Digital Culture
Meta brings Edits to cinemas in India: Reels become a showcase for new creators
Meta launches the Edits Film Festival in India: 45 days to submit Reels made with Edits. The top 10-20 will be screened at a dedicated event.
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Startup
Meta Startup School launches in India: 200 startups put digital growth to the test
Meta launches a three-month program in India for 200 emerging consumer brands, featuring agency consulting, training, and access to investors.
Intelligenza Artificiale
NVIDIA brings Groq 3 LPX into production to accelerate agents on Vera Rubin
NVIDIA announces the start of production for Groq 3 LPX and integrates it into its Vera Rubin strategy: more tokens per second for long-context inference and agentic systems.
Gaming
Xbox to publish Kojima's Physint: Sony pulls out, shifting the balance
Sony has canceled the publishing agreement for Physint. Xbox steps in, strengthening its relationship with Kojima Productions, already at work on OD.
Gaming
GeForce NOW Expands Cloud Gaming Access, from Firefox to Steam Machine
At Gamescom 2026, NVIDIA announces new DLSS 4.5 controls, GOG single sign-on, and support for Firefox, Steam Machine, and other Fire TV devices.
Policy
WhatsApp brings bill payments to India and expands its everyday role
Meta launches bill payments on WhatsApp in India: 22,722 merchants and 30 categories through the Bharat Connect network.
Intelligenza Artificiale
NVLink Fusion brings custom XPUs into NVIDIA's AI factory
NVIDIA introduces NVLink Fusion to connect customer-designed accelerators to its rack-scale infrastructure, reducing deployment time and risks.
Intelligenza Artificiale
Microsoft allocates 60 million to Genesis: Azure enters DOE laboratory research
Microsoft supports the US Department of Energy's Genesis Mission with Azure credits and technical services. The goal is to bring AI into scientific processes across the National Laboratories.
Policy
Brando Benifei brought Europe into the artificial intelligence game: the quiet work behind the rules the world is watching
From drafting the AI Act to regulatory simplification, from competitiveness to international trade: Brando Benifei has become one of Europe's political benchmarks on artificial intelligence. His work shows that governing AI does not mean choosing between innovation and rights, but trying to hold both together.
Futuro
Data centers will have to bring their own power: Massachusetts changes the rules of the AI race
Massachusetts imposes new requirements on data centers over 25 MW: local approval, clean energy, and ratepayer protection. The growth of AI hits the physical limits of the power grid.
Intelligenza Artificiale
OpenAI brings one of the most prominent AI safety researchers onto its board: Paul Christiano enters the inner circle
Paul Christiano joins the board of the OpenAI Foundation and the Safety and Security Committee. The appointment brings one of the most prominent voices in alignment into the company's governance.
Intelligenza Artificiale
MAPL-EMIT detects 23,000 additional methane plumes from satellite
Google and NASA JPL have developed MAPL-EMIT, a model that analyzes ISS data to detect and estimate localized methane emissions on a global scale.
Cybersecurity
Hackers-for-hire become a foreign policy issue: Washington considers cutting off their technology and cloud
A bipartisan group of American lawmakers is calling on the Commerce Department to add three companies accused of mercenary hacking to the Entity List. Private cybersecurity collides with sanctions and geopolitics.
Internet
Google expands infrastructure in Finland and also targets existing nuclear power
Google is preparing new investments across four Finnish locations, tying data center expansion to clean energy, the power grid, and district heating.
Tech
iPhone Duo hands-on: Apple's first foldable bets big on screen and hinge
Apple enters the foldable market with iPhone Duo: dual displays, a matte inner finish, and a $1,999 price tag. The crease remains an open question.
Tech
iPhone 18 Pro: variable aperture and A20 Pro chip shift the focus to control
Apple unveils iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: variable aperture main camera, 2 nm A20 Pro, and a vapor chamber for more sustained performance.
Business
Salesforce eyes Listen Labs for $2 billion: in the era of AI agents, understanding the customer is worth almost as much as selling to them
Salesforce has reportedly discussed acquiring Listen Labs for around $2 billion. The deal is not finalized, but it highlights where commercial software is heading: from automation to customer understanding.
