Voxelo, a UK startup, has secured €346,000 to bring its video-to-3D content studio to market. The platform aims to make high-quality 3D and AR product content fast and affordable for e-commerce teams. The round is supported by former eBay director Andy Gray.
Nvidia is making a massive $2 billion follow-on investment in cloud provider CoreWeave. The deal aims to accelerate the build-out of over 5 gigawatts of AI computing capacity by 2030, even as CoreWeave carries nearly $19 billion in debt.
The AI discussion at the World Economic Forum’s 2026 meeting has moved beyond demos to focus on control, legitimacy, and user rights. Trust is no longer just a virtue but a core engineering requirement and market filter, creating new winners and losers.
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into X, focusing on the risks posed by its Grok AI model. The probe centers on the tool’s ability to generate sexually explicit imagery, which officials say exposed EU citizens to “serious harm.”
John Eccleshare of bet365 says generative AI isn’t creating new cyber threats, but it’s supercharging old ones. The big change? “Vibe coding” lets almost anyone create malware now. But AI is also crucial for parsing security logs.
The preprint server arXiv is being overwhelmed by AI-generated “slop” papers, with users of LLMs publishing 33% more work. This crisis threatens the very foundations of scientific trust and communication.
Docplanner is gearing up for a potential IPO, aiming to leverage its vast database of nearly 200 million medical records to build AI diagnostic tools. The company, now profitable, sees its data as a key advantage over tech rivals like OpenAI entering the healthcare space.
The Pope is calling for global regulation of AI chatbots that form intimate bonds with users. This comes as lawsuits, including one from a grieving mother, allege a direct link between a teen’s suicide and interactions with a Character.AI bot, leading to a recent settlement.
A new study from data company Mercor throws cold water on AI replacing knowledge workers. Its APEX-Agents benchmark, using real tasks from lawyers and bankers, found even the best models fail more than 75% of the time. The core problem? AI is terrible at the context-switching humans do naturally.
A stark new survey reveals a massive disconnect between executives and employees over AI’s value. While bosses see a productivity miracle, most workers say the tech saves them no time at all and often creates more work. The enthusiasm at the top is colliding with anxiety and frustration on the groun
