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Swedish startup Pit may have gained attention for its outrageous social media posts, but it’s also one of Stockholm’s AI startups to watch. Pit is led by the co-founders of European scooter giant Voi, including Voi CEO Fredrik Hjelm. He is joined by former iZettle and Klarna engineers. Now, it’s backed by a16z, which is leading the startup’s $16 million seed round. Stockholm, which is also home to Lovable, is one of the locations where a16z is actively searching for the next European unicorn. Pit is pursuing enterprise AI with products that aim to learn from customers how they run…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit in Washington on March 11, 2026.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesOpenAI on Thursday announced that GPT-5.5-Cyber, a variation of its latest artificial intelligence model, will be rolled out in limited preview functionality to vetted cybersecurity teams, a month after rival Anthropic captivated investors and government officials with its Claude Mythos Preview.The preview of GPT-5.5-Cyber is not intended to be a significant enhancement in terms of cyber capabilities, but is instead trained to be more forgiving for security-related tasks, OpenAI said in a blog post. OpenAI announced GPT-5.5 late last month.The cyber-specific…
The Shell Gas logo is displayed at a gas station on April 27, 2026 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesBritish energy major shell The company on Thursday announced better-than-expected first-quarter profits as energy prices soar due to the Iran war.The oil giant’s adjusted profit for the first three months of the year was $6.92 billion, beating analysts’ expectations of $6.1 billion, according to a consensus compiled by LSEG. Separate analyst estimates provided by the company had predicted Shell’s first-quarter profit of $6.36 billion.Shell reported adjusted profit of $5.58 billion year-on-year and $3.26 billion for the last three months of…
OpenAI announced Thursday that its API will now include a host of new voice intelligence features designed to help developers create apps that can speak, transcribe, and translate conversations with users. The company’s new GPT‑Realtime‑2 is another voice model built to create realistic voice simulations that can converse with users. However, unlike the previous version (GPT-Realtime-1.5), this one is built with GPT-5-class inference, and OpenAI says it was created to handle more complex requests from users. The company is also announcing GPT‑Realtime‑Translate. As the name suggests, it is designed to provide a real-time translation service that “keeps pace” with the…
The Cloudflare logo is placed outside the company’s building on the opening day of the 55th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2025.Eve Herman | Reuterscloudflare reported first-quarter results Thursday that beat analysts’ expectations, but the stock fell 18% in after-hours trading as the company announced a 20% reduction in its workforce.The cloud company’s track record and LSEG estimates are as follows:Earnings per share: 25 cents vs. 23 cents expected Earnings: $640 million vs. $622 million expectedThe company announced in a blog post that it would cut more than 1,100 employees, writing that agent-based artificial…
sydneyReuters — Australian police said on Friday that two women linked to the Islamic State group had been charged with slavery offenses after returning overnight from Syria, where they had been held in a refugee camp for more than seven years. The women, aged 53 and 31, have been charged with crimes against humanity, including owning and using slaves in Syria, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. They were arrested at Melbourne Airport upon arrival on Thursday. “This remains an active investigation into very serious allegations,” Australian Federal Police Deputy Counter-Terrorism Commissioner Stephen Nutt said in…
December 31, 2024: Baldoni, Wayfarer and others sue The New York TimesBaldoni, Wayfarer, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, TAG, Abel, RWA Communications, Wallace and Street Relations filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times on December 31st. The lawsuit, obtained by E!, accuses The New York Times of defamation, false and minor invasion of privacy, promise fraud, and breach of implied contract for an article about a retaliatory smear campaign the plaintiffs allegedly waged against Lively after she raised concerns about alleged misconduct on set. The plaintiffs denied the accusations, saying the report was “false” and based on Lively’s CRD…
European stock markets ended in negative territory on Thursday as investors awaited the outcome of reports that the United States and Iran were close to a deal to end the war.pan-european Stocks 600 The index closed more than 1% lower, reversing earlier gains. The main regional stock exchanges in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan all ended in the red, with Britain’s FTSE 100 index down 1.6% on the day.Norway’s central bank on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.25%. It was the first increase by a major central bank since the Iran war reignited inflation concerns around…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said he’s not worried about the market taking a breather, as the artificial intelligence boom remains strong enough to keep stocks rising.After hitting early intraday highs in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 indexes, all three major indexes closed lower on Thursday. of Dow Jones Industrial Average Although it decreased by 313 points (0.63%), Nasdaq Composite down 0.13%, S&P500 It fell by 0.38%. Still, Kramer said the backlash is healthy.The “Mad Money” host noted that many AI stocks have been moving “parabolically” in recent weeks. “We need some rest. We want stocks to calm down.” Cramer…
There was police activity near Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s home. A man was arrested on May 6 near former Prince Andrew’s residence after police were called to a report of a man acting in an “intimidating manner,” NBC News reported, citing the Norfolk Police Department. “Officers attended and the man was arrested on suspicion of breaching public order and possessing an offensive weapon,” the force said in a statement. Parliament said offensive weapons include knives, batons and other items used to cause harm, but police did not say what type of weapon the man had. According to the media, the man is…