A 6th Circuit panel ruled Ohio can require parental consent before under-16s use social media, reviving a law the tech ...

AI humanisers and autotypers now beat the detectors meant to catch cheats. The real problem isn't the tools, it's what schools chose to measure.

Two AI systems, Germany's Mira and Google's Amie, matched or beat doctors on diagnosis and treatment in Nature studies, but only in simulations.

General Atlantic is in talks to lead a $2bn round for Kuaishou's Kling AI at $18bn, a rare US bet on Chinese AI as Beijing tells firms to refuse US money.

The Guardrails Alliance, a $5mn tech-worker and union super PAC, has launched to counter the $100mn-plus Silicon Valley money backing pro-AI candidates.

Disney is preparing a July beta of an AI tool that generates TV ads, joining Google, Meta and TikTok, just as brands grow wary of AI 'slop'.

Andera raised a $37mn Series A led by Lightspeed to automate internal audit with AI, taking on the Excel-heavy grind that has barely changed since 2002.

Voice AI startup Bland raised a $50mn Series C led by Dell Technologies Capital, betting its own in-house models can handle the calls that need a human.

Databricks is buying Panther Labs, its third cybersecurity deal, to build a 'security lakehouse' and take on Splunk and CrowdStrike with AI agents.

Flagright raised a $12.5mn Series A led by Infinity Ventures for its 'AI operating system' that helps banks catch fraud and money laundering in real time.

hat breadth is VivaTech’s real achievement at 10: it has become the place where Europe gathers to be ambitious out loud. The first edition drew 45,000 curious visitors to see what the fuss was about.

Copia raised $26mn, taking its total to $55mn, to bring version control and backups to the PLC code running factories and critical infrastructure.