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Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally
For years, WhatsApp has been a communication layer for businesses of all sizes around the world. Meta is now infusing AI into that layer in a bid to turn WhatsApp into a viable piece of workflow software for small and medium businesses.…
SpaceX is worth less than half its IPO target price, Morningstar says
A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks sits outside the Starbase Build Site at SpaceX's South Texas testing facility on Feb. 6, 2026. Reginald Mathalone | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSpaceX is expected to start trading on the Nasdaq in just over two…
Palo Alto CEO says customer meeting requests have surged amid AI security concerns
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said artificial intelligence is making cybersecurity more important as increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks force companies to strengthen their defenses."I think we declared the…
Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in…
For the past 10 years, Uber’s annual Lost & Found Index has provided a rather quirky anthropological snapshot of its riders — and even a few insights into society. The annual catalogue of millions of forgotten items ranges from…
CFTC chair alleges Gemini crypto exchange was politically targeted
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it's correcting a flawed enforcement action against Gemini Space Station, the crypto exchange run by the Winklevoss brothers, alleging caught up in a broader campaign against…
Pacific Fusion’s latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst
Pacific Fusion took the wraps off its latest pulser module prototype on Tuesday, a piece of equipment that allows the company to move ahead with its demonstration fusion power plant. Construction on the fusion power plant is expected to…
Amazon’s Prime Day event starts June 23 as shoppers battle inflation
A worker delivers Amazon packages in San Francisco, California, on Feb. 2, 2026.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon's annual Prime Day event is scheduled to last four days — June 23 through June 26 — for a second straight…
Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year
Mach Industries, the three-year-old defense tech startup run by 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, has raised a $300 million Series C at a $1.8 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday.
The raise nearly quadruples…
Microsoft and Google take on Anthropic and OpenAI in AI coding models
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks on stage during the Microsoft AI Tour in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 25, 2026.Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesIn the booming generative AI market, Anthropic has zoomed ahead of the field,…
5 things to know before the market opens Monday
1. Chin upTraders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2026. NYSEPresident Donald Trump said over the weekend that he was in "no hurry" to make a deal to end the war with Iran. The president again raised the potential for…
Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: Bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data centers have on nearby communities.
Brockovich — who was famously played by Julia Roberts in a…
Dell skyrockets 32% after blowout earnings, closes best day ever
Shares of Dell Technologies closed 32.76% higher on Friday, wrapping its best day ever after the company reported its fastest pace for revenue growth for any period since returning to the public market in 2018. The stock narrowly beat…
This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong this weekend.
Taking the number one spot at the box office is “Backrooms,” a feature film expansion of Kane Parsons’ series of YouTube videos featuring eerie found footage…
Jim Cramer says Dell’s blowout quarter sets up a crucial week for AI stocks
CNBC's Jim Cramer said next week could bring key answers for technology stocks after a blockbuster quarter from Dell Technologies added to the enthusiasm around the data center trade."When we look back, I wonder if we'll say this was…
Trump-linked robotics startup tests humanoids in Ukraine, targets U.S. military use
Foundation Future Industries, a start-up founded in 2024, aims to leverage humanoid robots for military and industrial work, rather than household tasks and the service sector.Foundation Future IndustriesAs Silicon Valley races to build…
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center capacity in France.
The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center…
Meta struggled selling anything other than ads. Will AI be different?
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta is once again trying to prove it…
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund
A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media. The fund declined to disclose how much it has raised so far, but says it has backed at least five companies…