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China-linked actors target more than technology as AI competition with U.S. intensifies
U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike has warned of increasing cyberattacks from China-based entities aimed at stealing artificial intelligence to narrow the tech gap with the U.S.Bill Hinton | Moment Mobile | Getty…
Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller
Ashton Kutcher is stepping away from Sound Ventures — the firm he co-founded with Guy Oseary 11 years ago — to start a separate VC fund, the Wall Street Journal reported. TechCrunch had separately heard that Kutcher was preparing to…
PlayStation will end physical disc production for new games in 2028
PlayStation games are displayed at the Best Buy store on February 27, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPlayStation will soon end physical disc production for all new games released on…
The ‘Father of the Internet’ is finally retiring
Vinton Cerf will step down from his role as Google’s chief internet evangelist next week, marking the conclusion of one of the most influential careers in technology history.
While speaking via video feed at the Open Frontier…
Employers who laid off workers for AI are reversing their decisions
A mechanical hand is on display at the Robot Mall, world's first embodied intelligent robot 4S store, on August 13, 2025 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesCompanies are rapidly changing their minds that artificial…
AeroVironment stock booms as earnings show defense spending surge
AeroVironment shares skyrocketed nearly 19% after the dronemaker easily blew past Wall Street's fiscal fourth-quarter estimates, benefiting from U.S. plans to modernize the military and secure space. The Virginia-based defense company…
Blue Origin still doesn’t know why its New Glenn rocket blew up last month
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is doubling down on using its New Glenn mega-rocket again this year after last month’s explosion. But the company still doesn’t know why that explosion happened in the first place.
In his most…
Mag 7 value shrinks by $2.3 trillion amid AI spending jitters
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAround $2.3 trillion has been wiped off the value of the Magnificent 7 this month as the tech giant's huge infrastructure spending is increasingly scrutinized by investors, who see stronger returns…
Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility
Base44, the vibe coding platform that Wix acquired for $80 million just one year ago — when the company was barely six moths old and had a team of eight — has started rolling out its own AI model to support its users in creating apps…
Australia’s competition regulator takes Amazon to court over alleged unfair Prime subscription…
The logo and lettering of online retailer Amazon can be seen on the façade of Amazon Germany's headquarters.Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesAustralia's competition regulator is taking Amazon's Australian unit to court,…
Alphabet stock pops on Dow debut, but AI questions loom
Alphabet shares rose 4% Monday as the company officially joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon and adding a symbolic blue-chip designation.The move comes despite continued pressure on the stock. Even with Monday's…
Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise
Jay Li doesn’t recommend getting sued by Tesla if you’re trying to get a startup off the ground. But he does think his company, Proception, might be better off for having endured the experience.
“I think it’s kind of like a resilience…
Samsung, SK Hynix: South Korean announces AI, semiconductor mega-projects
Close-up of logo for Samsung on research building in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018.Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesShares of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined on Monday after…
California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1
Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter this week.
A California law banning streaming services from showing ads “louder than the video content” that they accompany is set to take effect on Wednesday, July 1. (Existing legislation…
How GE Vernova builds the turbines powering the AI data center boom
An exclusive look inside GE Vernova's largest gas turbine plant in Greenville, South Carolina, offers fresh evidence that the artificial intelligence boom is going strong. Inside, engineers are working alongside factory workers to speed…
Alphabet burnishes one of its best weapons in the battle for AI supremacy
Alphabet has squashed concerns that artificial intelligence will destroy its Google tech empire. One of its biggest weapons in the fight: homegrown silicon chips. Google's in-house tensor processing units (TPUs) serve as the engine to…
Indian payments chief thinks AI will be heavily involved in next era of digital payment growth
India’s digital payment share has increased over the years, with the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) growing to over 750 million daily transactions. With an aim to reach over a billion daily transactions, Dilip Asbe, MD and CEO of the…
Memory crunch shaking Apple and Microsoft existential for small guys
Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 6, 2025.Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesEarlier this year, Mono Technologies assembled and shipped nearly 1,000 units of its…