Australian AI legal tech start-up valued at over $100 million after US funding round
Checkbox, an Australian artificial intelligence software start-up founded by a pair of former Sydney Boys High School classmates…
Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B
Anthropic has doubled the amount of VC funding it aims to raise, the FT reports, increasing the target…
Dying social media app replaces 15% of workers with AI in devastating mass layoffs
By MARTHA WILLIAMS, US REAL ESTATE & CONSUMER REPORTER Published: 13:16 EST, 27 January 2026 | Updated: 13:16…
Apple and Google reportedly still offer dozens of AI ‘nudify’ apps
A recent investigation by an online advocacy organization called the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that the Apple…
Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump
On a Monday night NBC News segment, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over “some of the things…
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips: Reuters
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada,…
Amazon accidentally announces further 16,000 layoffs in AI pivot
Amazon has accidentally announced it plans to plans to slash about 16,000 corporate jobs in favour of greater…
Amazon Alexa+ Is Now Available to Everyone. Here’s How to Turn It Off (2026)
“Alexa+ is significantly more capable than the original Alexa, so we’re working to make it available to as…
The Anime AI Closed Captioning Situation Is Crazy
Closed captioning has been around since the 70s with the express purpose of creating subtitles as a “transcription…
Mastercard unveils major AI shopping change coming for CBA, Westpac customers: ‘Australia’s first’
Mastercard has completed Australia’s first authenticated agentic transactions using a Commonwealth Bank debit card and Westpac credit card.…
16,000 jobs to be cut in latest anti-bureaucracy push
Amazon said Wednesday it plans to eliminate about 16,000 corporate jobs, marking its second round of mass job…
Amazon is laying off 16,000 employees as AI battle intensifies
New York  — Amazon is laying off 16,000 employees, the company’s second round of large-scale job reductions in…