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HiddenLayer, the Austin-based cyber security company protecting artificial intelligence systems from attacks, has raised $100 million as businesses accelerate efforts to secure AI models, agents and automated workflows. The Series B funding round was led by Delta-v Capital, with backing from Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft’s M12 venture fund, Booz Allen Hamilton and other investors. HiddenLayer said its annual recurring revenue had increased more than tenfold over the past year and was now in the “tens of millions” of dollars. More than 90% of that growth came from customers signed during the same period, according to co-founder and chief…

Transfer deadline-day manoeuvring involving Chelsea, Everton and Monaco ended with both Premier League clubs empty-handed after Folarin Balogun’s proposed move to Everton collapsed and Lamine Camara’s switch to Chelsea was abandoned. The dramatic chain of events centred on Monaco’s need to raise funds before the window closed. The Ligue 1 club had been seeking about €150m (£129m) in player sales this summer and had generated €106m (£91m) before deadline day. Camara, a 22-year-old Senegal international midfielder, had emerged as a Chelsea target as the club prepared to sell Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for £125m. Chelsea had also made enquiries…

The US Department of Justice has widened its investigation into soaring beef prices to include eight of the country’s largest grocery retailers, including Walmart, Costco, Amazon and Kroger. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward sent letters to the companies seeking information about recent increases in retail beef prices and their pricing, costs, margins and purchasing practices. The investigation now covers Kroger, Publix, Walmart, Albertsons, Aldi, Ahold Delhaize USA, Costco and Amazon. The retailers have not been accused of wrongdoing. Letters sent on 14 July asked the companies to preserve relevant documents and provide details of their beef sales and pricing strategies,…

Tiger Woods has pleaded no contest to a reduced reckless driving charge after prosecutors dropped the original drink-driving allegation arising from a rollover crash in Florida. The 50-year-old golf champion appeared before Judge Darren Steele at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Under the agreement, his driving licence will be suspended for five years and he must pay US$1,500 (£1,118) in fines. Woods initially denied charges of driving under the influence and refusing to submit to testing. The first charge was amended to willful reckless driving, while the second was reduced to a careless driving…

Two people have been charged with murder over the death of Aiden Zeallor, a 21-year-old driver who was killed by stray gunfire on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, nearly 18 months ago. Alondra M Lopez, 28, and Joseph G Toledo-Gonzalez, 27, were taken into custody on August 26 and also face attempted murder and other charges linked to the shooting. Both have been denied bail and remain in Philadelphia custody. Zeallor was driving north between Bridge Street and Cottman Avenue in the Port Richmond area at about 2.30am on March 29, 2025, when gunfire erupted around a nearby white Acura.…

Italian fishermen in the Po Delta are turning an invasive blue crab blamed for wrecking the region’s shellfish industry into an export business, after two years in which much of the catch was destroyed by incineration. The shift has given some fishing communities a route out of an economic crisis, even as scientists and officials continue to search for ways to limit the crab’s spread through the Adriatic. Blue crab exports offer lifeline to Po Delta fishermen In Scardovari, south of Venice, the Polesine Fishermen’s Cooperative Consortium has sold every blue crab caught so far this year. It expects turnover…

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Ola Jordan has shared a new bikini photograph from her holiday with daughter Ella, weeks after announcing her separation from husband James Jordan. The 43-year-old has been documenting the mother-and-daughter break on Instagram, posting images from their time away together, including a new snap on Wednesday, 2 September. Ola travelled with six-year-old Ella after describing the summer as one in which “life has changed in ways I never expected” and saying that some days had been “incredibly tough”. In a message shared last week, she said spending the school holidays with her daughter, making memories…

Google is rolling out “Battery usage summaries” to Pixel 10 and Pixel 11 devices, giving users a plain-English explanation of how their phone’s battery has been used. The feature appears at the top of the Battery usage page and is delivered through an update to Google’s AI Core system component. It reviews recent battery activity, identifies the apps using the most power and highlights unusually heavy consumption. Google says the summaries also monitor activity taking place in the background and compare overall and app-specific battery use with the user’s recent average. The resulting overview is designed to provide a quick…

Manchester United striker Chido Obi has agreed a season-long loan move to Willem II, with the transfer subject to a medical and the completion of final formalities. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported on Wednesday, September 2, that the 18-year-old will join the Dutch club until the end of the season. The agreement does not include an option for Willem II to buy the player permanently. ([footballtransfers.com](https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/uk-premier-league/2026/09/man-utd-agree-chido-obi-loan-transfer-on-dutch-deadline-day)) The move comes after the Premier League transfer window closed in England, although clubs in the Netherlands were still able to conduct business on Wednesday. Willem II had until midnight to register the Denmark…

Parents preparing children for the new school year have been urged to make sure their health checks are up to date, restore regular routines and keep screen time under control. Dr Tiffany Binno, a paediatrician at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, shared the back-to-school checklist as autumn classes begin. She advised families to re-establish consistent daily schedules before lessons resume, helping children adjust to earlier mornings, set bedtimes and the demands of the school day. Limiting time spent on phones, tablets, computers and television was also highlighted as an important part of the transition. Reducing screen use can help children…