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Odyssey, a world model AI startup founded by self-driving vehicle pioneers CEO Oliver Cameron and CTO Jeff Hawke, has raised a $310 million Series B round at a $1.45B valuation led by Natural Capital with Amazon, AMD Ventures, GV and others participating. World models are the next big thing in AI beyond text- and chat-based large language models. They gather data from the physical world and simulate it with accurate physics. In Odyssey’s case, it has mimicked how Google Earth gathered data; the startup sent people out with cameras strapped to their backs. (Google drives camera-equipped cars around.) That approach makes sense given the backgrounds…

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After years of incremental updates, Google is betting that its Gemini AI can reinvent its smart speaker. On Wednesday, the company introduced its first audio device built specifically for Gemini with the $99.99 Google Home Speaker. The new Google Home device is the first standalone smart speaker from the tech giant since the Nest Audio in September 2020. That older device arrived at a time when smart speakers were thought of largely as handy controllers for your smart home and music-playing systems. They lacked the smarts of today’s AI chatbots, as commands often had to be phrased correctly to get…

By Emma Lewis, bOnline Small business owners are constantly busy juggling a million different tasks. But missed calls can mean missed revenue, frustrated customers, and hours spent catching up on voicemail messages. It’s not easy to get the balance right. This is where artificial intelligence is beginning to make a noticeable difference. AI-powered call management tools are no longer reserved for large corporations with dedicated customer service teams. Tech is progressing, and now businesses of all sizes can use AI to handle routine enquiries, direct callers to the right person, and provide support outside normal working hours. Instead of replacing…

Mykonos has one runway. It is short, it handles a significant volume of traffic in July and August, and the approach over the Aegean in certain wind conditions is the kind of thing that concentrates the mind. The island has been handling this situation for decades and the operation is professional. What it is not, in high season, is quick. The commercial terminal at Mykonos Airport in August is an experience I would not wish on most of my clients at Concierge Unique. It is crowded in the specific way that places become crowded when too many people want the…

For generations, scientists have viewed the inability to regrow lost body parts as one of the fundamental limitations of humans and other mammals. While creatures such as salamanders can regenerate entire limbs, humans typically heal injuries by forming scar tissue. New research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), however, suggests that regenerative abilities may not be entirely absent in mammals. Instead, they could be hidden within the body’s normal healing machinery, waiting to be activated under the right conditions. “Why some animals can regenerate and others, particularly humans, can’t is a big question that…

When Tony Fadell entered New York City’s 28th Street Subway Station, he did not expect to come face-to-face with an advertisement for a product he designed over twenty years ago. But there it was: a five-by-four-foot poster promoting the iPod Shuffle, luring passersby with the promise of “zero screen time.” “The first thing was, I thought, ‘Wait a second, did somebody not change the ad?’” Fadell, known as the father of the iPod, told TechCrunch. “For somebody like me who knows that thing intimately, it’s like seeing your kid’s picture.” As Fadell stood in the train station, he was surrounded…

As enterprises struggle to turn AI pilot programs into functional parts of their business, reliability has taken center stage. A new startup is hoping to solve that problem by drawing on the tools of mathematical formalization, combining one of computer science’s most reliable systems with one of its most chaotic. On Wednesday, Pramaana Labs announced $27 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Accel, Boldcap, Nexus Venture Partners, Premji Invest, and Unbound.  Pramaana will focus on highly sensitive verticals like law, drug discovery, and tax preparation — where errors can be costly and reliability is at…

Wednesday 17 June 2026 3:03 pm  |  Updated:  Wednesday 17 June 2026 3:04 pm Vbrick, the leading end-to-end intelligent enterprise video platform provider, has been named a Leader for the 11th consecutive year by Aragon Research in the 2026 Aragon Research Globe™ for Enterprise Videoi. “Enterprise video platforms are evolving from passive content repositories into intelligent, AI-driven ecosystems where agentic workflows can autonomously create, analyze, personalize, and distribute video at scale,” said Jim Lundy, founder, CEO, and lead analyst at Aragon Research. “Organizations that embrace video as a strategic enterprise-wide asset will gain a significant advantage in agility, engagement, and operational…

Police have released CCTV images of a man they believe could help with their investigation. He is described as white, aged in his late 40s to early 50s, of medium build and average height, with short, dark, receding hair, white beard stubble, tattoos on his upper arms, and wearing a dark jacket and blue T-shirt. Detective Constable Richard Carson said: “We are asking the man in the images, anyone who recognises him, or who has information regarding this incident, to contact officers via 101, quoting reference number 1278 of 21 December, 2025. “Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555…