A new AI startup has landed a staggering $10 billion valuation, aiming to challenge giants like OpenAI. Its plan hinges on a controversial, fully open-source model. The move could reshape the entire competitive landscape.
The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is being held up as proof that players are hungry for games with a tight, passionate vision. Its director, Guillaume Broche, intentionally kept the JRPG’s scope manageable to focus on its award-winning combat and story.
Analysts are painting a bleak picture for PC builders. The scramble for AI memory is creating a severe shortage for consumer DRAM and NAND, which could lead to a major market downturn and price hikes on pre-built systems.
Dell is doubling down on its return-to-office mandate, telling sales staff they must now be in specific offices for a full eight-hour day, five days a week. The move comes after managers did “end-of-day walkthroughs” and found employees weren’t adhering to the previous policy.
Italy’s competition authority has fined Apple €98.6 million for abusing its market dominance. The fine targets Apple’s App Tracking Transparency policy, which the regulator says unfairly harms third-party app developers.
According to an expert, the existential threat from AI isn’t robot overlords, but a hyperpolarized humanity armed with AI-created WMDs. Trying to solve this with a simple “moral operating system” like Asimov’s Laws is a dangerous fantasy that can’t work in the real world.
Shield AI is riding high after its V-BAT surveillance drone proved resilient against Russian jamming in Ukraine, executing over 35 missions in 2025. The company, now valued at $5.6 billion, has brought in new CEO Gary Steele to scale the business, with a goal of hitting $1 billion in annual revenue
The open-source NVK Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs has landed a significant feature for GeForce RTX 20 series hardware. This support is a prerequisite for technologies like NVIDIA’s DLSS, marking progress for high-end gaming on Linux.
A new partnership between Visa and UAE real estate giant Aldar has completed its first AI agent payment. The system lets a voice AI confirm details and complete transactions on a user’s behalf. Wider availability for Visa cardholders in the UAE is coming within weeks.
Industrial tech giant Aptiv is partnering with Vecna Robotics to build smarter autonomous mobile robots. The goal is to create safer, more efficient systems for moving materials in factories and warehouses.
