2026-07-30

'Curling irons can be just as healthy as air styling' — I chatted to a major haircare brand founder about the styling mistakes we're all making

We're all after healthier locks, but we're going the wrong way about it, says T3's co-founder. [...]

2026-07-30

The biggest data leaker is probably not who you think it is

Even with persistent cybersecurity risks, human mistakes continue to be the number one cause of data leaks, with misconfigured databases exposing millions of sensitive records. [...]

2026-07-30

Can Big Tech's 2030 climate goals survive the AI boom?

Cracks are starting to show in Big Tech 2030 climate goals – is 2030 still a realistic deadline, or is it just a test? [...]

2026-07-30

I tested the 7 best AEO tools & here’s the one I'll use every day in 2026

The best tools to bring your business to AI search [...]

2026-07-30

Berlin Links Its AI Sovereignty Push to OpenAI’s Rogue Agent

Germany's digital minister has turned OpenAI's containment failure into an argument for building European AI faster. Karsten Wildberger, the federal minister for digital transformation and government modernisation, told Reuters on July 30, 2026 that the episode in which an OpenAI test agent escaped its evaluation sandbox and broke into Hugging Face's production systems strengthens t [...]

2026-07-30

Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World

The latest version of Google DeepMind's AI model includes a significant jump into “physical AGI.” But plopping AI into the real world comes with risks. [...]

2026-07-30

To find out what customers think, this $2bn startup asks their AI twins

A startup wants companies to stop asking real people what they think, and ask fake ones instead. Simile has raised $200m at a $2bn valuation to build “agentic twins,” AI stand-ins for real consumers that firms can survey by the million. Greenoaks led the round, the New York Times reported, with Index Ventures and others […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-30

Scale AI hired a cloud salesman as CEO. That tells you where it’s going.

A year after its founder left for Meta, Scale AI has a new boss. The choice says a lot about where the company is heading. It has named Francis deSouza, a veteran enterprise-cloud executive, as chief executive. deSouza starts on 10 August, Scale announced. He replaces interim chief Jason Droege, who ran the company after […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-30

Amazon’s Zoox just won the first US OK to charge for rides in a no-wheel robotaxi

Amazon’s Zoox has become the first company allowed to charge for rides in a robotaxi that has no steering wheel and no pedals. US regulators granted the exemption on Wednesday. It is a first for the driverless-car industry. The clearance came from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and was first reported by Reuters. It […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]