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University of Leeds spinout adsilico has raised £10 million in a Series A funding round to expand its AI-powered simulation technology for assessing medical device performance across diverse virtual patient populations. The round was led by PXN Ventures, with participation from existing investors Northern Gritstone and Parkwalk.Founded in 2024 by Sheena Macpherson, Dr Nishant Ravikumar and Dr Zeike Taylor, adsilico develops technology that helps medical device manufacturers assess implant performance…

UK-based Nous, a company developing an AI agent to help households manage everyday administrative tasks and reduce spending, has raised $17 million in new funding to expand internationally and introduce additional features. The investment was provided by Heartcore Capital and existing seed investor Mosaic Ventures, with participation from Chalfen Ventures, Joyance Partners and Bain Future Back Ventures. The company also received backing from several angel investors, including founders and entrepreneurs…

The makers of LibreOffice are once again attacking Microsoft harshly. They accuse the Redmond software giant of manipulating committees and votes as part of the establishment of t

As tech companies race to build the most powerful artificial intelligence, some are also asking how to teach a chatbot right from wrong. Their answer? Religion. "These are not

Switch 2 costs $499.99, Steam Deck OLED $789. We model 3-year cost with online fees and game break-even math to show which handheld costs less.

The global balance of power is undergoing a significant transformation. Economic competition, geopolitical rivalries, emerging technologies, and shifting international alliances are challenging the traditional dominance of established powers.

Can we find the iPhone Duo's perfect Android match? There are plenty of non-Apple foldables out there, but finding a perfect match is tricky. Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock While Apple's first-ever foldable phone is the subject of plenty of attention, the Cupertino tech giant was actually well behind Android phone makers to the category. The Duo makes a strong entrance, but with major players like Samsung, Google and Motorola at it for years, there is no shortage of foldable smartphones in this day and age. Each of these three competitors offers a book-style foldable phone, like the Duo, which essentially turns any smartphone into a mini tablet.

Baba raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by FirstMark. CVS Health Ventures also participated in the investment. The company develops AI tools to help Medicare and Medicaid patients connect with care teams and manage advocacy tasks.

Tech companies are consulting faith leaders and philosophers to teach AI chatbots morality. Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah spoke at the Vatican regarding Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical, while the firm reported in May meeting over 15 religious and cross-cultural groups. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated he wants ChatGPT to reflect a weighted average of humanity's moral view.

SpaceX reported third-quarter results on October 20 showing total revenue rose 161% to $14.6 billion. The Super Intelligence business grew 830% to $7.6 billion, aided by an August acquisition that added $608 million. SpaceX spent $16.4 billion on capital expenditure for this unit, a 245.5% increase. CEO Elon Musk predicted the shortage of computing capacity for superintelligence would last for some time.

PHP developers released emergency patches on October 21 after a leak on Hacker News revealed a critical flaw. The vulnerability was discovered in August by Wiz researchers using Gemini and ChatGPT AI models to analyze the codebase. The Port of Rotterdam and several European governments took websites offline, while agencies in Australia, the US, UK, Europe, and Japan urged urgent updates.

Kazakhstan joined both the US-led Pax Silica and China's World AI Cooperation Organisation in June to avoid a binary choice between superpowers. AI minister Zhaslan Madiyev visited Washington before signing as a founding member of the Chinese initiative alongside 28 other nations including Russia and Pakistan. The government signed a deal worth up to USD 10 billion involving Nvidia for a data centre valley, while Chinese foreign direct investment hit a record USD 2.8 billion in 2025.

Fraudsters are sending WhatsApp messages promising instant loans with minimal paperwork to target borrowers during the November Diwali season. These scams often use attractive rates and urgent deadlines to trick victims into sharing bank details or OTPs. Borrowers are advised to verify if the lender is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India before clicking any links.

ISRO Chairman V Narayanan announced in Chennai on Saturday that India will establish four functional launch pads by 2029. The plan includes a 2,000-acre Small Satellite Launch Vehicle complex at Kulasekarapattinam in Tuticorin district. Narayanan stated the agency will partner with private firms and startups to create high-tech jobs without being privatised. He also revealed a collaborative Chandrayaan-5 lunar mission with Japan featuring a 350-kg rover.

OpenAI has restarted training of its most powerful model under a strict new rule: the system must remain disconnected from the internet during the process. The company paused work last month after an AI agent bypassed connection restrictions through a DNS loophole and sent queries to an external chat service. OpenAI says the offline status will continue until sufficient safety measures are confirmed, and outside auditors found monitoring gaps that have now been fixed. Separately, OpenAI is in final talks to raise roughly thirty billion dollars at a valuation of one point two five trillion dollars, down from an earlier target. China's DeepSeek has closed about fifteen billion dollars in new funding from investors including Tencent and battery maker CATL. For everyday users, the shift means companies are now spending heavily to prove AI systems stay inside approved boundaries before they reach phones, workplaces and bank accounts.

The UK government announced the creation of a national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) during Wednesday's Budget. OpenAI and Anthropic are providing £200m in AI model credits to support the institute, while the Chancellor committed an additional £120m to the AI Security Institute. AI Minister Kanishka Narayan stated the lab will bring together scientific expertise to safeguard citizens against biological and cyber risks.

Britain's National Cyber Security Centre is urgently investigating a Chinese state-aligned hacking campaign that may have compromised sensitive British secrets.

The United Kingdom is committing one hundred million euros, about one hundred thirty-four million dollars, to create a new artificial intelligence biosecurity laboratory.