If you’ve seen the recent ads attacking New York assembly member Alex Bores, you’ll know he used to work for Palantir, the AI company that’s powering the controversial raids and high-volume deportation efforts from U. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ads even accuse Bores of having made hundreds of thousands …

Some TikTok users in the U. are having trouble using the app, which the company attributes to an issue with an Oracle data center. “Creators may temporarily experience lags in posting content while Oracle works to resolve the issue,” TikTok said on X. According to user-generated reports on Downdetector, the …

AI continues to dominate the venture world, per a new Crunchbase report. A record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups in February, according to the report. AI startups overall raised $171 billion, or 90% of the capital raised last month. It’s a stunning number that feels like …

Alibaba’s Qwen AI project has lost one of its most visible technical leaders just a day after the Chinese tech giant unveiled its new Qwen 3. 5 open-weight small models. Junyang Lin, a central technical leader on Alibaba’s Qwen team, said in a post on X on Tuesday that he …

Security researchers have identified a suite of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones running older software that they say has passed from a government customer into the hands of cybercriminals. Google said Tuesday that it first identified the exploit kit, dubbed Coruna, in February 2025 during a surveillance vendor’s …

As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception of market dominance. Until recently, the most sought-after companies raised multiple rounds of funding in quick succession at escalating valuations. However, because constant fundraising distracts founders from building their products, …

US and Israel bomb Iran for fourth day as Trump says air defences 'gone' 7 hours ago David Gritten The US and Israel have bombed targets across Iran for a fourth day, as President Donald Trump declared that the country's air defences, air force, navy and leadership were "gone". The …

'Shh please girls' - the night 11-year-old Gary Barlow left clubgoers gobsmacked 12 hours ago Beth Alaw WilliamsBBC Wales Everyone has to start somewhere, and for Gary Barlow that somewhere was an unknown social club in north Wales. Now used to selling out stadiums across the world, the Take That …

Doubling heights: The unsung heroes of 2026's hottest film 21 hours ago Naomi Clarkeand Jasmine Sandhar ,BBC Newsbeat Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights might have divided audiences and critics, but it definitely got them talking. Whether it was reviews, opinion columns or social media feeds, everyone seemed to have a red-hot …

What to know about the 'two sessions', China's biggest political meeting 5 hours ago Kelly Ngand Stephen McDonell ,China correspondent, Beijing The stage is set for China's biggest political gathering - carefully choreographed annual meetings of the political advisory body and the rubber-stamp national legislature. The "two sessions", which start …