In a time when nearly every startup claims to be using artificial intelligence to catch the eye of investors, Lucra has successfully raised $20 million for its eSports loyalty platform without emphasizing AI. This funding round was led by Cathie Wood's ARK Invest, a firm that has previously faced challenges with companies in the same industry. The successful pitch raises questions about how...

DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI Image Credits:Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg / Getty Images 10:45 AM PDT · July 14, 2026 In an X post on Tuesday morning, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee frontier model releases. Titled “A Framework for Frontier AI and the...

Rihanna's Beverly Hills home hit by gunfire, police sayGetty ImagesThe Beverly Hills home of pop superstar Rihanna has been hit by gunfire, police say.Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of gunfire at 13:15 local time (21:15 GMT) on Sunday. A suspect was located and taken into custody. A police official told the BBC's US partner, CBS News, that the home targeted...

FBI says ATM ‘jackpotting’ attacks are on the rise, and netting hackers millions in stolen cash In 2010, the famed security researcher Barnaby Jack spectacularly hacked into an ATM cash machine on stage at the Black Hat security conference, forcing it to spit out reams of bank notes in front of an awestruck audience.  More than a decade later, ATM jackpotting — as it’s called — has broken...

Alexa+, Amazon’s AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the U.S. Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, generative AI-powered version of its Alexa assistant, is available to all U.S. customers as of Wednesday. The company said that the AI feature will be free to Prime members across devices. Meanwhile, anyone can use Alexa+ for free via the Alexa website or mobile app, with some limitations. “We...