Read AI launches a email based ‘digital twin’ to help you with schedules and answers

Meeting notetaker Read AI on Thursday launched an AI-powered email-based assistant called Ada, saying it helps users manage their schedules, answer questions based on a company’s knowledge base, and reply to out-of-office emails. The company is calling Ada a “digital twin” that handles tasks for you around the clock. Read AI said that the assistant … Read more

Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging

As AI-powered search tools reshape how businesses are discovered online, India-founded startup Gushwork is helping companies capture customers from platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity — with early traction that is beginning to draw investor support. The two-year-old startup said Thursday it had raised $9 million in a seed round led by Susquehanna International … Read more

Champions League: Atalanta only Serie A team into last 16 – so what is going on with Italian football? | Football News

Atalanta pulled off a thrilling, last-gasp turnaround to make it to the Champions League last 16. Juventus battled valiantly into extra-time with 10 men. But that show of fight hasn’t lifted the dark cloud which settled over Italian football this week. A 98th-minute penalty, converted by Atalanta’s Lazar Samardzic, means there will be Italian representation … Read more

Jack Draper’s ATP Tour comeback from injury ended by Arthur Rinderknech at Dubai Tennis Championships after gruelling encounter | Tennis News

Jack Draper’s return to ATP Tour action came to an end on Wednesday as he was beaten by Arthur Rinderknech in a gruelling three-set encounter at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Playing on tour for the first time since last summer’s US Open after an injury lay-off, Draper won his opening match on Monday but failed … Read more

Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders

Anthropic on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Vercept, an AI startup with deep roots to some of the biggest names in Seattle’s tech scene. The acquisition marks the latest after Anthropic acquired coding agent engine Bun in December to help scale Claude Code. Vercept had created tools for more complex agentic tasks, including its … Read more

Netball Super League: England’s Jess Shaw targeting NSL final after return to Loughborough Lightning for 2026 season | Netball News

Loughborough Lightning star Jess Shaw is targeting a strong season for club and country as she seeks to ensure her England spot at this summer’s Commonwealth Games. Having left the Lightning in 2020, Shaw has had successful spells with Team Bath, Severn Stars and Birmingham Panthers but now returns to last year’s Netball Super League … Read more