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Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe
Natural, a fintech startup building payment infrastructure designed for AI agents rather than humans, has raised $30 million in Series A funding as it prepares to compete with established players such as Stripe. The company argues that today’s financial rails, including credit cards and ACH transfers, rely on human authorisation and are too slow for…
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In the wake of Stadium’s death, Overwatch’s Quick Play Hacked weekend makes me hope 6v6 returns permanently
An Overwatch writer argues that a limited-time “Quick Play Hacked: 1-3-2” test weekend, which temporarily restored 6v6 team play with a flexible third slot for either a second tank or extra damage hero, produced some of the best matches they’ve experienced, prompting hope that Blizzard makes the format permanent. The piece comes as Blizzard’s Stadium…
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Frontier LLMs couldn’t help Hugging Face fight off evil agents
Hugging Face has disclosed that its production infrastructure was breached by an attack “driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system”, marking one of the clearest examples yet of AI-powered intrusions moving from theory to practice. The intruders compromised a limited set of internal datasets and several service credentials, though Hugging Face says…
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Tiny yet powerful, the best budget USB charger we tested is now even cheaper
The Anker 511 Nano 3, named the best budget USB charger in a Guardian test of 22 different models, has had its price cut in a seasonal sale. Its combination of compact size, strong power output and low cost make it a standout for anyone wanting a reliable, portable charger to keep in a bag,…
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Everything to know before putting a car key on your iPhone
Apple’s digital car key feature, part of the iPhone’s Wallet app since iOS 14, allows compatible vehicles to be locked, unlocked and even started with a tap or simply by walking within range, without needing to unlock the phone first. Initially limited to the BMW 5 Series at launch in 2020, the feature has since…
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Adobe crams multiple AI tools into its experimental camera app
Adobe is adding a suite of generative AI tools to Project Indigo, its experimental smartphone camera app, in a feature set called AI Playground. This marks a shift for the app, which originally focused on giving mobile photographers a “natural SLR-like look,” and now embraces AI-driven editing and creative assistance at the point of capture.…
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‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Limited Edition DC Comic Book, Experiential Space for Fans Planned for San Diego Comic-Con (EXCLUSIVE)
DC Comics and HBO Max are marking San Diego Comic-Con with a limited-edition comic book tied to “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” the new “Big Bang Theory” spinoff set in a comic book shop. The tie-in, revealed exclusively by Variety, features cover art from DC president and chief creative officer Jim Lee and colourist…
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Sciver-Brunt joins Trent Rockets coaching staff
Former England bowler Katherine Sciver-Brunt joins Trent Rockets Women as an assistant coach for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.
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Ofcom to take no further legal action against suicide forum
Ofcom has said it cannot take any further legal action against a pro-suicide forum that campaigners link to more than 130 UK deaths, as the site has now blocked access for the “vast majority” of UK users. The regulator, acting under the Online Safety Act for the first time against any service, said it had…