Buy Now Pay Later services have entered a new regulatory era in the United Kingdom. Since July 15, 2026, many third-party Buy Now Pay Later lenders have come under the supervision of the Financial Conduct…
AI agents promise to answer customers, qualify leads, update records, prepare reports and manage routine business processes. The marketing pitch makes them sound like inexpensive digital employees that work continuously without supervision. That description is…
Artificial intelligence is improving how organizations detect threats, analyze data, write software, and automate routine work. It is also giving attackers faster ways to discover vulnerabilities, create convincing phishing messages, and compromise business systems. The…
Eli Lilly has agreed to acquire clinical-stage biotechnology company AtaiBeckley in a transaction worth approximately $2.8 billion upfront and as much as $3.8 billion if specified development and regulatory milestones are achieved. The agreement moves…
The World Health Organization has updated its guidance on reducing cognitive decline and dementia, saying that up to 45% of dementia risk is associated with factors that can potentially be modified. The recommendations cover physical…
A new investigation has exposed a serious dispute inside the World Bank Group over who is responsible for protecting borrowers when development-finance projects cause harm. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reported on July 15…
Microsoft and 3M have announced a strategic partnership that brings a less visible part of the artificial-intelligence boom into focus: the physical fiber connections inside hyperscale data centers. Microsoft says its Azure cloud infrastructure will…
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to enter the consumer hardware market with a mobile, screen-free AI speaker designed to function as a new kind of home computer. Bloomberg reported that the unreleased device is being developed…
OpenAI GPT-5.6 is now generally available as a three-model family designed to offer different levels of intelligence, speed and cost. The lineup includes Sol for demanding frontier work, Terra for balanced everyday workloads and Luna…
