OpenAI says an internal model has resolved more than 100 long-standing open problems in mathematics, including a claimed solution to the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem, prompting the creation of an independent advisory group of mathematicians.
Abu Dhabi's Space42 and US-based Viasat have committed about $1 billion to Equatys, a joint venture that plans to offer global direct-to-device satellite connectivity to ordinary smartphones from 2029.
Amazon has blocked Meta's Muse AI assistant from shopping on Amazon.com, telling users that access by an unauthorised AI agent violates its terms, even as Shopify integrates Muse with Shop Pay, opening a new front in the fight over who controls AI-driven shopping.
Alibaba used its Apsara conference in Hangzhou to unveil the Zhenwu V900 AI chip, offering about three times its predecessor's performance, and to outline a next-generation Qwen model with 5–10 trillion parameters, while targeting over 20 GW of cloud capacity by 2032.
Netherlands-based Morphotonics has raised €40 million from investors including 3M Ventures, the EIC Fund and the EIB to scale nanoimprint lithography for AR waveguides and move into co-packaged optics for AI data centres.
Oslo- and London-based Benford has raised €5 million in pre-seed funding from firstminute capital, Global Founders Capital, Sondo and fintech founders to operate as a licensed statutory audit firm powered by its AuditOS software.
London-headquartered travel-payments specialist CellPoint has raised $34 million from Toscafund and launched Zenith, an AI decision engine that sits above payment orchestration to optimise approval rates, costs and revenue recovery for airlines and hotels.
Shanghai-based BCI-Sonics has raised RMB200 million in a Pre-Series A round co-led by HSG and Yunqi Capital to develop a non-invasive brain-computer interface combining focused ultrasound, multimodal brain sensing and AI decoding.
Paris-based HighLife has raised more than $90 million (€80 million) co-led by Andera, Sofinnova, Supernova Invest and Mérieux Equity Partners to commercialise its transcatheter mitral valve replacement system in Europe and launch a US pivotal study.
Women-focused financial platform Lxme has partnered with Shiprocket to make Lxme UPI available across Shiprocket's Fastrr merchant ecosystem, letting shoppers earn Digital Gold on eligible transactions and linking everyday spending to wealth creation.