Update July 16, 2026 (3:00 am PT): OnePlus said the company will not launch new products in Europe and North America. “After careful evaluation, OnePlus will no longer launch new products in Europe and North America. All rights and interests of users, including after-sales support and software updates, will continue to be fully guaranteed,” it
Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s generative artificial intelligence offering, arrives in China. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that China’s regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, approved Apple’s artificial intelligence services in the country, thanks to a deal to integrate Alibaba’s Qwen AI model into Apple’s operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. The deal, which
Live shopping app Whatnot announced Wednesday that it has acquired Shaped, a machine learning company that specializes in real-time search and recommendation systems. The deal aims to strengthen Whatnot’s discovery and personalization capabilities as the platform continues to expand across new product categories and millions of shoppers. According to the company, the acquisition helps Whatnot
AI music generator Suno was hacked, according to a report from 404 Media. The hacker told the publication that they used a supply chain attack in November to access an employee’s credentials, allowing them to access source code showing how Suno allegedly scraped decades of audio from YouTube Music, Deezer, Genius, archive music libraries and
Sportswear company Lululemon has invested in the $30 million Series A round raised by Syntetica, a French startup that developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, whose properties make it too good to throw away but difficult to reuse. Syntetica promises to recycle two types of nylon, Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6, that cannot be
Applied Computing, a London-based startup that is building a basic AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, has raised a $20 million Series A led by engineering giant KBR, with participation from Databricks Ventures. Founded in 2023, the startup targets oil, gas, refining and petrochemical systems, where a single facility can have thousands
