Google has granted the U. Department of Defense access to its AI for classified networks, essentially allowing all lawful uses, according to multiple news reports. This deal follows Anthropic’s public stand against the Trump administration after the model maker refused to grant the DoD the same terms. The Pentagon wanted …

Match Group, the dating app behemoth that owns Match, Tinder, OkCupid, and Hinge, says that it has invested $100 million in yet another mobile service designed to bring people together: a Grindr competitor known as Sniffies. The website for Sniffies sports various images of men in their underwear. That tells …

Amazon launched a new AI-powered feature on Tuesday that allows users to ask questions about products and receive conversational audio responses generated in real time. The responses are delivered by what the company calls “AI-powered shopping experts,” which present information in a natural, discussion-style format. The new “Join the chat” …

Almost as soon as OpenAI announced that its major investor and cloud partner, Microsoft, no longer has exclusive rights to any of its products, Amazon started gloating. After the revised OpenAI/Microsoft agreement was announced on Monday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy noted in a tweet that it was a “very interesting …

Among the most interesting parts of Elon Musk’s testimony Tuesday in his lawsuit against OpenAI wasn’t the charity he claims was stolen from him (we all knew that was coming). It was about an old friend. Musk testified that one of his core motivations for co-founding OpenAI was a falling-out …

The world today is riven by cultural differences, political divisions, and geopolitical disputes — a challenging environment for any investor hunting for startups that can grow large enough to deliver venture-scale returns. Kompas VC, which operates out of offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Berlin, and Tel Aviv, has developed a regionally …

Should I Marry a Murderer? - the love story that uncovered a killer What would you do if the person you love told you they had killed a man? It's easy to imagine you would act rationally, morally and without hesitation but Should I Marry a Murderer?, Netflix's new true …

'Like a slap in the face': Alt-pop star Julia Wolf on going viral Julia Wolf is in disarray. The indie-pop singer is in the middle of a breakout moment, and she's chosen that exact time to move house. As she calls the BBC from her brand new New York apartment, …

£20m mystery gift buys London Zoo new hospital where you can watch vets work Visitors to London zoo will soon be able to watch live veterinary procedures inside a state-of-the-art new animal hospital thanks to a mystery £20m donation. A viewing gallery will show everything from penguin health checks to …

'King's historic Congress address' and 'Starmer sees off rebellion' King Charles III's address to the US Congress is the focus of many of the front pages. The i Paper says he used his speech to call on America and Britain to "reconcile". The Times says he urged Congress to mend …