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Sharma rules out Xbox sale as Microsoft restructures gaming business
Xbox chief Asha Sharma says Microsoft is not selling its gaming business, rejecting reports that senior executives had considered spinning it off. The company’s current course is a major restructuring intended to restore growth, with Sharma saying Microsoft will consider partnerships and changes to its operating model. Microsoft plans to cut up to 3,200 Xbox…
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Destro AI’s secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page
Destro AI emerged from stealth on Tuesday with $8 million in seed funding, offering a novel approach to robotics deployment in logistics. Rather than building robots or developing AI models for robot control, the company has created an intelligence layer that coordinates both robot movements and human worker tasks, addressing a key gap in the…
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Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation
Billionaire investor Ken Griffin has pledged $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single donation in US education history. The gift will fund a new campus in Miami and support priorities at the university’s established Pittsburgh base, including research, recruitment and student affordability. The Miami campus is expected to serve more than 3,500 students, nearly…
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DoorDash drone deliveries are first coming to northern California with Chipotle and Popeyes on board
DoorDash has announced its drone delivery programme, DoorDash Air, which will begin operations in northern California with Chipotle and Popeyes as initial restaurant partners. This represents a significant step towards automated food delivery, with the company designing its six-propeller drone to operate quietly within communities and deliver orders in under five minutes on average. DoorDash…
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More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data
More than 44,000 people have formally objected to NHS England using their personal health data in the Palantir-powered Federated Data Platform (FDP). The objections invoke data protection rights and require the NHS to stop processing the data unless it can show compelling grounds to continue. The campaign adds pressure on the government over a £330m…
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Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to post
Instagram has introduced an AI “creative assistant” within its Edits app that analyses user account data and provides feedback on post performance. This marks a significant shift in how platforms handle transparency about content metrics, as Instagram and YouTube now actively guide creators on how to optimise for engagement, reversing a long history of limiting…
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OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns
OpenAI has delayed its planned IPO until it is confident it can make safety decisions as AI capabilities advance. Chief executive Sam Altman said the company would prioritise its mission and safety, amid scrutiny over AI agents that have hacked third-party systems and concerns about the risks of increasingly capable AI. The announcement came as…
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Ivan Chen named CEO of BandLab Technologies as co-founder Meng Ru Kuok transitions to Executive Chairman
BandLab Technologies has appointed Ivan Chen as CEO, effective 1 October, while co-founder Meng Ru Kuok moves from Chairman and CEO to Executive Chairman. The change gives Chen responsibility for day-to-day leadership, with Kuok focusing on long-term strategy, partnerships and investment priorities. Kuok said the shift would help the company respond to rapid change across…
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BAG Ventures raises $11.3m fund for enterprise-focused AI startups
BAG Ventures, founded by former Google executives Bontia Stewart and Jackson Georges Jr., has closed an $11.3 million fund to invest in early-stage AI companies. The firm is betting that enterprise buyers are moving beyond experimentation and will spend on AI products that deliver measurable results, making its focus on practical, revenue-ready businesses timely. BAG…
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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations
Researchers at AI security company Mindgard say they got two Moonshot AI tools, Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm, to bypass their safety limits and produce guidance for dangerous activities. The findings matter because they suggest that capable AI systems could help criminals or hackers work faster, even when developers have put safeguards in place. In…