Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I see the same pattern: The founders who belong on this stage are often the ones who almost didn’t apply. They think they’re too early. They think they need more traction. They think the program is for …

Americans are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help with things like research, writing, school or work projects, and analyzing data — but they’re not exactly happy about it. Even as AI use and adoption rises, Americans continue to lack trust in the new tool, according to a Quinnipiac University …

Yet another startup aiming to help enterprises build, secure, and orchestrate AI agents has raised a honking-big seed round. Sycamore on Monday announced a $65 million seed led by Coatue and Lightspeed, with a long list of angels including former OpenAI chief scientist Bob McGrew, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Databricks …

LiteLLM, makers of a popular AI gateway used by millions of developers, has publicly announced that it is ditching compliance startup Delve and will redo its security certifications with another company and auditor. The announcement comes after LiteLLM’s open source version fell victim to some horrific credential-stealing malware last week. …

Would you trade your manager for a chatbot? A growing number of Americans are saying yes. According to a Quinnipiac University poll published Monday, 15% of Americans say they’d be willing to have a job where their direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned tasks and set schedules. Quinnipiac …

Allbirds, the wool sneaker brand that became a kind of unofficial uniform for the Silicon Valley set, has agreed to sell all of its assets and intellectual property to American Exchange Group for $39 million — which is roughly one-tenth of the $348 million it raised in its 2021 IPO …

'Scott Mills sacked by BBC' and 'Starmer's 48-hour ultimatum' The Daily Mirror has further claims about the sacking of the Radio 2 breakfast show presenter, Scott Mills. "Mills crisis for the BBC", is the Sun's headline. The paper says corporation staff were left "stunned" as the news of his departure …

12 hours ago Yasmin RufoBBC News It's been more than four years since the troubled teens of East Highland High School were last on our screens and now the long-awaited show returns on 12 April for a third season. The latest trailer sees the characters leave the classroom behind and …

How will car finance compensation payments work? 13 hours ago Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Millions of drivers who were mis-sold car finance agreements should receive compensation this year, under plans by the regulator. Average payments of about £829 are expected under the rules published by the Financial Conduct Authority …

Satellite imagery and verified videos show Ukraine has repeatedly struck key Russian oil export infrastructure near the Baltic Sea in the past week, leaving some facilities burning for several days. BBC Verify has confirmed at least three oil sites in Russia's Leningrad region were attacked near the city of St …