A lawsuit filed by Spotify and several major record labels was behind the shutdown of several of Anna’s Archive’s domains earlier this year. This is according to recently published documents from a federal court in the US, reports Torrentfreak. The background to this is that in December 2025, Anna’s Archive stated that the site had

Workers are getting fed up with AI-based hiring practices. A new class action lawsuit filed in California alleges that human candidates are being unfairly profiled by “hidden” AI hiring technologies that “lurk in the background” to collect “sensitive and often inaccurate” information about “unsuspecting” job applicants. The suit specifically targets Eightfold AI, claiming that tools

AI chatbots have been with us three years and one month (at least the kind that use large language models (LLMs) to communicate with natural-sounding words). Already norms are emerging in some professions for users to disclose how they use AI.  For example: Organizations such as the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors created policies

Primary healthcare systems across parts of Africa are under growing strain, caught between rising demand, chronic staff shortages, and shrinking international aid budgets. In that context, AI is being tested in healthcare less as a breakthrough technology and more as a way to keep basic services running. According to reporting by Reuters, the Gates Foundation

Corporate networks are filling up with AI agents, creating a governance blind spot for leaders managing multi-cloud infrastructures. As distinct business units race to adopt generative technologies, CIOs especially find their ecosystems populated by fragmented and unmonitored assets. This mirrors the shadow IT challenges of the cloud era, but involves autonomous actors capable of executing

Yuki, a data cost optimization startup, has emerged from stealth with a $6 million seed round led by Hyperwise Ventures. The round also attracted VelocitX, Tal Ventures, Fresh.fund, and Yakir Daniel, founder of Spot.io, which was acquired by NetApp and is now part of Flexera. The Israeli company is addressing a problem that has quietly

Austin-based Neurophos has closed an oversubscribed $110 million Series A funding round to commercialize photonic AI chips that promise to dramatically outperform traditional silicon-based processors. The round was led by Gates Frontier, with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital, DNX Ventures, Geometry, Alumni Ventures,

A new model for continuous, verified trust across every identity, every interaction, and every environment Ping Identity, a leader in securing digital identities for the world’s largest enterprises, announced its Universal Services, a set of identity services that enable organizations to move beyond authentication and continuously establish, validate, and protect trust across every digital interaction.

Company unveils renewed purpose and expanded intelligent platform to power the future of manufacturing and distribution Syspro, the purpose-built digital transformation platform for manufacturing and distribution, today announced a year of continued global momentum marked by strong revenue growth, significant subscription adoption, double-digit annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth, platform modernization, and the launch of a new

The new enterprise-grade platform establishes a governance-first foundation, empowering businesses to integrate autonomous agents and confidently scale mission-critical workflows securely. AI and analytics company, C5i, today announced the launch of Agent5i, its enterprise-grade platform designed to help organizations confidently operationalize and scale agentic AI across their business. Purpose-built for real-world business environments, Agent5i unifies planning,