Fintech
INDXcoin, the crypto sold in churches that wiped out investors' savings
More than 500 people entrusted over $3 million to the founders of INDXcoin, which was promoted across evangelical communities. The project has collapsed.
Intelligenza Artificiale
Gemini enters bureaucracy: less jargon, but verification remains essential
Google proposes Gemini as support for navigating forms, public services, and administrative language. Useful for preparation, not for replacing sources and offices.
Tech
iPhone Duo brings Apple into foldables: 7.6-inch display and a $1,999 price tag
Apple debuts in the foldable market with iPhone Duo: book-style form factor, dual screens, A20 Pro chip, and an iOS 27 adapted for multitasking.
Tech
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Focus on Heart Metrics to Make Training More Measurable
The new Apple Watches are available for pre-order: overhauled heart sensors, more frequent HRV, Readiness score, and new Apple Intelligence features expand the watch's role in daily health.
Startup
Mistral raises 3 billion and tops a 24 billion valuation: Europe tries to build an AI champion with global scale
The new round led by Samsung pushes Mistral past a $24 billion valuation. The French startup does not just want to be a model builder: it aims to become a strategic European infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Chrome accelerates updates: in the AI era, four weeks have become too long to patch a flaw
Google moves Chrome from a four-week cycle to a two-week one. The speed of AI is also increasing the speed at which browsers, developers, and defenders must react to vulnerabilities.
Startup
XDOF is already worth over a billion without building robots: it sells the thing robots need most, experience
Just months after emerging from stealth, XDOF is reportedly in talks for a round at a valuation of around $1.2 billion. The startup collects teleoperation data to teach robots how to manipulate the real world.
Tech
Pangram raises 9 million to tell if text is written by AI: the problem is the boundary is disappearing
Pangram wants to become a trust layer for the web and has partnered with Substack. But recognizing AI-generated content is becoming harder just as models improve.
Policy
Superintelligence leaves the labs and enters parliaments: in the United States, fear of AI becomes bipartisan
The resignation of an Anthropic researcher and warnings about self-improving systems have sparked reactions from American lawmakers across the political spectrum. AI safety is ceasing to be a niche debate.
Intelligenza Artificiale
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4: Upgraded sensors and artificial intelligence on the wrist
Apple has unveiled Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4: standout features include more accurate health sensors, AI-based voice summaries, and the return of ceramic.
Tech
Apple still bets on iPhone: new leadership relaunches the digital hub
At his first keynote as Apple CEO, John Ternus reaffirms the central role of iPhone, reviving the historic digital hub strategy introduced by Steve Jobs.
Intelligenza Artificiale
Apple details privacy protections for new smart listening features
Alongside the new Audio Intelligence features introduced for Siri, Apple has published a technical paper to reassure users regarding the processing and confidentiality of audio data.
Business
Amazon sued in the US: denied breaks and protections for pregnant workers
Four former employees have launched legal action against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of denying essential accommodations during pregnancy and subsequently firing them.
Policy
OpenAI calls for mandatory AI rules: when the front-runner asks the state to put up guardrails
OpenAI backs mandatory, capability-based national requirements while endorsing four legislative proposals in California. It is a shift in tone that shows how the AI race is also becoming a battle over regulation.
Digital Culture
Brands ask influencers to hide that they were paid: social advertising is putting its most valuable currency at risk
A survey cited by Business Insider indicates that 18% of creators have received requests not to disclose a partnership. When advertising works best if it seems spontaneous, the line between persuasion and deception becomes the real issue for the creator economy.
Cybersecurity
119,000 fake shops to steal credit cards: DoppelCart shows that online scams have become a business at scale
A network dubbed DoppelCart is using over 119,000 domains to impersonate online stores and steal payment details. This is not the old handcrafted phishing site: automation, templates, and low-cost infrastructure allow criminals to operate like a global platform.
Cybersecurity
Four Chinese hacker groups used the same Chrome zero-day: the cyber weapons market increasingly resembles an industrial supply chain
Proofpoint has observed at least four cyber-espionage groups, largely linked to China, using the same BlueMoon exploit kit against Chrome. The most interesting finding is not just the vulnerability: it is the speed at which a sophisticated weapon can circulate among different operators.
