Arsenal on alert after Bruno Guimarães tells Newcastle he wants to leave
Bruno Guimarães told Newcastle he wants to leave to join Arsenal, the Premier League champions. Arsenal is preparing an offer around £60 million for the Brazil midfielder after holding talks with his representatives last month.
Squeezed on land, Samsung wants to put data centres out to sea
Samsung Heavy Industries plans to launch its first floating data centre by 2028 using a purpose-built barge parked near the coast. The facility will be specifically designed rather than converted from an existing ship.
‘Agentic Regulation’ Hackathon Supported by Global Organizations Aims to Build AI Tools for Regulators
A hackathon focused on building AI tools for regulators launched with support from global organizations to develop agentic regulation capabilities. The Cambridge Digital Innovation and Regulation Initiative hosted the first-of-its-kind event as the financial industry increasingly adopts AI to enhance services and efficiency.
Nvidia teams up with chip rival d-Matrix instead of fighting it
Nvidia combined its hardware with inference chips from startup d-Matrix to create a joint system for running AI models. Parasail will be the first customer to receive this combined system.
Thought Machine Secures $41 Million in Funding; Tops $100 Million Revenue Milestone
Thought Machine secured $41 million in funding from a Tier 1 bank client in May. The core banking technology firm has surpassed $100 million in annual revenue.
A £35bn plan to fill the UK with 14 mini nuclear reactors
A Polish billionaire's company plans to build 14 small nuclear reactors across three UK sites for approximately £35 billion, targeting first power in 2034. The reactors will be GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300 units operated by Michał Sołowow's firm, SGE.
Prime Intellect Raises $130 Million to Help Companies Train AI Agents
Prime Intellect secured $130 million in Series A funding to expand its platform for training AI agents. The company provides compute resources, large-scale reinforcement learning, environments, sandboxes, evaluations, and deployment tools for customers building and improving AI agents.
SMBs Swap Pricey SaaS Contracts for AI-Built Apps
Small businesses are building custom applications using AI coding tools instead of purchasing traditional SaaS software licenses. Five startups and small companies with 20 to 70 employees are replacing vendor software with AI-built apps to avoid paying for unused features.
Narmi Unveils AI Decision Assist to Facilitate Account Opening Review Process
Narmi announced AI Decision Assist, an agentic AI tool designed to automate bank account opening reviews by analyzing identity, risk, and compliance information. The tool handles application review tasks that previously required manual processing by bank staff.
OpenAI launches GPT-Live, a full-duplex voice upgrade that lets ChatGPT talk more like a person
OpenAI launched GPT-Live, a full-duplex voice system that lets ChatGPT listen and speak simultaneously, replacing Advanced Voice Mode across iOS, Android, and ChatGPT.com. The two models, GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, eliminate waiting for silence gaps by continuously processing incoming audio while generating responses.
Google AI Studio Adds ‘Import from GitHub’ to Build Mode, Turning an Existing Repo Into an Editable, Deployable App
Google AI Studio's Build mode now includes an Import from GitHub feature that converts existing repositories into runtime-compatible, editable formats. Developers can then iterate on and deploy these imported projects directly within the platform.
England Fan Who Spent Life Savings on World Cup Trip with Granddad Gets Money Gifted Back
Jacob Allmendinger spent his $13,000 life savings to take his 80-year-old grandfather Geoff Golliker to the World Cup instead of using it for a house deposit. A company inspired by their story then gifted him the entire amount back.
A self-driving Waymo just reported its own passengers to police
A Waymo robotaxi detected two California teenagers drinking alcohol and shooting Orbeez from toy guns out windows, then parked itself and locked the passengers inside until police arrived. The vehicle's interior cameras and microphones, which monitor passenger behavior for safety and cleanliness purposes, enabled the detection and alert system.
Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet
Video game data provides better training material than internet data for teaching AI systems to understand spatial and temporal dynamics that large language models lack. Gaming environments offer structured scenarios where objects move predictably through space and time, addressing limitations in how current models comprehend physical interactions.
Tokenization Surges in June, Tops $3.86 Billion in RWA
Tokenized real world assets reached 3.86 billion dollars in June. The month represented a significant surge in digital asset issuance for securities and related markets.
