfolio) on Flippa for six figures, planted a PHP deserialization backdoor in August 2025, then activated it eight months later to serve cloaked SEO spam exclusively to Googlebot. WordPress.org closed 31 plugins on 7 April 2026. The same week, Smart Slider 3 Pro (800,000+ installations) was separately […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and digital chief Virkkunen, the open-source app uses zero-knowledge proof technology to let users confirm their age without exposing personal data to platforms. It enters a pilot phase with member states. No EU-wide binding minimum age exists yet. The European Commission has declared its age verification app […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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SaaStock founder Alexander Theuma is retiring Europe’s biggest B2B SaaS conference after a decade and replacing it with Shift AI. The Austin event on 15-16 April is the last SaaStock; the first Shift Europe runs in Barcelona on 13-14 October 2026. Theuma cited $2 trillion in SaaS market cap erased in Q1 2026 and the […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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A report analysing capital spending plans from 51 investor-owned utilities finds the $1.4 trillion figure is double what was invested in the prior decade. More than 30 utilities cited data centres as a top growth driver. Average residential electricity prices are already projected to rise 5.1% this year. US investor-owned utility companies are planning to […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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The extension to Wayve’s $1.2B Series D gives the London startup coverage across virtually every compute architecture in automotive use today, from chips already in millions of vehicles to the platforms powering the next generation. Robotaxi pilots with Uber are planned for London and Tokyo. Wayve, the London-based autonomous driving software company, has raised a […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Half of enterprise software projects miss their deadlines. One in six exceeds budgets by more than 200%. The New York startup says the problem is not the software itself but the fragmented, knowledge-scattered process of implementing it, and it has Sequoia, Microsoft, HubSpot, and Workday convinced it can fix that. Auctor, a New York-based startup […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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The Kardia 12L, which uses five electrodes and a single cable to replace bulky 10-lead ECG carts, has received CE Mark. It launches first in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK, with its AI system detecting 35 cardiac conditions including acute myocardial infarction. AliveCor, the US medtech company specialising in AI-powered cardiac diagnostics, has […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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The Rennes-based INRAE spin-off uses blends of volatile organic compounds to repel or attract pest insects without harming pollinators, soil, or human health. Its first product, for sugar beet aphids, received French regulatory authorisation in March 2026 and is distributed by Syngenta. Agriodor, a French deeptech startup specialising in olfactory biocontrol, has raised €15 million […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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The expanded partnership covers several generations of Meta’s custom MTIA processors, starts with over a gigawatt of computing capacity, and is described as the ‘first phase of a sustained, multi-gigawatt rollout.’ The new chips will be the first custom AI silicon to use a 2-nanometer process. Meta has expanded its partnership with chip designer Broadcom […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Jane Street and Situational Awareness are in discussions to co-lead the round, Bloomberg reports. The Oxford-founded neocloud, which relocated from the UK to the US after landing a $50 billion data centre partnership with Anthropic, has grown its revenue from $1.8M in 2022 to $66.2M in 2024. FluidStack, the AI data centre startup that builds […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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On the afternoon of 27 February 2026, Pete Hegseth picked up his phone and posted to X. The US Secretary of Defense had just designated Anthropic, a San Francisco AI company, a “supply chain risk to national security.” The label, under 10 USC 3252, had previously been applied to Huawei and ZTE, Chinese firms accused […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Science Corporation, the BCI company founded by ex-Neuralink president Max Hodak, is preparing to place a pea-sized, 520-electrode sensor on a human brain’s surface during already-scheduled surgery. Yale neurosurgery chair Murat Günel will lead the programme; trials could begin in 2027. The company also has PRIMA, a retinal implant that restored vision in 38 patients […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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YouTube will now automatically hold back advertisements during livestreams when its systems detect that chat engagement has peaked, a change that prioritises collective viewer experience over ad impressions in real time. The platform announced the feature on Monday alongside a suite of updates to its live-streaming tools, including personal ad-free windows for viewers who purchase […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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In short: AppDirect has acquired Toronto-based PartnerStack, the partner relationship management platform with 138,000+ B2B partners and ~50% market share in the PRM category. Terms were not disclosed. The deal is AppDirect’s sixth acquisition in 12 months, following Tackle.io (cloud go-to-market, $20B+ in hyperscaler transactions), vCom Solutions ($100M+, network/mobility), and DNE Resources (energy). AppDirect has […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Hexagon AB, the Swedish industrial technology group ($29B market cap, €5.4B revenue), is acquiring Waygate Technologies from Baker Hughes for $1.45 billion in cash. Waygate is the world’s leading non-destructive testing (NDT) company, with ~$630M in revenue, ~1,500 employees across 25 locations, and technology spanning CT scanning, radiography, ultrasonics, and remote visual inspection for aerospace, […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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