​Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha with support from Lidl’s owner, Schwarz Group. With the blessing of their governments, the companies intend to offer a sovereign alternative to enterprises in an AI landscape dominated by American players.  

​SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 has four tightly defined technology domains, each backed by live demonstrations, dedicated exhibit floors, and sessions featuring the people actually building and funding these technologies globally.  

​John Ternus, Apple’s incoming CEO, is a hardware guy, signaling Apple may be putting devices back at the center of its strategy.  

​Snabbit has scaled rapidly, crossing one million jobs in March, amid growing investor interest.  

​This round, should it occur, would double the house-help startup’s valuation in a matter of weeks.  

​Steve Ballmer wrote a fiery letter in the sentencing of disgraced founder Joseph Sanberg documenting all the harm that’s befalling him as an investor.  

​The IRS has used Palantir’s software since at least 2018, The Intercept reports.  

​Cohere, the Canada-based AI company that makes AI tools for businesses in regulated industries, announced Friday it would merge with Aleph Alpha, a German company that also builds AI systems for businesses and governments.   

​Series, a social networking app that’s grown popular on college campuses, announced a $5.1 million pre-seed round from some big names in tech.  

​Meta has been poaching talent from Thinking Machines Lab. But it’s a two-way street.