Demis Hassabis says AGI is missing two critical ingredients
The Google DeepMind chief and Nobel laureate told a live audience that continual learning and long-term reasoning remain unsolved problems on the road to artificial general intelligence
Business
The AI boom is eating Apple's memory supply and there is no quick fix
Tim Cook's warning that rising chip costs will have an "increasing impact" on Apple's business points to a structural shortage that could take years to resolve
Tech
Cuban warns enterprise AI will be 'a mess' as rival models create corporate complexity
Billionaire warns that competing AI models from Microsoft and Alphabet will create heavy integration burdens for enterprises.
Fintech
WhatsApp adds prepaid mobile recharges in India as Meta pushes to close gap with PhonePe and Google Pay
The messaging app processes 130 million UPI transactions a month against billions handled by its rivals despite having more than 500 million Indian users.
Entertainment
Ted Lasso returns to Apple TV on 5 August with a new team, a new cast and a three-year wait finally over
The Emmy-winning comedy's fourth season sees Jason Sudeikis coaching a second-division women's football side at AFC Richmond
Sport
Prediction markets are booming, but a regulatory battle over sports betting could cut them in half
Crypto's loss has been prediction markets' gain. Now the platforms that thrived by moving fast face the same regulatory reckoning that caught crypto out
Wellness
Hims & Hers revenue grew to $2.35 billion in 2025, but subs were fewer than the market hoped for
Subscribers - who repeat orders for weight loss and/or ED treatments (among others) on a recurring schedule - grew by 13%, to exceed 2.5 million.
