Blockchain technology is everywhere these days. It’s no longer a niche tool used by the tech-savvy; now it’s being adopted by businesses far and wide to engage customers and reward repeat loyalty. Unlike traditional points programs, blockchain reward systems use […]

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Cancer researchers have spent years pursuing a simple goal: extracting cleaner genetic material from blood samples to detect disease earlier and study tumors with greater precision. A young biotech startup from Scotland says it may have found a way to […]

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A legal battle is unfolding between one of the world’s leading AI startups and the U.S. government. Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the company was blacklisted and labeled a threat to U.S. national security, a designation […]

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Microsoft is widening the circle of AI models inside its flagship productivity tools. The company said Monday that its Copilot service will begin using technology from Anthropic, bringing the startup’s Claude models into Microsoft’s enterprise software stack. The move signals […]

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From OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 breakthrough to Pentagon AI tensions and a $25B revenue milestone, here are the developments shaping the global AI race. Happy weekend! Welcome to This Week in AI, your weekly briefing on the biggest developments shaping artificial intelligence. […]

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Smart devices have become a regular part of life in many U.S. homes, from smart speakers and thermostats to automated floor cleaners. As newer cleaning robots increasingly rely on built-in cameras to navigate more efficiently, questions about privacy and data […]

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Icon, the AI advertising startup that spent $12 million to acquire the premium domain Icon.com, appears to have quietly shut down, leaving behind a trail of user complaints, a locked website, and a cautionary story about the limits of AI […]

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Anthropic is back at the negotiating table with the U.S. Department of Defense, scrambling to salvage a relationship that only days ago looked finished. The talks restarted after a dramatic breakdown last week that triggered a chain reaction across Washington […]

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NVIDIA’s relationship with OpenAI has been one of the defining partnerships of the AI boom. Billions of dollars have flowed into building the computing backbone that powers large language models. Now, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the chipmaker may already […]

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Walmart-backed fintech startup PhonePe is preparing for a public debut that could rank among the largest listings in India’s fintech sector. The digital payments giant is targeting an IPO valuation between $9 billion and $10.5 billion, according to two people […]

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Apple just took a sharp turn in its laptop strategy. The company on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a new entry-level laptop starting at $599, marking one of the lowest price points Apple has ever offered for a Mac. The […]

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