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American AI company Runway is planning a major expansion in London, CNBC has learned, following in the wake of Anthropic and OpenAI as U.S. tech companies increasingly look to tap into commercial and talent opportunities in the city. Runway, which is building world models, on Monday exclusively told CNBC that the company plans to make London its new European headquarters and will invest more than $200 million into the U.K.’s AI ecosystem by the end of 2028.The company most recently raised $315 million in a Series E, featuring General Atlantic, AMD Ventures and Nvidia, resulting in a $5.3 billion valuation.”London…
Reforms to the NHS records system could result in 20,000 fewer visits to A&E annually, according to government projections. Source link
US President Donald Trump waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2026 after golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at critics as a potential agreement with Iran remains elusive, saying that Tehran “really wants to make a deal” and that it will be a good one for the U.S. and its allies. His comments come as air strikes between the U.S. and Iran resumed over the weekend, with each side claiming to have hit military targets…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces the RTX Spark laptop during his keynote speech at Computex 2026 in Taipei on June 1, 2026.I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty ImagesNvidia has emerged as the world’s most valuable company by dominating the market for AI chips in the data center. Now the company is expanding its prowess to chips that will serve as the main processor for personal computers, entering an arena that’s long been ruled by Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm and Apple.During a keynote address at Taiwan’s Computex conference on Monday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a new N1X processor made…
Softbank hits record high on AI boom, overtakes Toyota as Japan’s biggest company Source link
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks at the Nvidia GTC conference on the sidelines of Computex 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, June 1, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia has selected Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree for the first robotics system the U.S. chipmaker is selling to researchers from Stanford to ETH Zurich, the company announced Monday.The system combines Unitree’s nearly 6-foot-tall H2 humanoid robot with Nvidia’s Jetson Thor hardware, which includes the company’s advanced Blackwell GPU for on-device artificial intelligence capabilities.Nvidia’s humanoid-focused AI models, known as Isaac GR00T, and simulation systems are part of…
A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.”While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward,” said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped lead the study.The drug is called daraxonrasib, and it blocks a mutated protein that fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases — a target that had eluded treatment for decades.The daily pills nearly doubled survival time, with fewer severe side effects, in a study…
Japan’s Nikkei tops 67,000 for first time on AI boost; SoftBank becomes Japan’s most valuable firm Source link
Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026.CNBCBerkshire Hathaway agreed Sunday to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home in a $6.8 billion deal, deepening the conglomerate’s bet on the U.S. housing market after a prolonged downturn.The Omaha, Nebraska-based company will pay $72.50 per share in cash for Taylor Morrison, according to a statement. The offer represents a 24% premium to the homebuilder’s closing price on May 29 and values the company at about $8.5 billion, including debt.The acquisition marks one of the first major strategic deals under Warren…
Australian state regulator fines Star Sydney $7.2 million for risk management failures Source link