Google’s completed talent deal with AI startup Mechanize marks a significant shift in the technology industry’s race toward autonomous artificial intelligence. The transaction, valued at more than US$1.5 billion according to previously reported deal discussions, brings Mechanize co-founder Tamay Besiroglu and more than a dozen former employees into Google DeepMind, while the final financial terms have not been publicly disclosed. The significance of the deal extends beyond the acquisition of...

Apple’s acquisition of California-based Sonera Magnetics marks a potentially important step in the evolution of wearable technology, neurological sensing and human-computer interaction. Sonera has developed semiconductor-based magnetic sensors designed to detect extremely weak magnetic signals generated by activity in the brain and body. The technology could eventually help transform how physiological and neural information is measured, moving some capabilities that have traditionally...

The security architecture of space is entering a new phase as increasingly valuable digital infrastructure moves beyond Earth. Polish space defense startup ARES Shield has signed an agreement worth up to $6 million with Lonestar Data Holdings to provide active protection for Lonestar’s orbital data infrastructure, marking a significant development in the emerging market for non-kinetic satellite defense. The agreement initially covers three satellites, with the potential to expand protection...