Four Google AI Veterans Leave to Launch Discovery Loop Startup
Four of Google’s most influential artificial intelligence researchers are leaving the technology giant to build a new company focused on using AI to accelerate scientific discovery. The group includes Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, longtime…
ChatGPT Expands Unlimited Text Chats to Free Users as OpenAI Widens AI Access
OpenAI is expanding access to ChatGPT by removing limits on text-based conversations for free users, giving millions of people the ability to use the service more extensively without subscribing to a paid plan. The change is part of a broader update to…
EU–Pakistan Business Forum Opens New Trade and Investment Opportunities
ISLAMABAD — The European Union and Pakistan have launched a new business platform aimed at strengthening commercial ties, encouraging investment and creating fresh opportunities for companies on both sides. The first high-level EU–Pakistan Business…
Chinese Education Group Set to Acquire Dublin Business School in $127.5 Million Deal
China Chunlai Education Group is set to acquire Dublin Business School from Kaplan in a deal reportedly worth about $127.5 million, marking the Chinese education group’s first major venture into Ireland. The proposed transaction was disclosed in a…
Egypt Eyes New Fund to Accelerate Biotech and Health-Tech Investment
Egypt is considering the creation of a specialised investment fund aimed at strengthening the country’s biotechnology and health-technology sectors, as the government looks to attract more private capital into medical innovation. The proposed fund…
Nuclear Tech Tackles America’s Radioactive Waste
A partnership between nuclear startup Deep Isolation Nuclear and oilfield services giant Halliburton is testing an unconventional solution to one of the United States’ most persistent nuclear problems: how to safely store radioactive waste for extremely…
Charlie Lass Promotes a New Approach to Startup Success Focused on Founder Well-Being
Entrepreneur and startup mentor Charlie Lass is advocating for a different approach to building successful companies—one that places founder well-being alongside growth, strategy and financial performance. With experience launching products across…
Hadrian Raises $1.37 Billion as Defense Manufacturing Draws Massive Investor Interest
Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian has raised $1.37 billion in a new funding round, pushing the company’s valuation to nearly $8 billion and highlighting the growing appetite for technology aimed at rebuilding and modernising the US defense…
Palantir Records Explosive Growth as AI Demand Surges Amid Gaza Controversy
Palantir Technologies is continuing to expand at a remarkable pace, posting a sharp rise in revenue as demand for its artificial intelligence and data-analysis platforms grows across government and commercial markets. The US technology company reported…
Is Football AI-Proof? Why Technology Investors Are Turning to the World Cup
Football has long been regarded as one of the world’s most human sports. The emotion of a goal, the unpredictability of a match and the influence of individual talent are difficult to reproduce with software. Yet that has not stopped technology…
