Ford admitted its AI couldn't replace experienced engineers and rehired 350 veterans, then climbed to No 1 in JD Power's quality ranking for the first time in 16 years.

OpenAI launched Sol, its most powerful model, to about 20 partners approved by Washington under Trump's AI executive order. Broad access comes later.

Russian hackers carried out the JLR cyberattack that shut production for six weeks and triggered a $2B UK bailout, the New York Times reports.

TikTok Shop hit nearly $16B in US sales. Now the app adds hotel bookings, fintech licences, a World Cup hub, and games as it chases the super app model.

Patronus AI raised $50m to build simulated digital worlds that stress-test AI agents before they reach production. Investors call demand insatiable.

Diamandis joins Larry Ellison in arguing that global surveillance builds trust. Cities covering cameras with trash bags suggest people disagree.

California has launched a first-in-the-nation AI job-loss tracker. The early data shows no mass layoffs, but warning signs in the Bay Area.

Malaysian customs intercepted 72 servers packed with AI chips worth $13m at KLIA, declared as computer parts and bound for re-export to another Asian country.

Y Combinator-backed Aseon Labs raised $10M to build automated pods that charge, clean, and inspect robotaxis, cutting the deadhead miles bleeding fleets dry.

The onsemi Synaptics deal, worth about $7bn, bets AI’s next wave lives in cars, factories and robots, not the cloud.

OpenAI debuted at Cannes Lions with thousands of advertisers, but its ad pricing dropped from $60 to $25 CPM in weeks. Can ChatGPT reach $100B in ads by 2030?

TikTok and YouTube have deactivated about 4.7 million under-16 accounts in Indonesia after a March regulation on high-risk platforms.