Cybersecurity
A 10-out-of-10 flaw in the software that protects firewalls: Cisco confirms hackers are already exploiting it
Cisco has confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-20079, a critical vulnerability in Secure Firewall Management Center that can allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve root execution. It is cybersecurity's most dangerous paradox: even the system managing defense becomes an attack surface.
Fintech
Circle buys Tazapay: stablecoins aim to become the invisible network of global payments
Circle has signed an agreement to acquire Tazapay, a B2B payments infrastructure with over 60 banking and fintech partners and payouts in more than 100 markets. The strategy is to turn USDC from a crypto asset into a standard component of international payments.
Fintech
Chime buys the bank behind Chime: 590 million to stop being just a fintech
Chime will acquire Stride Bank, a partner for over seven years, for 590 million dollars. The American fintech chooses the most direct route toward vertical integration: owning the bank that houses part of the infrastructure on which its product is built.
Gaming
France wants an international video game festival: European gaming stops asking whether it is culture
Following the global success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Emmanuel Macron announced plans to create an international festival dedicated to video games. It is a symbolic shift: European gaming is no longer merely a creative industry to support, but a battleground of cultural policy and sovereignty.
Gaming
The Blood of Dawnwalker sells one million copies in three days: blockbusters can emerge outside major publishers too
The debut title from Rebel Wolves, a studio founded by veterans of The Witcher 3, surpassed one million copies in its first three days. The achievement demonstrates how recognizable talent, a new intellectual property, and global distribution can still deliver a major hit without relying on an established franchise.
Gaming
Cloud gaming was supposed to free us from consoles, now Xbox is turning on the meter: why video game streaming hasn't won yet
Microsoft will introduce monthly limits on cloud gaming hours on Game Pass. After years of promises about gaming anywhere without hardware, the industry is discovering that streaming interactive video games from the cloud remains expensive and that the local console is much harder to replace than expected.
Futuro
Tidal energy attempts to break out of its niche: Caudal raises £4.3 million to generate electricity where traditional turbines cannot reach
UK-based Caudal Energy raises £4.3 million to deploy a new tidal energy technology at sea. The goal is to harness slower currents and previously uneconomic sites, turning the predictability of tides into a renewable source complementary to solar and wind.
Innovazione
AI enters incinerators: Jaipur Robotics wants to teach waste plants to see what they are burning
Switzerland's Jaipur Robotics raises €4.3 million to bring computer vision and automation to waste-to-energy plants. It is a textbook case of industrial AI: cameras and algorithms transform a chaotic waste stream into actionable data for safety, efficiency, and control.
Cybersecurity
India builds a 2,000-kilometre quantum network: cybersecurity prepares for an enemy that does not yet exist
QNu Labs raises 200 crore rupees and will work on a quantum key distribution network between Bengaluru and Delhi. The project illustrates why governments and banks are investing today to protect themselves from quantum computers that might only become dangerous tomorrow.
Intelligenza Artificiale
Harvey is valued at $15.5 billion: legal AI is becoming infrastructure, no longer an assistant
Harvey raises another $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation. Behind the investor rush lies a deeper shift: law firms are not just buying chatbots, but building a new proprietary knowledge infrastructure.
Innovazione
Harmoni brings AI to existing factories: the industrial revolution could start with thirty-year-old machinery
Harmoni raises $10 million to connect AI and software to machinery in existing American factories. A counterintuitive thesis: true industrial modernization does not rely solely on new robotic facilities, but on making those built decades ago intelligent.
Intelligenza Artificiale
AI agents are becoming coworkers with admin privileges: Cymphony raises 30 million to control them
Cymphony emerges with 30 million dollars to tackle a problem bound to grow: AI agents can access corporate data and systems just like an employee, but they operate at machine speed. Cybersecurity must therefore learn to govern a new non-human workforce.
Digital Culture
YouTube retires brainstorming and replaces the blank page with AI: even creator ideas become a platform feature
YouTube is gradually phasing out the Inspiration Tab and directing creators toward Ask Studio. Artificial intelligence no longer intervenes only in editing or subtitles: it enters at the very moment decisions on what to produce are made.
