The Future of AI, Automation & Digital Innovation
Italy's competition authority has opened the first national investigation under the DMA against Apple, accusing it of preventing alternative cloud services from accessing the same system features as iCloud for full iPhone backups. The case could set a key precedent on interoperability in closed ecosystems.
Google resets its smart home strategy with a $100 speaker powered by Gemini. The promise is fluid, contextual interaction, though the most powerful capabilities remain behind a paywall.
Experts warn that some job platforms are exploiting users' personal data to sell it to third parties. The lack of transparency and security measures puts the privacy of millions of applicants at risk.
Cloudflare has announced the expansion of its agent platform with the Agents SDK, the open-source Flue framework, and the integration of the Pi harness. This three-layer architecture promises to solve the problems of durable execution, dynamic code execution, and persistent storage that agents face in production.
Days before Anthropic disconnected its most advanced models, the U.S. administration demanded revoking SK Telecom's access to 'Claude Mythos' over alleged connections with China. The case exposes geopolitical tensions in artificial intelligence.
The Seattle Fire Department has been using artificial intelligence to listen to all medical 911 calls since December 2023 without public notice. The tool, developed by Danish startup Corti, analyzes conversations in real time to redirect certain callers to alternative services, raising serious questions about privacy and consent.
Researchers at Stanford University managed to bypass ChatGPT's restrictions to generate sexualized and violent images. The finding exposes weaknesses in OpenAI's safety filters and raises serious questions about content control in generative models.
Telepatia, a Colombian AI startup for healthcare, closed a $33 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company plans to reach 50% of the region's 1.9 million doctors within two years, automating clinical documentation and reducing administrative burden.
Apple CEO Tim Cook called the current situation 'unsustainable' amid rising costs associated with integrating AI into iPhones. The analysis explores implications for pricing, business strategy, and the tech market.
Europe is accelerating its digital reindustrialization. An analysis of 64 startups selected by Sifted shows where industrial innovation is heading: smart automation, sustainable manufacturing, and new materials. These companies could transform traditional sectors and attract record investment.
Prices for SSDs, RAM, and hard drives continue at historic highs. According to TechRadar, the retail SSD market has 'almost disappeared' and DDR5 prices refuse to fall. We analyze the causes, consequences, and what consumers need to know.
Critical Energy, a startup founded by a former SpaceX engineer, has closed a $22 million round to commercialize modular geothermal turbines. Its technology aims to solve the intermittency problem of renewables, offering 24/7 electricity for the growing demand of AI data centers.