Palantir holds £670m of UK contracts. In 2024 it paid £2m in corporation tax.
Palantir holds £670m of UK contracts. In 2024 it paid £2m in corporation tax.

Palantir is having a remarkable week. Its shares jumped almost 30% on Tuesday. Chief executive Alex Karp forecast revenue nearly doubling to $8bn this year, and called demand “otherworldly”. In the same week, a report found it pays almost nothing in ta…

Texas called itself the “epicenter of AI.” Now it won’t plug in a data centre until it’s audited
Texas called itself the “epicenter of AI.” Now it won’t plug in a data centre until it’s audited

Texas spent years selling itself as the easiest place in America to build a data centre. This week it started making that harder. Governor Greg Abbott, who last year called the state the “epicenter of AI development,” has ordered a pause on new data-ce…

Media Attitudes To AI Are Starting To Shift

After years of enthusiastic coverage, the British broadcast media are starting to be more skeptical about the benefits of AI.

As Numbers Of Abortions Rise, Neverending Mifepristone Fight Heats Up

The abortion pill mifepristone remains embroiled in U.S. legal, political and regulatory battles, despite the Supreme Court temporarily restoring mail access.

Disney gives TikTok creators official access to Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar characters
Disney gives TikTok creators official access to Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar characters

Disney is introducing fan-created TikTok content to its Disney Plus app in its latest attempt to break into short-form creator videos. The Walt Disney Company announced today that it’s partnering with TikTok to bring “an expansive collection of thoughtfully curated Disney-centric fan-created content” to the Verts video feed it launched on Disney Plus earlier this […]

SpaceX Rocket Hits Moon As Lunar Junk Tops 209 Tons

An old SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage struck the moon late on Tuesday, creating a fresh impact crater and adding to human-made debris strewn across the lunar surface.

Hackers Are Hijacking Vehicle Shipments, Auto Shippers Report

An average of three cars — worth around $80,000 each — are stolen at a time by thieves targeting auto carriers in cyberattacks.

Curbee Mobile Service Tech Selected By Major Florida Dealership

Curbee, which provides mobile vehicle services for dealerships, says a major Florida dealership is now using its tech.

Disney sells its last big cable stake to Hearst for $1.2bn
Disney sells its last big cable stake to Hearst for $1.2bn

Disney has closed the door on another piece of its cable past. The company has completed a $1.2bn sale of its 50% stake in A+E Global Media to Hearst, which now owns the business outright. The deal had been coming for a while. It was announced in July …

Lucid is cutting $1.4bn and betting its survival on robotaxis
Lucid is cutting $1.4bn and betting its survival on robotaxis

Lucid’s turnaround plan comes down to spending far less and hoping robotaxis pay off. The luxury electric-vehicle maker unveiled a $1.4bn cash-savings programme this week, alongside a second-quarter net loss of $1.26bn. The scale of the loss frames the…