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India: AI will help UPI reach 1 billion transactions a day
Dilip Asbe, CEO of the National Payments Corporation of India, explained how AI is expected to drive UPI’s growth from 750 million to 1 billion transactions a day.
BIS warns: an AI investment crash could hit credit markets like 2008
The Bank for International Settlements named AI risks among the top threats to financial stability — investor disillusionment could trigger a collapse comparable to 2008.
Google restricts Meta's access to Gemini amid a compute capacity shortage
Google introduced Gemini quotas for enterprise clients: Meta requested more compute than the company could allocate, putting the social network's internal AI projects at risk. *Meta is recognized as an extremist organiza
Baseten raises $1.5 billion at a $13 billion valuation — Blackbird makes its biggest bet ever
AI infrastructure startup Baseten has closed a Series F round of $1.5 billion at a valuation of up to $13 billion — Australian firm Blackbird VC invested a sum that could become a record in the history of local venture c
Tsuga raises $35 million for AI agent observability without per-byte billing
A Paris startup founded by Datadog alumni raised a $35 million Series A and wants to break the per-byte billing model in an era of explosive AI telemetry growth.
Prosus launches ToqanClaw, a no-code business app builder for five million merchants
Prosus has launched ToqanClaw, a platform that lets restaurant owners and shopkeepers build apps and automations by describing their task in plain language, with no code required.
Arcade.dev raises $60M to tackle the problem of unchecked AI agent permissions
The startup closed a Series A round to build authorization infrastructure: unlike humans, AI agents don't know how to restrain themselves and will use every available permission to the limit.
Critical Energy raises $22 million for geothermal turbines to power AI
A startup founded by a SpaceX alum has developed modular geothermal turbines to give AI data centers reliable electricity around the clock.
G7 discusses 'trusted partners' scheme for access to US AI models
At the G7 summit in Evian, several countries proposed a 'trusted partners' scheme to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for access to top American AI systems.
Federal court holds Workday accountable for discrimination in AI candidate screening
A San Francisco judge allowed the first-ever class action directly targeting AI hiring-screening algorithms to proceed, with Workday as the defendant.
Masayoshi Son Rejects Musk's Orbital Data Centers, Bets on Earth-Based AI Infrastructure
SoftBank founder told shareholders that orbital data centers "make little sense" and predicted victory for those backing earth-based computing infrastructure.
The US invested $500 million in SandboxAQ to reduce chip production’s reliance on China
The U.S. Department of Commerce has become a shareholder in AI startup SandboxAQ: $500 million under the CHIPS Act will go toward developing chip materials domestically.
Genesis AI says the hype around humanoids is a mistake — and unveiled Eno
Startup Genesis AI unveiled Eno, a wheeled robot with dexterous hands and a foundation model — a direct challenge to multibillion-dollar investments in humanoid robots.
Creators of Microsoft Security Copilot raise $100 million to prevent attacks
ENT Security, a startup founded by the creators of Microsoft Security Copilot, has raised a $100 million seed round for an AI system that blocks cyberattacks before they can cause damage.
For six months, Anthropic warned about AI dangers — the government banned its models
The company was the most outspoken in the industry about AI risks, published a 19,000-word essay on threats to civilization — and became a victim of its own honesty.
Flock Safety cameras cover U.S. roads: more than 100,000 license plate readers
Flock Safety dominates the U.S. market for automatic license plate readers and has already installed its cameras along most of the country’s major roads — more than 100,000 devices in total.
Neuron Soundware: Czech Startup Detects Drones by Sound for €150
A Czech startup has developed Sound Shield — a passive AI-powered acoustic drone detection system with sensors priced at €100–150, designed mainly to protect power grids.
Omen AI raised $31M for cooling water monitoring in AI data centers
Omen AI startup raised $31M for a cooling liquid monitoring platform in data centers — bacteria in water is becoming a real threat as GPU rack density grows.
Google Cloud adds SandboxAQ AI models to marketplace for scientific calculations
Google Cloud is connecting "large quantitative models" from SandboxAQ to its marketplace — AI trained on scientific equations and laboratory data, rather than internet text.
South Korea announces $880 billion plan, betting on chips, data centers and robots
President Lee Jae-myung unveiled a 10-year program — the country's biggest state-backed bet on semiconductors, computing power and robotics.
DeepSeek closes the largest funding round in China — $7.4 billion at a valuation above $50 billion
Chinese AI startups are drawing record investment: DeepSeek has closed the largest first funding round in the country’s history — $7.4 billion at a valuation above $50 billion.
Qualcomm chief: AI agents will become the new apps, 40 devices on the way
Cristiano Amon said AI agents will replace traditional apps, the smartphone will lose its status as the primary device — and announced 40 new Qualcomm devices.
1Password Acquires Apono: Access Control for AI Agents in Corporate Systems
1Password has acquired Israeli startup Apono, which manages in real-time what AI agents, people, and machines can do within corporate systems.
Alibaba unveiled AI models for robots — China is betting on agents
Alibaba has released its first set of AI models for robots: the industry is shifting from chatbots to agentic systems capable of carrying out complex tasks in the real world.
Anthropic's Restrictions Became the Best Argument for Sovereign AI, Says Upstage CEO
When Anthropic disabled its best models worldwide following US government requirements, it became an iron-clad argument for advocates of national AI development.
Proception settled Tesla lawsuit and raised $11M for robotic hands
Proception settled Tesla’s trade-secret lawsuit and raised $11M for high-precision robotic hands — a challenge Optimus has not solved yet.
Jeff Bezos to invest $400 million in Cambridge AI materials startup
CuspAI, a two-year-old Cambridge startup designing new materials with AI, is in talks to raise $400 million at a $2.6 billion valuation.
U.S. restricts foreigners' access to Anthropic — Europe alarmed ahead of G7
As Paris prepared for VivaTech and the G7 gathered in Evian, the U.S. tightened foreign nationals' access to Anthropic's models — reminding Europe of its AI dependence.
OpenAI spent $3.7 billion in the first quarter of 2026 — more than half of its quarterly revenue
According to shareholder documents, OpenAI spent $3.7 billion while generating $5.7 billion in revenue in January–March 2026. Both figures tripled year over year.
YouTube deleted 16 channels with 35 million subscribers in AI-slop purge — and caught honest creators
In January 2026, YouTube simultaneously blocked 16 channels with 35 million subscribers and 4.7 billion views — among those deleted were real creators using faceless formats.