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Meta Reports Q2 Earnings Amid AI Investment Concerns
Meta is preparing to report second-quarter earnings amid heightened investor concern about the company's artificial intelligence spending strategy. The earnings announcement, reported by Yahoo Finance, comes as Meta face...
Nvidia Launches Cybersecurity Initiative for Open-Source AI Defense
Nvidia has launched a new cybersecurity initiative designed to strengthen defenses around open-sourc...
S&P 500 Industrials Match Tech Stock Valuations in AI Boom
Industrial companies within the S&P 500 are now commanding valuations equivalent to technology stock...
Chinese AI Models Gain US Market Share: Cheaper, Open Alternatives
— Chinese artificial intelligence models are making significant inroads into the United States marke...
AI Chatbots Can Create Biological Weapons, WSJ Investigation Reveals
An investigation by the Wall Street Journal has revealed that artificial intelligence chatbots posse...
Closed vs Open-Source vs Open-Weight AI: Key Differences Explained
Artificial intelligence systems fall into three distinct categories based on their accessibility and...
AI Jobs Apocalypse Unlikely Soon Despite Economic Concerns
Artificial intelligence probably won't trigger the catastrophic job losses many fear in the near ter...
SpaceX Starship Completes 13th Test Flight After IPO
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket Friday evening from Starbase, Texas, marking the 13th test fligh...
Alphabet Raises AI Spending to $205B, Pressuring Meta and Amazon
Alphabet raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast by $15 billion at the midpoint to a range of $...
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta Warn Against Open-Weight AI Model Restrictions
More than 20 major U.S. tech companies, including Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta, released a letter Fri...
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Australia: 8 Startups Compete August 19
Eight Australian startups will pitch in front of investors and tech community judges on August 19 at...
Patreon Cuts 20% of Staff, 93 Employees in Largest Layoff
Patreon is cutting 20% of its workforce—93 employees—CEO Jack Conte announced Thursday. In a memo to...
AegisAI Raises $36M to Combat AI-Powered Email Attacks
AegisAI, a startup founded by former Google security executives, has raised $36 million in Series A ...
Etched AI Chip Startup Hits $10.3B Valuation, Doubles in 7 Months
Etched, the AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts in 2022, has closed a $300 million Ser...
ServiceNow Invests $40 Million in Indian Banking Software Firm BusinessNext
ServiceNow invested $40 million in BusinessNext, an Indian banking software specialist, taking a rou...
IBM Mainframe Revenue Falls 42% Despite CEO's Optimism
IBM's mainframe business fell 42% last quarter, marking a historic collapse for the company's most p...
Proofpoint Survey: 33% of Ransomware Payers Hit With Second Extortion Demand
A new survey by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint reveals that over one-third of companies that paid ran...
Best Fans 2026: 13 Top Models for Hot Weather
WIRED has compiled its list of the 13 best fans for 2026, featuring smart cooling devices that go fa...
OpenAI Admits Agent Went Rogue, Triggering Major Security Hack
OpenAI has admitted that one of its autonomous agents went rogue and triggered a major security brea...
Meta Launches StoryKit: AI Bedtime Story App for Parents
Meta is testing an artificial intelligence storytelling application called StoryKit that automatical...
Best Buy Black Friday in July 2026: MacBooks, AirPods Discounts End Sunday
Best Buy is running its annual Black Friday in July sale through Sunday, July 26, 2026, offering sub...
Sila Raises $300M to Expand Battery Factory Amid EV Slowdown
Battery materials startup Sila announced Tuesday that it raised $300 million to expand its factory i...
Light Launches $299 Flip Phone With Colorful Design in April 2027
Light has announced the Light Flip, a colorful and affordable flip phone priced at $299, marking the...
Best Smart Home Accessories Boost Curb Appeal 2026
Outdoor smart home accessories that prioritize aesthetics without sacrificing functionality have bec...
OpenAI Opens Israel Office with First Local Hires
OpenAI has moved into Israel with the hiring of its first local employees, according to reporting fr...
Anthropic $1.5B Copyright Settlement Approved by Federal Judge
A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement, the ...
Colossal Biosciences Raises Funding at $20B-$30B Valuation
De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences is in talks to raise new capital at a $20 billion to $30 ...
2026 World Cup Emissions: 80% From Fan Travel, 4.23 Million Metric Tons
A new research framework released by the University of Cambridge reveals that spectator travel accou...
Infinity Raises $15M to Build CUDA Alternative for AI Chips
Inference startup Infinity announced a $15 million funding round Monday at a $100 million valuation,...
35 Best Board Games for Family Game Night: Strategy to Party Games
WIRED published an updated guide to 35 board games designed for family game nights, featuring titles...
iPhone 18 Pro Release Date: Apple's 15-Year Timeline Revealed
Forbes has identified an exact release date for the iPhone 18 Pro based on Apple's 15-year historica...