Daily archive
42 stories from 18 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Elon Musk said he will give one SpaceX share to every American kid next year, which Axios estimates at roughly $11 billion at current stock prices. Bloomberg reports the pledge came after Anthropic said it would set aside a portion of its shares for the public benefit.
Also covered by TechCrunch, CNBC Technology, Axios, The Next Web, Quartz
#The Nasdaq fell 4.5% last week as investors questioned the health of the AI trade. Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.1% on Monday as tech bounced back.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#Looting during French riots has hit Apple stores in Bordeaux and Lille and prompted suspected stolen goods to appear on Vinted. Leading French eSports club Team Vitality says its Paris headquarters was smashed up and equipment was looted over the weekend.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, AppleInsider, IGN
#The AI chip startup raised $1.5 billion in a late-stage Series E round led by Trace Capital. The round more than doubles its valuation from 2024's $2.6 billion to $6.2 billion.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, Quartz
#Security firm Norforge found that a hacker used a largely autonomous army of AI agents to breach more than 100 websites. Reuters reports victims included John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins, and The Next Web reports the cost was about $50 per site.
Also covered by The Next Web
#JPMorgan Chase has deployed its first $5 billion of direct defense investments in robot factories, hypersonic missiles, hardware and supply chains. The bank has also deployed $230 billion of capital in the first year of a decade-long, $1.5 trillion effort to strengthen US economic security, including energy independence and defense and aerospace.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#Uber won its bid to throw out two linked London lawsuits worth about £340 million. The claims were brought by thousands of black cab drivers and two former minicab companies.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Peter Tchir, head of macro strategy at Academy Securities, says he is nervous about a potential selloff in AI-related debt. He describes the market as having faux liquidity.
#JPMorgan Chase & Co. is launching its deposit token on Ethereum for institutional clients. The move extends the bank's push into blockchain payments as Wall Street grows more comfortable moving money on public networks.
Also covered by CoinDesk, Quartz
#Money-transfer companies are adopting stablecoins as crypto challenges their business. Bloomberg frames the problem as crypto transfers taking four minutes versus three days for traditional transfers.
#Don Wilson, founder and CEO of DRW, says he wants to build a GPU market that would eventually exceed the size of the oil market. The discussion was recorded at a Bloomberg Technology live show in Chicago.
#Bloomberg's market analysis says an anti-AI trade is pushing investors into bonds. Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson discussed the key themes on The Opening Trade.
#Data-center infrastructure company Elice Inc. is set to debut on South Korea's Kosdaq market on Tuesday. The listing comes after peer Firmus canceled its high-profile IPO earlier this month. Investors' appetite for AI-related listings is being tested.
#A Bloomberg Technology video argues for buying small-cap stocks at the current moment. The item provides no further detail on the specific companies, valuations, or market data cited.
#South Korea's main pension fund lost 182 trillion won ($137 billion) after a decline in its stakes in equities including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The loss stems from the drop in the value of those holdings.
#The Trump administration has barred civilian US government agencies from using products or services from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. The move targets its affordable open-weight models, which are increasingly challenging Silicon Valley developers.
Also covered by Quartz
#Four AI agents running on Google's Gemini 4 Argon defeated the Ender Dragon without human help. The run took 27 hours and 14 minutes.
Also covered by The Next Web, IGN
#Polls predict Democrats could flip at least one chamber of Congress in the midterm elections. If they win, they will need to decide how to approach AI regulation through committee work.
#In experiments reminiscent of Cast Away or Home Alone, researchers left copies of Claude Opus 4.7, nicknamed Eko, alone on a virtual island for 30 hours. Without instructions, the agents' behavior looked like play rather than task completion.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Some supporters of Marc Andreessen are skeptical of his claims about what is holding back technology. Critics say his views on obstacles appear exaggerated.
#Investors are increasingly questioning the premium valuations placed on AI companies. The scrutiny is growing as the sector's prices remain elevated.
#Cornell professor and former World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu talks with Bloomberg's Stephen Engle at the Bund Summit in Shanghai. The conversation covers the competition between the US and China in artificial intelligence and its effects on the global economy.
#Jitendra Singh, India's science and technology minister, says artificial intelligence is a major advantage for India's space missions. He made the remarks in an interview with Bloomberg Technology.
#Final, a Japanese headphone maker, has launched the Porta headphones with an on-ear design supported by a headband. The Verge says the structure makes them unusually light for wireless headphones.
#The Ultra BodyScan Plus adds electrodes on a retractable handle that measure health metrics across the arms, legs and torso. It succeeds the Ultra BodyScan, which debuted nearly a year earlier.
#An Ars Technica primer covers the process of building a custom head-mounted display. It weighs the rewards of a homemade headset against the difficulties involved.
#Custom firmware for hardware synthesizers, samplers and grooveboxes has exploded, largely enabled by AI-assisted vibe coding. The Verge reports the trend is changing the music gear world.
#The Maeving RM2 is an electric two-wheeler that sits between high-end scooters and entry-level motorcycles. The review finds style and performance strong, with some trade-offs.
#Insta360's Luna Pro and Luna Ultra cameras are reviewed in 2026 and described as suited to solo filmmakers, content creators and independent journalists. The review judges them steady in use.
#A 2021 wildfire ignited in black spruce and birch forest on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus during a warm July. The fire was possibly sparked by lightning and burned across dry feather mosses and lichen.
#Sceye's high-flying airship platform completed a flight from the US to Japan. Tests showed it can deliver connectivity in disasters.
#The explainer traces the limits of computing back to a December 1959 American Physical Society meeting at Caltech where physicist Richard Feynman spoke. It frames the question as a guide to the complex science and technology shaping what comes next.
#Amazon and AEP are exploring a 960-megawatt nuclear plant at a retired coal plant site in Indiana. X-energy would supply 12 small reactors, with a final decision expected by late 2029.
Also covered by Quartz
#Apple said it will ban AI apps that do not moderate offensive content. The update targets nudify apps that masquerade as regular apps to get through review.
#Even Healthcare has reached a $300 million valuation in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures. The company plans to expand its hospital network in India. The round aims to challenge the economics of India's hospital sector.
#WIRED was the first magazine to cover Theranos and its founder, and its early coverage carried warning signs. Holmes' husband Billy Evans is a major figure in Nathan Fielder's new documentary, and it is unclear whether he is working on a second blood-testing company.
#Ars Technica reviews the gritty HBO series Lanterns. The reviewer praises its creative approach to superhero tropes.
#Much of Canada's data and voice traffic travels through US networks. US threats against Canadian sovereignty have prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to review this vulnerability.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, The Next Web
#Nathan Fielder, codirector of the film You Can See Everything, discusses his exclusive conversation with WIRED. He talks about truth, lies and Theranos, and about a surprise call from Elizabeth Holmes.
#Maricopa County was the center of Trump's 2020 claims that the election was stolen. Trump and his allies are now reusing the rigged-election playbook ahead of the midterms.
#Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 returns to Night City, and IGN's review warns about the corporations. Reception is mixed, with the ensemble cast and animation drawing attention.
#Indonesia declared an end to a yearlong emergency over radioactive contamination near Jakarta. The contamination affected exports of shrimp, cloves and sneakers and prompted US food recalls and unprecedented import restrictions.
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