AI agents don’t log in like people. That problem just sold for $1bn.
AI agents don’t log in like people. That problem just sold for $1bn.

Every AI agent a company switches on needs an identity to log in and reach data. Enterprises now run millions of them, with almost no way to keep track. That gap just sold for $1bn. The data-security firm Cyera has agreed to buy Oasis Security for arou…

BuzzFeed bet on AI to save it. It just cut another third of its staff.
BuzzFeed bet on AI to save it. It just cut another third of its staff.

BuzzFeed bet on AI to rescue itself. This week it laid off another third of its staff. The bet, it turns out, was never the thing that could save it. The company cut about 180 jobs on Monday, roughly a third of its remaining workforce, the New York Tim…

Anthropic is alone in every AI policy fight. It’s winning anyway.
Anthropic is alone in every AI policy fight. It’s winning anyway.

Six months ago, Anthropic was the darling of America’s AI boom. It led on the models and was loudest on the ethics. This summer, it finds itself alone. The Claude maker is now the odd one out in nearly every big AI policy fight, Axios reported. It is t…

Shein’s app runs on the tricks the FTC calls ‘dark patterns.’ Now the FTC is investigating.
Shein’s app runs on the tricks the FTC calls ‘dark patterns.’ Now the FTC is investigating.

Shein wanted its Hong Kong listing to be about growth. Instead, the filing meant to sell that story revealed a US regulator is investigating the company, and Shein will not say why. The disclosure sits in the draft prospectus for Shein’s planned IPO, R…

The AI boom needs power and rockets. Trump just exempted both from environmental law.
The AI boom needs power and rockets. Trump just exempted both from environmental law.

The Trump administration spent Tuesday clearing environmental law out of the way of the tech boom. It did so twice, on two fronts, with the same justification. The first move exempts data centres from the rules meant to stop acid rain. The second frees…

Ranking Every ‘Spider-Man’ Movie By Rotten Tomatoes Score After ‘Brand New Day’

How does Spider-Man: Brand New Day stack up against all other Spider-Man movies on Rotten Tomatoes? Now we know.

Apple hit $5tn by refusing to play the AI game everyone else is losing
Apple hit $5tn by refusing to play the AI game everyone else is losing

Apple has become the second company in history worth $5tn. It got there by being the one big-tech giant that refused to bet its balance sheet on AI. The iPhone maker briefly touched a $5.04tn market value on Tuesday. Shares hit a session high of $342.8…

The Startup Using AI To Make Hearing Aids Better

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Fortell’s efforts to make a better hearing aid, Abby Care’s business getting payment for caregivers, J&J’s $5.5 billion talc settlement, Scribe Therapeutics’ IPO, and more.

‘Fable’ May Be The Last Straw For Day One On Xbox Game Pass

Fable is Microsoft’s biggest release in years, but will strain the concept of “day one on Xbox Game Pass,” a strategy that is flagging in time.

AI Studios Rewrite Ownership Rules For Films, Pipelines And Audiences

AI studios are reshaping who owns films, production systems and audience value, giving creators new leverage over Hollywood’s traditional terms.