OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation is under scrutiny from its own investors as the company pivots to enterprise

Some backers say OpenAI has revised its product roadmap twice in six months and risks losing focus ahead of an IPO expected as early as Q4 2026. OpenAI’s new CRO has accused Anthropic of overstating [...]

Hexagon acquires Waygate Technologies from Baker Hughes for $1.45 billion

Waygate generates approximately $630 million in annual revenue with around 1,500 employees across 25 locations. The deal gives Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division computed tomography, radi [...]

Helical closes $10M seed to turn bio foundation models into systems

The Luxembourg-founded startup is already in production with multiple top-20 global pharma companies, including a public collaboration with Pfizer. Its $10M seed round is led by redalpine, with the CE [...]

AI can change the world—if we change who it’s built for

The funding gap needs to be addressed for social impact innovation. [...]

Meta, Snap and Roblox commit to tougher anti-grooming measures in UK

Ofcom has urged social networks to implement anti-grooming measures. [...]

Hexagon pays $1.45 billion for Baker Hughes’ inspection tech unit in biggest European industrial deal of 2026

Hexagon AB, the Swedish industrial technology group ($29B market cap, €5.4B revenue), is acquiring Waygate Technologies from Baker Hughes for $1.45 billion in cash. Waygate is the world’s leading [...]

YouTube will now pause livestream ads when chat engagement peaks

YouTube will now automatically hold back advertisements during livestreams when its systems detect that chat engagement has peaked, a change that prioritises collective viewer experience over ad impre [...]

AppDirect buys PartnerStack to complete its ‘everything store’ for B2B software distribution

In short: AppDirect has acquired Toronto-based PartnerStack, the partner relationship management platform with 138,000+ B2B partners and ~50% market share in the PRM category. Terms were not disclosed [...]

Science Corp is preparing to place its first brain sensor in a human, betting biology will beat electrodes

Science Corporation, the BCI company founded by ex-Neuralink president Max Hodak, is preparing to place a pea-sized, 520-electrode sensor on a human brain’s surface during already-scheduled surgery. [...]