With OpenAI on the verge of finalizing a new $100 billion round, and Anthropic just closing its own monster $30 billion raise, one thing is clear: The concept of investor “loyalty” is only hanging on by a thread. At least a dozen direct investors in OpenAI were announced as backers …

Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles in an attempt to overturn an agency ruling. The state DMV ruled that Tesla used deceptive marketing to overstate the automated driving capabilities of its vehicles, thereby violating state law. The lawsuit reignites an issue that appeared to …

The now-viral X post from Meta AI security researcher Summer Yue reads, at first, like satire. She told her OpenClaw AI agent to check her overstuffed email inbox and suggest what to delete or archive. The agent proceeded to run amok. It started deleting all her email in a “speed …

Xflow, an Indian fintech startup, has secured backing from both Stripe and PayPal Ventures in a $16. 6 million funding round. The investment comes as the company works to carve out a position in cross-border B2B payments, a market still dominated by banks and manual processes. The Series A round …

What happened to Arlene? The 30-year mystery of a murder without a body 7 hours ago David CowanScotland home affairs correspondent When Arlene Fraser vanished without trace after waving her young children off to school, detectives had a suspect with a motive - but precious little else. Her husband Nat …

Lord Mandelson has been released on bail pending further investigation, hours after his arrest on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest came after the former Labour minister and US ambassador was accused of passing market-sensitive government information to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who …

'Mandelson arrested' and 'Four years of tears' in Ukraine "Mandelson arrested" is the headline in the Daily Telegraph, over a photograph of Lord Mandelson being led away from his home by detectives. "Disgraced Lord held," says the Daily Mirror. The Daily Mail says: "Now Mandelson faces the music, days after …

President Donald Trump has claimed that crime and murder in the US are at the lowest level for 125 years, with the White House attributing this to his "unwavering commitment to restoring law and order". Homicides are projected to reach a 125-year low - according to one study - but …

Why did Putin's Russia invade Ukraine? 16 hours ago Paul KirbyEurope digital editor When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine, his aim was to sweep into the capital, Kyiv, in days, overthrow its pro-Western government and return Ukraine to Russia's sphere of influence. Putin failed …

24 hours ago Steve RosenbergRussia editor, in Lipetsk At first glance, Yelets in winter looks like something from a Russian fairy tale. From the embankment I spy the golden domes of Orthodox churches and, down below, ice fishermen dotted along the frozen river. But in this town, 350km (217 miles) …