A recall two weeks ago was supposed to fix the problem. An unoccupied Waymo got stuck in an Atlanta flood on Wednesday. The permanent fix doesn't exist yet.

London-based beauty and wellness booking platform Fresha has raised $80m from KKR at a $1bn-plus valuation, joining the UK unicorn club.

Salesforce closed 29,000 Agentforce deals but its stock is down 30% in 2026, and showcase demos keep turning out to be works in progress.

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has seized CINEMAGOAL, a piracy app that decrypted Sky, DAZN, and Netflix streams using credentials from fictitious legitimate subscribers.

Lenovo reported $21.6bn in Q4 revenue, beating estimates by $2.2bn, on a 26% PC rebound and 84% AI revenue growth. Shares rose 15% in Hong Kong.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund withheld its vote on Elkann's Meta board reappointment and backed shareholder proposals on AI data privacy and hate speech.

Meta has quietly released Forum, a standalone Reddit-style app built on Facebook Groups, with an AI “Ask” tab and an admin assistant.

Wingtech seeks 8 billion yuan in damages from Nexperia after the Dutch government seized control of the chipmaker, invoking China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law.

Starbucks has retired its AI inventory tool across North American stores nine months after launch, citing reliability issues and reverting to manual counts.

Chinese carmakers led by BYD and Chery took more than 15% of European EV sales in April 2026, doubling deliveries to 38,281 units, according to Dataforce.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries jumped 12% on news of a physical-AI partnership with Nvidia, Microsoft, Fujitsu, and Analog Devices, with its CORLEO robot leading the showcase.

Consumers have shifted from searching for information to seeking certainty. A veteran marketer explains why brands that can't survive the verification moment will lose to those that can.