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US intelligence advisory names six Chinese AI firms and lists the US models each one targeted
A joint NSA, FBI and CISA advisory names DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun and Z.AI over industrial-scale distillation of…
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CloudNC raises $20M to expand its AI machining tools and launch a quoting product
CloudNC has raised $20m led by Nimble Ventures to widen adoption of its CAM Assist machining software and launch Quote Agent, an AI…
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Google will invest €13bn in four Finnish data centre sites over two years
Google will invest €13bn across four Finnish data centre sites in 2027 and 2028, backed by a 22-year Loviisa nuclear agreement, 629MW of…
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Slovenia becomes the sixth EU country to clear Tesla’s FSD, a month before the bloc votes
Slovenia is the sixth EU country to approve Tesla’s FSD Supervised, weeks before an EU-wide vote at the Technical Committee on Motor…
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Health minister says mistrust of Palantir is pushing NHS patients to opt out of data sharing
Health innovation minister James Frith tells MPs that mistrust of Palantir is driving NHS data opt-outs, with roughly 60,000 more in four…
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Most large organisations think full digital sovereignty is unrealistic, Capgemini finds
A Capgemini survey of 1,300 executives finds 93% have discussed digital sovereignty at board level and 59% think full independence is…
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Fluencify raises $4.3M pre-seed after passing $2M ARR six months from launch
Stockholm’s Fluencify has raised an oversubscribed $4.3m pre-seed led by byFounders, six months after launching its creator marketing…
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Google-backed Pixxel raises $100M in India’s largest space tech round
Temasek and London-listed Seraphim Space led a $100m Series C for hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel, taking its total raised to $195M.
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Build the pipeline your investors want to see
Why seed investors read your pipeline before your revenue, and how B2B founders build one early with clear stages, loss data & AI agents…
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Two more newsrooms join the case against OpenAI and Microsoft
The Seattle Times and Newsday allege OpenAI and Microsoft scraped past paywalls. The EU code OpenAI signed commits it not to do exactly…
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Chinese banks and carriers have turned AI tokens into rewards, monthly plans and collateral
Chinese banks, carriers and a Guangzhou district now sell AI tokens as rewards, monthly plans and loan collateral. The unit is not stable.
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Four American firms skipped Macron’s space summit, and are due back in Paris a week later
SpaceX and Blue Origin pulled out of Macron's summit under White House pressure. The real fight is the EU Space Act and satellite spectrum.
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America’s disposable workforce is growing. It comes with hidden costs
Below, Paul Osterman shares five key insights from his new book, Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment. Paul is a Professor…
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Google patches multiple Chrome bugs including a V8 flaw being used in attacks
Chrome's sixth exploited zero-day of the year was patched on 3 September. On 11 September the Cyber Resilience Act starts a 24-hour clock.
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AI startup micro1 bids $12.5M for Spirit’s records, topping Google’s agreed $10M deal
micro1 has offered $12.5M for Spirit's internal records, topping Google. Its pitch answers the conflict TNW found in the Google agreement.
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OpenAI puts $1bn behind cyber defence for water utilities and community banks
OpenAI has committed $1bn in subsidised access to its Daybreak cyber tools for critical infrastructure operators with no security budget,…
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OpenAI’s new model aces the benchmarks and admits it is better at hiding
OpenAI has published benchmarks for GPT-6 Astra showing large jumps over GPT-5.6 Sol, a 100% score on an exploit benchmark and two…
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New Jersey just legalised cheap plug-in balcony solar panels
New Jersey has barred landlords and councils from blocking plug-in solar. Germany gave tenants that right in 2024, and Britain legalised…
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OpenAI tells House Democrats it is building automated shutdown capability
OpenAI told Congress it is building automated shutdown for AI systems. Brussels has been able to order a model withdrawn from the EU…
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Microsoft Fabric reaches the US government cloud, with general availability from October
Microsoft Fabric is launching in the US federal cloud tier. Europe's own cloud certification scheme has been unadopted since work began in…
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CrowdStrike unveils coordinated multi-agent investigations across five domains
CrowdStrike says agents cut investigations from hours to minutes. NIS2 gives 24 hours from becoming aware, so faster verdicts shorten the…
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JD Power says 35% of passenger screens have never been used
JD Power found 35% of owners never use their passenger screen. Euro NCAP has awarded points for physical controls on nine functions since…
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Mistral AI buys cloud startup Koyeb
When European tech observers talk about AI ambition, the narrative often splits neatly in two: models and infrastructure. On one side are…
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How the uninvestable is becoming investable
Venture capital has long avoided ‘hard’ sectors such as government, defence, energy, manufacturing, and hardware, viewing them as…