EliseAI is in talks to raise $300mn at a $3.7bn valuation, according to Business Insider. Katie Roof reported the round on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with it. Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners are in talks to lead it. The details …
Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel production out of China from 2027, according to Nikkei Asia. That covers phones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds. Lauly Li reported the plan on 18 August, citing the ongoing tensions between Washin…

OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens on Tuesday. It is a separate version of the chatbot, and under-18s land in it automatically. Anyone who says they are 13 to 17 gets it by default. So does anyone the company’s age-prediction system estimates is under 1…
Hayden Panettiere has a history in a beloved video game franchise, Kingdom Hearts, and fans and cast members are honoring her there as well after her death.

AI investment has expanded rapidly, with organizations introducing copilots, agents, and generative AI across functions. Yet the business transformation many leaders anticipated can remain difficult to identify. A 2026 analysis found that nearly 40% of…
‘Lanterns’ aired on HBO Max this weekend, and it has a Rotten Tomatoes review score from audiences now. Here’s how it stacks up in the DCU.

From 24 August, YouTube counts a view the moment a video starts playing. No minimum watch time, across long-form, Shorts and live, everywhere. The YouTube view count will go up. Nobody will watch more. Nobody will earn more. What the rule was, and nobo…
Obsession is now three months old, but after all this time, it is crawling along in theaters to set one last box office record.
Sebastian Stan confirms who he will be playing in The Batman Part II for the first time, a surprising reveal.
The founder of floating nuclear power company Bluecore Energy says he’s the first black person to start such a business and hopes it opens more doors for minorities.