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mbiomics raises €30M Series A to take its microbiome cancer co-therapy into clinical trials

M Series A to advance MBX-116, a live bacterial product designed to improve immune checkpoint inhibitor response in advanced melanoma.
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Cognizant to acquire AI infrastructure specialist Astreya for $600 million

Cognizant has agreed to acquire Astreya, an AI infrastructure and data centre managed services firm, for approximately $600 million, its fourth major deal in 18 months.
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EU and Parliament fail to agree on AI Act changes after 12 hours of talks, pushing deal to next month

EU member states and the European Parliament failed to agree on AI Act amendments after 12 hours of talks on April 29, leaving May as the last window before the August 2026 deadline.
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GM brings Google Gemini to four million vehicles in one of the largest in-car AI deployments yet

GM is rolling out Google Gemini to approximately four million US vehicles via over-the-air update, replacing Google Assistant in a landmark in-car AI deployment.
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Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram

The EU has issued preliminary findings that Meta breached DSA rules by failing to stop underage children from accessing Facebook and Instagram, the first such charge against a mainstream social ...
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Spain’s Solaria raises €300m to power data centres with solar and battery storage

Solaria raises €300m in a 6.7x oversubscribed placement to scale its Powered Land data centre platform and BESS hybrid programme across Europe.
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All3 raises $25m to automate construction with legged robots and AI design software

All3 raises $25m seed led by RTP Global to deploy legged robots and AI software across construction sites in Germany, targeting the housing crisis.
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Amadeus agrees to buy IDEMIA’s public security unit for $1.2 billion

Amadeus has agreed to buy IDEMIA Public Security for $1.2 billion, adding biometric border control and law enforcement identity systems to its airport tech portfolio.
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South Africa used AI to write its AI policy. The citations were fake.

South Africa pulled its draft AI policy after News24 found fake citations in real journals. Minister Malatsi called it an "unacceptable lapse." The policy meant to govern AI was undermined by it.
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OpenAI called the growth report clickbait. The market disagreed by tens of billions of dollars.

OpenAI dismissed a WSJ report on missed targets as clickbait. Investors responded by selling Oracle, CoreWeave, SoftBank, and chip stocks. The real question is whether $600B in commitments still works ...
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The founder of Scholly sold his scholarship app to Sallie Mae. He says they fired him for asking why they were selling students’ data.

Christopher Gray built Scholly to help students find scholarships. After Sallie Mae acquired it, he says they fired him for objecting to selling users' personal data, including minors' information.
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True Anomaly raised $1 billion to build weapons for a programme the Pentagon has not committed to building

True Anomaly raised $650M four days after being selected for Golden Dome space-based interceptor prototypes. The programme could cost $185B to $3.6T. The Space Force says it might not build it.