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Comcast adds Amazon Luna cloud gaming to Xfinity devices
Amazon Luna cloud gaming is now available on millions of Xfinity TV and streaming devices across the U.S.
OpenAI is now ten years old
On the same day it launched its most powerful GPT to date, OpenAI boss Sam Altman reflected on a decade of research and outlined its path toward AGI.
BBVA and OpenAI collaborate to transform global banking
A multi-year program will bring ChatGPT Enterprise to 120,000 BBVA employees.
Wizards of the Coast unveils Warlock, a new D&D video game
An original third-person single-player Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure developed by Invoke.
Amazon Game Studios reveals two new Tomb Raider games
Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics unveiled two new Tomb Raider games at The Game Awards in Los Angeles.
WeRide and Uber launch robotaxi rides in Dubai
Google opens its Willow quantum chip to UK researchers. Here’s why it matters
The search giant will provide UK researchers access to its Willow quantum processors through a collaboration with the National Quantum Computing Centre.
Serve Robotics reaches 2,000 delivery robots, builds largest US sidewalk fleet
ADAM robot bartender debuts at Golden Knights game
A dual-arm robot developed by Richtech Robotics is serving drinks at T‑Mobile Arena.
HBO Max teases 2026 programming slate
The streaming service released a brand spot previewing its original series, documentaries and returning shows for 2026.
Google brings Gemini to its Translate platform
Squawka names best-value Premier League signings
Its Value Index ranks 2025 summer signings by early-season output versus fees.
Tether makes €1bn bid for Juventus. This could be a statement signing for the crypto giant
Gemini audio models gain native live‑voice updates
Google updated its Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio model to improve live voice agents and add live speech translation across Google products.
Microsoft Research Asia unveils Agent Lightning to add reinforcement learning to AI agents without code changes
Agent Lightning is an open-source framework that lets developers add reinforcement learning to AI agents without rewriting their code.
Whale.io launches $WHALE NFT collection on Solana
Prime Video: How to watch Steal
All six episodes of the Sophie Turner thriller Steal arrive on Prime Video on 21 January.
Roomba owner iRobot to be acquired by China's Picea, via chapter 11 bankruptcy
iRobot has entered a restructuring agreement for Picea to acquire the company through a court-supervised chapter 11 process.
Palantir renews French intelligence contract for three more years
Palantir said the agreement covers its software platform and related services.
PolyAI raises $86m to continue developing conversational agentic AI
The enterprise conversational AI firm secured $86 million in a Series D round.