2026-04-29
EU and Parliament fail to agree on AI Act changes after 12 hours of talks, pushing deal to next month
The collapse of Tuesday’s trilogue exposes deep divisions over whether high-risk AI systems embedded in consumer products should be exempt from the world’s strictest AI rules After 12 hours of negotiations on Tuesday, EU member states and European Parliament lawmakers failed to reach a deal on proposed changes to the bloc’s landmark AI Act. Talks […]<br /> This story continues at The [...]
2026-04-29
Amadeus agrees to buy IDEMIA’s public security unit for $1.2 billion
The deal would give the Spanish travel technology company a global footprint in biometric border control, airport identity systems, and law enforcement fingerprint databases A passenger boarding a flight at one of the world’s 250 airports equipped with IDEMIA biometric gates does not think about who owns the face recognition system verifying their identity. Amadeus, […]<br /> This story [...]
2026-04-29
All3 raises $25m to automate construction with legged robots and AI design software
The London-founded startup wants to replace the entire construction value chain, from architect’s brief to move-in-ready building, using AI and a purpose-built on-site robot called the Mantis. Construction is the world’s largest industry by value and one of its least automated. A typical building project today involves roughly the same sequence of hand-offs, on-site labour, […]<br /> T [...]
2026-04-29
Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram
The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that Meta has violated DSA obligations requiring it to prevent underage children from accessing its platforms, a charge previously levelled only at adult content sites. The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that Meta is in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to keep children off […]<br /> This story contin [...]
2026-04-29
Cognizant to acquire AI infrastructure specialist Astreya for $600 million
The deal, Cognizant’s fourth major acquisition in 18 months, is designed to plug a specific gap in its AI builder strategy: the ability to design, build, and run the physical data centre infrastructure that enterprise AI actually runs on. Cognizant has agreed to acquire Astreya, a San Jose-based IT managed services firm specialising in AI […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-04-29
How to watch Salisbury Poisonings: The Untold Story online – stream Novichock doc from anywhere
With unprecedented access to those on the frontline, new documentary tells the definitive story. Here's how to watch Salisbury Poisonings: The Untold Story online from anywhere. [...]