A new imaging system uses special nanoparticles and a superconducting detector to make cancer cells light up, separating them from healthy tissue. The goal is to create a rapid screening tool to accelerate diagnosis, but clinical use still faces hurdles.
Coursera is acquiring Udemy in a massive $2.5 billion deal. The CEOs say it’s not about content, but about combining forces to build AI-powered learning tools faster. They’re betting big on the urgent need for workforce reskilling.
A new report details how companies are using ultimatums to force AI on their workforce. This strategy of fear is creating the opposite of genuine progress.
The parents of a 16-year-old sextortion victim are suing Meta in a landmark UK case. Meanwhile, new research shows a third of UK citizens are turning to AI for companionship, raising serious safety concerns.
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi says Gen Z is propping up the economy by taking on record credit card debt while they still have jobs. But with real wages lagging and wealth concentrated elsewhere, this spending might be a ticking time bomb.
Financial tech giant Fiserv has finalized its acquisition of StoneCastle Cash Management. The deal, first agreed to in September, is a key move to bolster Fiserv’s ecosystem with insured deposit funding and its FIUSD stablecoin project.
A Financial Times report claims funding for a massive Oracle data center for OpenAI has stalled, sparking a broad sell-off in AI and tech stocks. Oracle denies the report, but investor anxiety about soaring AI debt is clearly mounting.
Amazon’s controversial return-to-office mandate had an unintended security benefit. The company’s CSO says it’s now much easier to spot employees hired under fraudulent pretenses, often linked to foreign schemes, when they have to work on-site.
A major coalition of app developers is calling on the European Commission to enforce the Digital Markets Act against Apple. They argue Apple’s new fee structure, which charges up to 20% even for outside payments, is illegal.
Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have donated $5 million to the Neurodiversity Alliance through their Courage & Civility Award. The grant signals a shift in their philanthropic strategy toward smaller, direct funding. The nonprofit plans to use the funds to expand its peer mentorship program for studen
