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Google DeepMind launches Lyria 3, expands generative music inside Gemini

Google DeepMind has unveiled Lyria 3, its latest generative music model, marking a significant expansion of creative artificial intelligence within the Google Gemini ecosystem....

OpenAI nears US$100bn funding round at US$850bn valuation

OpenAI is reportedly close to finalizing a massive $100 billion funding deal that would value the ChatGPT maker at approximately $850 billion, marking one...

OpenAI partners with Reliance to integrate AI search into JioHotstar

OpenAI has entered into a strategic partnership with Reliance Industries to integrate AI powered search capabilities into JioHotstar, marking a significant step in the...

Meta to shut down Messenger.com in April 2026 as standalone platform winds down

Meta is shutting down the standalone website for Facebook Messenger, with Messenger.com set to go offline in April 2026. The move comes just months...

Reddit tests AI powered shopping search with interactive product results

Reddit is testing a new AI driven search feature aimed at enhancing shopping discovery, introducing interactive product carousels that display pricing, images and direct...

Toyota deploys seven Agility humanoid robots at Canadian factory

Toyota has hired seven humanoid robots from Agility Robotics for use at one of its manufacturing facilities in Canada, marking another step in the...

xAI Saudi investment secured to accelerate AI expansion

xAI Saudi Investment highlights Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, which has received a $3 billion injection from Saudi Arabian AI company Humain, underscoring...

Canva hits US$4bn revenue as LLM referral traffic boosts AI-driven growth

Canva has reached $4 billion in annual revenue, marking a major milestone for the creative software company as traffic from large language models (LLMs)...

Telefónica and Liberty Global agree to buy Uk fibre firm Netomnia for €2.3Bn

Telefónica, Liberty Global, and infrastructure investor InfraVia have agreed to acquire Netomnia, one of the United Kingdom’s largest independent fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network providers, in...

Snapchat+ tops 25m subscribers as direct revenue ARR hits US$1b

Snapchat+ has crossed 25 million subscribers, pushing Snap’s direct revenue annual run rate (ARR) to $1 billion, a milestone that signals the company’s subscription...

MTN bids US$2.2bn to regain control of ihs towers, including in Cameroon

MTN Group has moved a significant step closer to taking full control of telecom tower operator IHS Towers with a $2.2 billion agreed offer for...

Finpace introduces halcyon AI layer to transform African banking operations

Finpace, a leading provider of digital banking infrastructure in Africa, has unveiled Halcyon, a new AI-driven layer integrated into its core banking platform designed...

Zuckerberg grilled in landmark social media trial over teen mental health claims

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg was on the witness stand this week in a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles, California, where he...

MTN Ghana launches Y’ello Protect 419 to strengthen fight against mobile and MoMo fraud

MTN Ghana has rolled out a new fraud reporting initiative dubbed Y’ello Protect 419, designed to help customers quickly report and combat fraudulent activity...

Mistral AI moves deeper into cloud infrastructure with acquisition of Koyeb

French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI has agreed to acquire Koyeb in its first-ever acquisition, signaling a strategic push beyond model development and into...

Anthropic updates Claude lineup with release of Sonnet 4.6 in rapid AI model cycle

Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.6, the latest iteration of its mid-sized language model, continuing the company’s aggressive four-month upgrade cycle as competition intensifies...