More than half of CEOs report seeing no benefits from AI deployment so far — only 12% of business leaders hit the jackpot of higher revenues and reduced costs

Only a third of CEOs report getting a benefit from AI deployments, while 55% saying they get no benefit or are worse off because of it.

Nvidia accused of trying to cut a deal with Anna’s Archive for high‑speed access to the massive pirated book haul — allegedly chased stolen data to fuel its LLMs

Nvidia has been accused of offering to pay for ‘high-speed access’ to Anna’s Archive, a notorious ‘shadow library’ portal, bursting with copyright-infringing materials.

In an effort to protect young users, ChatGPT will now predict how old you are

The feature is designed to stop problematic content from being delivered to users under the age of 18.

The era of agentic chaos and how data will save us
The era of agentic chaos and how data will save us

AI agents are moving beyond coding assistants and customer service chatbots into the operational core of the enterprise. The ROI is promising, but autonomy without alignment is a recipe for chaos. Business leaders need to lay the essential foundations now. The agent explosion is coming Agents are independently handling end-to-end processes across lead generation, supply…

Tech “trailblazers” to get visa reimbursement fees, as government says Britain is "haven of stability" for startups

Selected overseas tech “trailblazers” working at promising UK startups will be able to claim reimbursement of visa fees as part of a package of measures announced by the UK government today, as it loo…

The UK government is backing AI scientists that can run their own experiments

A number of startups and universities that are building AI scientists to design and run experiments in the lab, including robot biologists and chemists, have just won extra funding from the UK government agency that funds moonshot R&D. The competition, set up by ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency), gives a clear sense of how…

British Business Bank invests £25M in Kraken Technologies

The UK government-backed British Business Bank (BBB) is taking a £25m stake in Kraken Technologies, the software entity being spun out of Octopus Energy, marking the bank’s biggest ever direct investm…

GeneralMind raises $12M to build AI autopilot for operational workflows

Berlin-basedGeneralMind, an AI-based system focused on automating operational andcoordination tasks in supply-chain environments, has closed a $12 millionequity financing round. The round was led by L…

Stilla emerges from stealth with $5M to address collaboration challenges in AI-driven companies

Stockholm-basedStilla has emerged from stealth with $5 million in pre-seed funding to developan intelligence layer designed to support collaboration between humans and AIwithin product teams. The roun…

Here are the 55 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare?