Anthropic on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Vercept, an AI startup with deep roots to some of the biggest names in Seattle’s tech scene. The acquisition marks the latest after Anthropic acquired coding agent engine Bun in December to help scale Claude Code. Vercept had created tools for more …

As AI-powered search tools reshape how businesses are discovered online, India-founded startup Gushwork is helping companies capture customers from platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity — with early traction that is beginning to draw investor support. The two-year-old startup said Thursday it had raised $9 million in a seed …

Salesforce pulled out all the stops to convince investors that the AI revolution won’t be its death when it announced fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Salesforce reported a solid quarter of $10. 7 billion in revenue, up 13% year-over-year. For the year, it reported $41. 5 billion in revenue, up 10% …

A "real one-off" photograph which inspired the album cover of Led Zeppelin's fourth album has sold for £16,000 after a transatlantic bidding war. A Victorian image of thatcher Lot Long, from Wiltshire, is believed to be the original frame behind the cover art of Led Zeppelin IV, which included the …

Australia's prime minister has apologised for calling a former Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor "difficult", saying it was only in reference to the hardships she has faced. During a one-word response game, Anthony Albanese used the adjective to describe Grace Tame, who was named the 2021 Australian …

Aldi has announced its second wage increase for floor staff since the new year, as it vies to increase its market share in the UK. The budget supermarket will pay its store assistants £13. 50 per hour from April — just a month after an increase is due to take …

15 hours ago Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent In a world on edge waiting to see what US President Donald Trump does next in the Middle East, he provided no clear signal when he presented the longest ever State of the Union address. The world's most powerful commander-in-chief decided not to …

Watch: Jesse Jackson's life in civil rights, diplomacy, and politics The civil rights leader, who ran for president twice in the 1980s, leaves a lasting legacy. US & Canada Watch: Moment crew docks at International Space Station The crew blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop …

On the day households found out their energy bills would fall in April, the Chancellor chose to go to the headquarters of the company that has quietly become the UK's biggest domestic energy supplier, Octopus. Rachel Reeves was shown the screens displaying the real-time management of energy demand for electric …

'Met exposed Hoyle' and 'Iran tempts Trump' BBC News observes strict reporting restrictions on polling day when elections are held in the UK. We have omitted or cropped some of Thursday's front pages in connection with the Gorton and Denton by-election. The Daily Mail focuses on Scotland Yard's "extraordinary apology" …