Gaming technology
Microsoft launches Auto SR for Xbox Ally X with 1080p support
Microsoft’s upscaling technology is now available on the Xbox Ally X in handheld mode, including with games running at 1080p.
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Technology
Australia
Australia moves towards mandatory AI safeguards after OpenAI breach
The government has accepted 18 review recommendations and plans a regulator to conduct independent model evaluations, alongside mandatory incident reporting and possible criminal penalties.
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Technology
OpenAI adds business profiles to ChatGPT, echoing search-engine feature
The new Business Hub lets companies verify and update product and service information, bringing ChatGPT closer to an established feature of search engines.
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Technology
Google expands AI chip range with two specialized versions
The new tensor processing units target confidential computing and broader information access as Google challenges Nvidia in an AI chip market worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Cybersecurity
European freezer cyberattack reaches UK meat supply chain
Around 40 Delhaize supermarkets in Belgium and Luxembourg were affected by Monday’s cyberattack, while UK meat suppliers reported refrigeration disruptions but no lost produce.
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Artificial intelligence
Trajectory secures $45 million for AI training by nontechnical experts
The startup’s Series A values it at $300 million as it seeks to help specialists adapt open source models through feedback on their work.
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AI infrastructure
Microsoft plans $25 billion debt offering as it pursues AI buildout
The company lists capital spending among the potential uses of the proceeds, alongside working capital, share repurchases, acquisitions and repayment of existing debt.
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Artificial intelligence
Anthropic IPO prospectus reveals $80 billion in first-half losses
The AI company's disclosures pair $80 billion in first-half losses with 900% revenue retention, two distinct measures arriving as investors grow wary of excessive AI spending.
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Artificial intelligence
Nvidia to invest $3 billion in Meta as AI partnership expands
The share purchase is part of Meta’s planned $95 billion stock offering and accompanies closer collaboration between the companies on the Muse agent platform.
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Cybersecurity
AI-discovered flaw raises concerns over accumulated software weaknesses
A vulnerability found using an OpenAI model puts software maintenance under scrutiny as international authorities urge updates following separate PHP security disclosures.
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Japan
GMO urges Japan to deploy active cyber defense after server intrusion
Unauthorized access may have affected 26,739 servers used for automated FX currency margin trading, with GMO Internet promising compensation for losses from unauthorized transactions.
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Ukraine
Ukraine's Starlink speeds recover after disruption lasting a week
Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara credited engagement with Washington for the recovery, highlighting the service’s importance to drones, logistics and military communications.
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Cyber security
PHP flaws spur patching effort as Wiz estimates roughly 70% of internet affected
An international effort to update systems is under way after critical PHP vulnerabilities triggered warnings of server takeovers, although the available information does not independently verify the estimated scale of exposure.
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Cybersecurity
Microsoft links ConnectWise breach to intrusions at around 2,250 organisations
Microsoft says China state-aligned hackers used stolen application credentials and AI agents to breach ConnectWise customers, attempting almost 3,000 sign-ins per minute.
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Technology
Court filing links alleged Saudi support to former OpenAI worker
A former OpenAI worker accused of planting a device allegedly had Saudi support, but the available information leaves the nature of that support and the device’s purpose unclear.
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Venture Capital
The Founders' Scheme: inside the billion-dollar deals that let founders win while their start-ups disappear
From Microsoft's $650 million Inflection deal to Meta's $14.3 billion bet on Scale AI, licence-and-hire arrangements have turned start-ups into soft landings for their leaders. Employees and sometimes investors absorb the cost, and the venture firms on the board rarely say a word.
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Artificial intelligence
Tolan raises $30 million for AI companion focused on everyday life
The startup reports more than 250,000 active users as it builds a membership business around support with relationships, emotions and personal goals.
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Artificial intelligence
Town reaches unicorn valuation with $108 million round four months after launch
The business-focused AI assistant developer has raised at least $160 million and says annual recurring revenue reached millions of dollars within weeks of its public debut.
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Memory technology
Emerging memory and storage market forecast to reach $44.61 billion by 2035
An industry report projects % compound annual growth during - with AI infrastructure and HBM driving demand.
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Artificial intelligence
Fed’s Warsh sees uneven AI development but eventual wealth gains
Warsh expects substantial benefits from artificial intelligence despite a difficult development path, while declining to prejudge monetary policy meetings.
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Semiconductors
Japan plans up to $21 billion for U.S. chip plants to be operated by GlobalFoundries
The proposed investment in two semiconductor factories forms part of Japan’s $550 billion U.S. investment agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration.
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Technology
CEATEC opens in Chiba with 821 exhibitors and a focus on AI
The four-day technology exhibition brings together 821 companies and organizations, with a record 246 startups and universities participating and more than 110,000 visitors expected.
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European technology
Europe’s privacy regulators scrutinise smart-glasses recording alerts and liability
The scrutiny of smart glasses brings recording warnings and legal responsibility into a wider European debate over privacy and technology safeguards.
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Technology
UK’s AI minister warns cyber defences are likely to be breached
The minister’s warning raises questions about digital protection, while Microsoft’s president says AI faces less regulation than milk.
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