Kraken Secures Arbitration Win Against Ex- Auditor Mazars Over Abrupt Withdrawal from Auditing During Operation Chokepoint 2.0
Kraken's parent company Payward Inc. won a $22 million arbitration award against former auditor Mazars USA after the firm abruptly withdrew from a nearly completed financial review. The arbitration decision resolved the dispute stemming from Mazars' unexpected exit during the audit process.
EDX Markets Secures $76M Series C Funding Led by SBI Holdings
EDX Markets closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings. The capital will support expansion of the company's institutional trading venue and central clearinghouse operations.
Three things every leader must do to hold the line against AI decision-making
A legal-tech startup leader gradually delegated decision-making authority to ChatGPT, progressing from using it for emails to consulting it before every meeting and making hiring and firing decisions based on its recommendations. The leader created "The Bible," an AI-generated handbook staff were required to study to avoid asking human colleagues questions.
Arthur Fery sails past Flavio Cobolli and storms into fairytale Wimbledon semi
Arthur Fery, a British wildcard, defeated No. 9 seed Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-0 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals in his first grand slam quarter-final. Fery will face Alexander Zverev for a place in the men's final.
NASA Awards Contracts for Mars Advanced Surface Mobility Technology
NASA selected seven companies to develop next-generation robotic vehicles for Mars exploration under the STRIDE initiative. The contracts will advance commercial surface mobility technology for future Mars missions.
Canada Successfully Exploring for ‘White’ Hydrogen Gas, a Clean Power Source Beneath Existing Mines
Scientists in Canada discovered that ancient underground rocks naturally produce hydrogen gas in significant quantities beneath existing mines. This naturally occurring hydrogen, called white hydrogen, may be a widespread and potentially inexpensive clean energy source.
The UN has an AI strategy for everyone except the labs that build it
The United Nations produced extensive AI governance frameworks across three years but focused entirely on downstream applications aligned with Sustainable Development Goals rather than the supply side. No multilateral body exists with technical staff to examine frontier AI laboratory work, evaluate training runs, or coordinate incident reporting across borders.
I tried Claude Cowork on my Gmail inbox after Gemini choked - and it saved me hours of work
Claude Cowork successfully identified relevant pitches, quotes, and permissions in a Gmail inbox where Gemini failed at the nuanced research task. The AI assistant demonstrated capability in handling complex email organization that saved significant time on what would otherwise require manual sorting and review.
NVIDIA Nemotron Achieves Benchmark-Leading Performance With LangChain Deep Agents Harness
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra achieved the highest accuracy among open models when tuned with LangChain's Deep Agents harness. The model completed more tasks at higher throughput while running at 10 times lower cost than top closed models.
NextGen FinCrime 2026: How non-financial sectors can replicate banks’ success in fraud prevention
Sophisticated online attacks have increasingly replaced traditional bank-based fraud as the primary financial crime threat. Non-financial sectors are adopting fraud prevention strategies that banks have developed and refined over time.
Texas Stock Exchange Live Trading Starts this Week
Live trading begins Friday, July 10th at the Texas Stock Exchange in Dallas, marking the first major stock exchange to launch in the United States in decades. The exchange directly challenges the NYSE and Nasdaq's dominance of American financial markets.
Hubble Captures Star-Studded Cluster
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of Messier 3, one of the Milky Way's most massive globular clusters containing ancient stars. Approximately 150 known globular clusters exist in the galaxy, with these spherical collections formed from the same gas cloud at roughly the same time.
Euro Stablecoin Usage Jumps by 128% in 2026
Euro stablecoin usage increased 128 percent in 2026 following MiCA regulations that took effect July 1st. The market grew from $295.6 million, though Euro stablecoins remain significantly smaller than dollar-based alternatives.
Euroclear Announces Negotiations to Acquire Uptevia, Enhancing Issuer Services Across Europe
Euroclear has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Uptevia, a French corporate trust and issuer services firm jointly owned by BNP Paribas and CACEIS. Uptevia specializes in providing services to corporate issuers across Europe.
No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
Norway reformed youth sports to prioritize enjoyment over early specialization, allowing children to play multiple sports without league tables or competitive rankings. The country's approach produced players like Erling Haaland who defeated Brazil at the World Cup, contrasting with Brazil's academy system that fast-tracks individual prodigies through single-sport training.