2026-07-01
AI video startup Higgsfield is in talks to raise at a $5bn valuation
Higgsfield AI did not exist before March 2025. Fifteen months on, the video startup is in talks to raise money at a $5bn valuation, four times its worth at the start of the year. The company is seeking $300mn to $500mn, The Information first reported. That would value it at $5bn before the new money, […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-01
“BioShocking” tricks AI browsers into leaking your passwords
Security researchers convinced six AI browsers they were playing a game. The browsers then handed over their users’ passwords and treated it as a win. The firm behind it, LayerX, calls the technique BioShocking, and says it worked on every agent it tried. The list reads like a roll-call of the new AI browser market: […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-01
DeepSeek breaks China’s AI price war with peak-hour surge pricing
DeepSeek lit China’s AI price war by making tokens absurdly cheap. Now it is doing something no rival has dared: charging more when demand runs high. The Chinese startup has told API customers it will double the price of its V4 models during busy hours, according to the South China Morning Post, which saw the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-01
Healthcare’s AI Revolution Has Forgotten the Human Being
Artificial intelligence has arrived in healthcare with extraordinary promise. Every week brings another announcement of an AI assistant, a smarter chatbot, an automated workflow, or a digital caregiver. The excitement is understandable. Healthcare systems are under immense pressure, caregivers are overwhelmed, and aging populations are growing faster than the workforce that supports them. Yet I [ [...]
