Figma acquires AI coding startup Bud

Figma, the cloud-based design and collaboration platform, has acquired the team behind AI-powered coding platform Bud, formerly known as Orchids.
9 July 2026

Vivo launches Y500 in Bangladesh

Vivo has officially launched the Y500 smartphone in Bangladesh.
9 July 2026

How to stop Google from using your photos to train AI

Google now defaults to training its AI on your Lens images and voice data. Here is how to change your privacy settings and opt out.
8 July 2026

Perplexity to use Nvidia's CPU for agent workloads

Perplexity AI, the startup behind the AI search engine Perplexity, is adopting Nvidia's new Vera central processing unit (CPU), with an executive describing it as a "dead-on fit" for the AI startup's core workloads, Reuters recently reported.
8 July 2026

Breaking into consulting in the West

Firms bring in valuable research portals, frameworks, and toolkits, but their real edge lies in adapting these to the internal reality of an organisation, fitting the client company’s culture, leadership dynamics, and operating model.
8 July 2026

Meta launches Muse Image, new AI image model

Meta has introduced Muse Image, a new artificial intelligence model that generates and edits images from text prompts, the company recently announced.
8 July 2026

DeepSeek to develop its own AI chip: report

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is developing its own artificial intelligence chip, a move that could lessen its dependence on Nvidia and Huawei hardware, according to three people familiar with the matter cited in a recent Reuters report.
7 July 2026

Anthropic’s Mythos used to scan US government code: report

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is using Anthropic's powerful Mythos artificial intelligence model to scan government software for hidden weaknesses, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as per a recent report.
7 July 2026

Australia’s under-16 social media ban fails first age check hurdle, study finds

A team of software testers found that Australian social media platforms did not request age proof for any of 50 accounts that declared themselves to be 16, a result that leaves the country’s world-first under-16 ban “ineffective” at the most basic screening stage, according to a study seen by Reuters.
7 July 2026

Microsoft announces 4,800 job cuts as it revamps Xbox

The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox's history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year
6 July 2026

Even Realities raises $150m to expand privacy-first smart glasses business

Even Realities, a Shenzhen-based smart glasses startup, has raised $150 million in a pre-Series B funding round led by Meituan, with participation from existing investor Tencent, valuing the company at $1 billion and making it a unicorn. 
6 July 2026

Uber slows European expansion after early 2026 launches: report

Uber has paused plans to expand into five European markets, only months after outlining an ambitious strategy to launch its services in seven new countries during 2026, according to a recent report by the Financial Times.
6 July 2026

Insert disc to continue? Not anymore

Bye-bye, shiny plastic. Sony’s killing discs by 2028, officially turning gamers from proud collectors into temporary digital tenants.
6 July 2026

AI agents use 136x more power than chatbots, study finds

A KAIST study reveals AI agents use up to 136.5x more power than chatbots, averaging 348.41 Wh per request and threatening global grids.
6 July 2026

Meta claims its next AI model matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5: report

Meta's next artificial intelligence model has reached performance levels matching OpenAI's GPT-5.5, according to internal remarks by Alexandr Wang, the company's superintelligence chief, as per a recent report by Business Insider.
6 July 2026

Alibaba bans Claude Code amid Anthropic feud: report

Alibaba has instructed employees to stop using Anthropic’s Claude Code at work, according to a person familiar with the matter, as per a recent report by Reuters.
5 July 2026

US World Cup victory could put a football on the Moon

The administrator of NASA has said the agency could send an official football and a signed United States men's national team jersey to the Moon if the US wins the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
5 July 2026

NASA launches rescue mission to save ageing Swift space telescope

A spacecraft launched by NASA is attempting to rescue an ageing space observatory whose orbit has been lowered by solar activity, putting it at risk of re-entering Earth's atmosphere as early as this year.
5 July 2026

ChatGPT among most imitated brands in AI-related cyberattacks

Cybercriminals are increasingly using the popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to distribute malicious software, with a sharp increase in AI-themed malware campaigns targeting businesses in early 2026.
5 July 2026

AI agent progress has lagged, Zuckerberg says to employees

Mark Zuckerberg has told Meta employees that the company's push into AI agents has not accelerated as quickly as expected, according to a recording of an internal town hall heard by Reuters.
5 July 2026
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