Technology
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Technology AI Chip Startup Etched Raises $700M Led by Jane Street at $21B Valuation
Etched has more than doubled its valuation from $10.3B to $21B in under a month, as Jane Street backs the inference chip startup it already…
1 September 2026 -
Technology SpaceX Plans to Catch Starship With Its Tower and Re-Fly the Same Rocket Within Months
Elon Musk says SpaceX will attempt to catch the Starship upper stage with its launch tower and re-fly the same vehicle by early 2027…
31 August 2026 -
Technology Anthropic Claims Claude AI Designs Protein Binders Faster Than Conventional Methods
Anthropic says its Claude AI achieved binding hit rates of 22–35% in early drug discovery experiments, compared to a reported industry…
31 August 2026 -
Technology Waymo Opens Ojai Robotaxi to All Riders Across San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles
Waymo has fully opened its newer Ojai robotaxi to all riders in three major US cities, marking a wider rollout of the vehicle after an…
31 August 2026 -
Technology OpenAI Halts Reinforcement Learning on Frontier Models for Two Weeks in Safety Drive
OpenAI has paused training on its most capable unreleased AI models for a fortnight, citing rising security risks and the need for deeper…
30 August 2026 -
Technology NVIDIA and Runway Demonstrate Real-Time AI Video Generation at 2026 Runway AI Summit
Real-time generative video powered by NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform and Runway’s Gen‑4.5 model could reshape how media and entertainment…
30 August 2026 -
Technology Stripe Buys AI Model Gateway OpenRouter in Deal Worth Over £5.5 Billion
Payments giant Stripe is acquiring OpenRouter, the AI routing platform used by millions of developers, in a deal that hands Stripe control…
30 August 2026 -
Technology OpenAI Launches Private Safety Processing to Rival Anthropic on Enterprise Data Privacy
As both AI giants compete to win over business customers, the stakes for organisations handling sensitive data — including public bodies…
29 August 2026 -
Technology SpaceX Starship Ship 41 Completes 60-Second Six-Engine Static Fire Before Flight 14
SpaceX has fired all six Raptor engines on Starship Ship 41 for a full 60 seconds, clearing one of the last major ground tests before the…
29 August 2026 -
Technology OpenAI Cuts GPT-5.6 Sol API Prices by Over 20% for Three Months
Developer and enterprise costs for OpenAI’s flagship GPT-5.6 Sol model are temporarily reduced by more than 20%, with promotional pricing…
29 August 2026 -
Technology NVIDIA Vera Rubin Enters Full Production as Microsoft Deploys First Units in Azure Data Centres
NVIDIA confirms its next-generation AI infrastructure platform is in full production, with Microsoft among the first cloud providers to…
28 August 2026 -
Technology Oura Smart Ring Faces US Class Action Over Alleged Misleading Sleep-Tracking Claims
A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Oura of overstating its rings’ sleep-staging accuracy, claiming AI estimates are little better than…
28 August 2026