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Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help
When James Cox, the former leader of Uber’s ride-share product, UberPool, left that company in 2019, the Silicon Valley giant had abandoned its autonomous vehicle development and sold off the division entirely. While UberPool had…
SoftBank Group shares plunge over 9% as Asian tech stocks track declines in U.S. peers
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesShares Japan's SoftBank Group plunged as much as 9.2% Wednesday, as technology stocks…
Deel scores a lawsuit win, but not against Rippling
A Florida judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against embattled HR and payroll provider Deel. And while Deel described this as a “Rippling-aligned” and “Rippling-supported” lawsuit, this is not the infamous lawsuit filed by its…
Nvidia developing more powerful AI chip for China, report says
The Nvidia booth at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025.Florence Lo | ReutersNvidia said Tuesday that it is evaluating several products following a report that the company is working on a new artificial…
Tech’s AI deals are leaving behind zombie companies, investors say
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesJeff Wang got a big promotion last month. There were lots of tears, but not the happy kind.The 39-year-old was unexpectedly named interim CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. The…
Figure’s IPO filing marks Mike Cagney’s return to public markets
Figure Technology, a seven-year-old blockchain-based lending company, has filed for an IPO of its Class A common stock on Nasdaq, with Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and BofA Securities serving as its lead bookrunners.
The number of shares…
Analysts downplay AI bubble worries as Altman looks to spend trillions
The artificial intelligence boom that Sam Altman helped ignite with ChatGPT in late 2022 is starting to make even him uneasy.Startups with little more than a pitch deck are raising hundreds of millions. Valuations have become "insane."…
Allianz Life data breach affects 1.1 million customers
The July data breach at U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life allowed hackers to steal the personal information of 1.1 million customers, according to data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned.
Allianz Life disclosed the data breach…
TeraWulf stock jumps as Google boosts stake in data center operator
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTeraWulf stock rallied more than 10% after Google hiked its stake in the bitcoin miner and data center operator as it funds an expansion of its Lake Mariner, New York, facility.As…
GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now
OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.”
The company recently launched the much-anticipated GPT-5 in a process that CEO Sam Altman admitted was “a little more bumpy than we’d hoped…
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says AI market is in a bubble
OpenAI Co-Founder and CEO Sam Altman speaks at Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks the artificial intelligence market is in a bubble, according…
Opendoor stock pops as CEO resigns following investor pressure
Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler said Friday that she's resigning from the online real estate company, which has seen a surge in recent interest from retail investors. The stock popped early in the day before closing up 4.3%.Pressure began…
‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix
Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits.
Earlier this week, Variety and other Hollywood publications reported that Matt and Ross Duffer, the brothers who created “Stranger Things” (and wrote and…
How Epic’s 82-year-old CEO Judy Faulkner built her software factory
Judy Faulkner, founder and chief executive officer of Epic Systems Corp., during the Forbes Healthcare Summit in New York, Dec. 5, 2023.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDo not go public. Do not acquire or be acquired. Software…
Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters.
Back in 2023, Media Matters published research showing ads from major companies…
Trump warned by Senate Democrats to rethink chip sales to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, speaks alongside President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, on April 30, 2025.Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesSix Senate Democrats on Friday released an open letter…
Samsung takes market share from Apple in U.S., foldable phone momentum
In 2014, Apple and Samsung were duking it out to rule the U.S. smartphone market. Samsung was selling devices with large screens, and iPhone fans were demanding a response.It took Apple some time, but the company finally released the…
Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations
Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” Strikingly,…