Internet
Ivan Grieco is changing how news is delivered online: when Twitch becomes a newsroom
From La Miniera to investigative reports and incursions on Pulp Podcast, Ivan Grieco has built a language that blends streaming, fact-checking, political debate, and internet culture. It is not simply television transplanted onto Twitch: it is a news model that treats the audience as part of the conversation.
Futuro
Eutelsat sends a mechanic into space: satellites are ceasing to be disposable objects
Eutelsat has selected Infinite Orbits for a life-extension mission in geostationary orbit. ENDURANCE will dock with a satellite and extend its life by five years: a step that could transform space from a throwaway economy into repairable infrastructure.
Business
Cegid and Silae, a European giant worth over €10 billion is born: AI is forcing software to scale up
The merger between Cegid and Silae will create a European business management software group valued at over €10 billion, with 2 million end customers. It is not just a major financial transaction: it illustrates how AI is shifting the scale required to compete in enterprise software.
Futuro
Two ex-DeepMind researchers want to build nuclear fusion's nervous system: why the challenge isn't just igniting the plasma
Fusionality was founded by former DeepMind researchers with the goal of building software and control systems for future fusion reactors. A bet on an overlooked challenge: even once the plasma works, an intelligence capable of governing an extremely complex machine in real time will be required.
Tech
Analog Devices buys Alif for $1.35 billion: AI moves from data centers into machines
Analog Devices acquires Alif Semiconductor for approximately $1.35 billion. Behind the deal lies a broader transformation: bringing AI models directly onto sensors, machinery, medical devices, and industrial systems without relying continuously on the cloud.
Policy
London wants to put parental controls into the operating system: Apple and Google may have to block explicit images for minors
The British government is preparing legislation that would mandate built-in device protections against the creation, viewing, and sharing of nude images by minors. Online safety shifts from the platform to the phone.
Startup
CloudNC raises 20 million to bring AI to machine shops: the smart factory starts with the hardest parts
CloudNC has raised $20 million to expand CAM Assist, the software that automates part of CNC machine programming. Behind the round lies a broader thesis: industrial AI can grow not by replacing entire factories, but by eliminating the bottlenecks slowing down existing ones.
Innovazione
Suno launches v6 with Warner, BMG and Believe: music AI tries to move beyond the copyright war
Suno has launched the v6 generation of its music models, developed with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe. It marks a significant shift: music AI is no longer just chasing quality, but an industrial model where licensing, opt-ins and artist compensation become part of the product.
Futuro
The 20-Year Battery Could Change More Than Electric Cars: The New Frontier Is Storing Energy Without Draining the System
The next battery revolution may not be in smartphones or cars, but in the power grid. Sodium, iron, flow batteries, and long-duration storage aim to solve the decisive challenge of renewables: shifting energy not just for two hours, but for days.
Innovazione
From the lecture to the clinical case: how Università degli Studi Link is working to build a new model for training doctors
Laboratories from the first year, simulation, clinical clerkships from the third, interdisciplinary research, and a territorial expansion bringing Medicine to multiple Italian cities: Link is building a university model that seeks to narrow the gap between scientific knowledge, clinical practice, and the patient relationship.
Innovazione
XPeng puts IRON on the assembly line: the humanoid robot race enters its industrial phase
XPeng's new line automates over 80% of core processes and aims for mass production of IRON by the end of the year. After years of spectacular prototypes, the real competition in humanoid robots shifts to quality, costs, reliability, and the ability to manufacture thousands of units.
Business
Google commits 13 billion to Finland and secures up to half of Loviisa: AI has become energy policy
Google will invest 13 billion euros in Finland in 2027 and 2028 and has signed a 22-year PPA with Fortum that will cover up to 50% of the Loviisa nuclear power plant's capacity. The AI race is no longer measured solely in models and chips: it is now built by securing electricity for decades.
Innovazione
Google is rewriting weather forecasting: WeatherNext 3 brings AI to the heart of meteorology
WeatherNext 3 directly uses satellite imagery, updates forecasts every hour, and reaches a resolution of up to 5 kilometres. The most important shift is not having better weather on Google, but changing the architecture used to build forecasts.