OpenAI signed a deal with Malta to provide ChatGPT Plus for one year to all residents who complete a free AI literacy course developed by a university.

The ROG Xreal R1 packs dual Sony micro-OLED displays, a 171-inch virtual screen, and Bose audio into 91 grams. Pre-orders are live on Best Buy.

A 23-year-old in Taiwan exploited TETRA radio flaws unchanged since 2007 to trigger emergency braking on four trains. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

A global survey of 625 leaders reveals a gulf between CEO caution and board urgency on AI. Three-quarters of board members rate their AI knowledge highly; nearly 40% of CEOs disagree.

The Rivian founder now runs three companies, Rivian, Also, and Mind Robotics, with a combined fundraising total that rivals entire VC markets.

Three of four defendants settled with a Kentucky school district ahead of a bellwether trial. Meta now faces 1,200+ similar suits on its own.

ChatGPT Pro users can now connect bank accounts via Plaid for personalised finance advice, one month after OpenAI acquired fintech startup Hiro.

The troubled EV maker says $70M in convertible notes will fund its AI robotics strategy. Its stock trades below $1 and Nasdaq has warned of delisting.

The Turing Award winner launched nonprofit LawZero with $30M to build safe-by-design AI. He says the industry's race toward agentic systems is turning theoretical risks into practical ones.

A Hokkaido company can't build its animatronic wolf fast enough as Japan faces record bear attacks and a shrinking rural population.

Multiverse raised $70m at a $2.1bn valuation in a Schroders Capital-led round, citing 50% YoY revenue growth, its January StackFuel acquisition and an ambition to become Europe's AI adoption platform.

STT Global Data Centres India is preparing a Mumbai IPO of up to $500m, Bloomberg reports, with bank pitches next week and mandates by the end of May. It would lead the 2026 data-centre listing queue.