Amnon Shashua’s doubleAI launches an AI that speeds up code while it runs
Amnon Shashua’s doubleAI launches an AI that speeds up code while it runs

Amnon Shashua’s startup doubleAI has launched Maxwell, an AI model that works inside running software to make it use less computing power. Shashua co-founded the Tel Aviv company and is its chief executive. The company announced Maxwell on Monday and o…

Microsoft adds tools to limit and monitor AI agents in Microsoft 365 E7
Microsoft adds tools to limit and monitor AI agents in Microsoft 365 E7

Microsoft has announced new tools to control AI agents in Microsoft 365 E7 and its Project Perception platform. The tools limit what each agent can reach and tighten those limits when its risk increases. Hayete Gallot, executive vice president of Micro…

Exclusive: Choice is betting $7.1M that restaurants can run with one single AI platform
Exclusive: Choice is betting $7.1M that restaurants can run with one single AI platform

Restaurants are no longer just places where people go to enjoy a meal. They have become full businesses and ecosystems, with cooking as only one part of what they do. As our habits and the way we make choices have changed, including where we eat, resta…

Revolut launches its mobile plan in Germany for €14.99 a month
Revolut launches its mobile plan in Germany for €14.99 a month

Revolut has launched its own mobile phone plan in Germany, the company announced today. The fintech, which recently won a French banking licence, is pushing further beyond its banking app. Revolut Mobile costs €14.99 a month and includes 120GB of data …

Alibaba starts selling its Qwen N1 AI glasses in China from $450
Alibaba starts selling its Qwen N1 AI glasses in China from $450

Alibaba has started selling its new Qwen Glasses N1 smart glasses in China, at prices from 2,999 yuan ($450) before discounts, Bloomberg reported from a launch event in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Several Chinese outlets put the starting price slightly lower,…

Mozilla launches Firefox Enterprise for companies in Europ
Mozilla launches Firefox Enterprise for companies in Europ

Mozilla has launched Firefox Enterprise, a version of its browser for companies and public bodies that must meet strict security and compliance requirements. The product pairs the Firefox browser with a management console that organisations can host on…

Microsoft says Maia 300 chip will run its AI services from 2027
Microsoft says Maia 300 chip will run its AI services from 2027

Microsoft will make its own Maia chips the primary system for running AI in its products starting in 2027. The company set out the plan on Monday as it unveiled the Maia 300, the third generation of its custom AI chip. Microsoft plans deployments measu…

Microsoft and Nvidia CEOs to launch Surface Laptop Ultra on Wednesday
Microsoft and Nvidia CEOs to launch Surface Laptop Ultra on Wednesday

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang will present the Surface Laptop Ultra in San Francisco on Wednesday, the first Surface built around Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip. The laptop is designed to let AI agents run on the device rat…

Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets by the end of 2026
Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets by the end of 2026

Spotify will offer audiobooks in more than 180 markets by the end of 2026, up from 22 today, the company said at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday. The global rollout will reach more than 750 million people, who will find books next to their music a…

Europe’s Mistral launches Large 4 to challenge China’s lead in open AI models
Europe’s Mistral launches Large 4 to challenge China’s lead in open AI models

Mistral has released a preview of Mistral Large 4, a 1T model that the Paris-based company says is the most powerful open-weight AI system outside China. Starting today, developers can access it via Mistral’s API. The model weights, which enable anyone…