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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Opera is entering the AI browser race with the announcement of Opera Neon, a new browser designed to take on tasks on your behalf—from online shopping and form-filling to coding and content creation. Unveiled on Tuesday, Neon aims to redefine how users interact with the web by focusing on
Media
Ownership of The Telegraph, a pillar of British journalism with deep ties to the Conservative Party, is set to change hands once again. RedBird Capital Partners, a U.S.-based investment firm, announced it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire control of the Telegraph Media Group for approximately
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Amazon and founded by former OpenAI researchers, has unveiled its most powerful suite of AI models yet: Claude 4. The release includes Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, which the company claims are setting a new benchmark for intelligent agents and autonomous coding
Health
Strava, the widely used fitness tracking app, has raised a new round of funding that values the company at $2.2 billion, including debt. The announcement, made by CEO Mike Martin, signals a new chapter of expansion for the company, which has also confirmed its second acquisition in as many
Design
At Google I/O 2025, the company unveiled Stitch, a new generative AI tool designed to accelerate the transformation of rough user interface (UI) ideas into polished, functional designs — complete with frontend code. Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, Stitch is part of an experimental rollout via Google Labs, and
Hardware
In a major move blending cutting-edge AI with elite design pedigree, OpenAI has acquired io, the startup founded by renowned former Apple designer Jony Ive, for a reported $6.5 billion. OpenAI confirmed the acquisition in a blog post on Wednesday, featuring a real (not AI-generated) photo at the top
E-commerce
Amazon is introducing a new way for shoppers to absorb product information — through their ears. On Wednesday, the company announced the launch of short-form, AI-generated audio summaries on select product pages in the Amazon Shopping app. This experimental feature aims to make product research quicker, more accessible, and even a
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI startup Mistral has unveiled a powerful new addition to its model lineup: Devstral, an open-source AI model designed specifically for coding. Announced on Wednesday, Devstral is the result of a partnership with AI company All Hands AI, and it's available under the permissive Apache 2.0 license,
E-commerce
Shopify is doubling down on artificial intelligence. At its latest Edition launch event, the e-commerce giant announced a suite of AI-powered features aimed at helping merchants streamline the creation and management of their online stores — no coding required. The updates include a new AI store builder, enhanced capabilities for Sidekick,
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Google has announced the next phase of its AI-powered search evolution: advertising. On Wednesday, the tech giant detailed plans to begin testing ads within AI Mode, the company’s artificial intelligence-driven feature in Google Search. The move comes as part of Google's broader strategy to monetize its increasingly
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
At Google I/O 2025, the tech giant announced a major expansion of Project Mariner, its experimental AI agent capable of browsing websites and completing online tasks on behalf of users. First introduced in late 2024, Project Mariner is now rolling out more broadly — and it’s significantly more powerful.
Finance
In a major shakeup of the financial services landscape, Capital One Financial Corporation has officially completed its $35.5 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services. The all-stock deal, initially announced in February 2025, brings together two of the world’s largest credit card issuers in a merger that could significantly