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.

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 Stripe co-founder argues that keyword search is a "ridiculous" way to buy things and AI agents will force retailers to rethink everything.

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

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.

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.

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

Bipartisan lawmakers push to ban Chinese vehicles from the US, but 60+ Chinese-owned suppliers already sit inside America's auto supply chain.

CEO Nik Storonsky told staff that business banking is now "P0" and offered GBP1,000 per employee to bring in clients. Revolut Business was 16% of 2025 revenue but grew 53% YoY.

Bolt, which claims 50%+ market share in South Africa after investing $180M, will offer Dongfeng's Box and 007 electric vehicles to riders in Cape Town as fuel costs rise.

The four-year partnership will fund vaccine research for neglected diseases, AI tutoring in sub-Saharan Africa, and public benchmarks. It dwarfs OpenAI's $50M Gates Foundation deal.