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Iran Warns U.S. of Consequences Amid Rising Tensions
Iran threatens severe repercussions if the U.S. initiates further attacks, as tensions escalate in the region.
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Latest AiWater Made From Air Aims to Help Drought-Ravaged Communities
As water risks are exposed by the Iran War and AI data centers, startup Atoco is preparing production of a device that can produce 4,000 liters daily.
Latest AiHow ChatGPT adoption broadened in early 2026
ChatGPT adoption surged in Q1 2026, with fastest growth among users over 35 and more balanced gender usage, signaling broader mainstream AI adoption.
Latest AiThinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks
Right now, every AI model you ve ever used works the same way. You talk, it listens. It responds, you listen. Thinking Machines is trying to change th
Latest AiEBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Takeover as Not Credible
EBay Inc. rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen, calling the unsolicited bid “neither credible
Latest AiVerizon’s Global Hybrid Bond-Sale Push Reaches $12 Billion
Verizon Communications Inc. has raised about $12 billion from hybrid debt sales over the past six months as the US telecommunications company explores
Latest AiDigg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator Read the key context, market impact, and next steps behind this company news update.
Business
View moreSoftware Firm ServiceNow Plans to Raise $4 Billion in Bond Sale
Software company ServiceNow Inc. is looking to raise about $4 billion from a potential US high-grade bond sale tied to the softwar
OpenAI Launches AI Consulting Company, Following Anthropic
The offshoot enables the vendor to address the challenges enterprises face when deploying AI technology. Read the key context, mar
There arent enough rockets for space data centers. Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build them.
Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there. Read the key co
Michael Burry Warns of Stock Crash as Tech Jump Echoes 2000 Peak
Michael Burry, the investor made famous in The Big Short, is warning that the Nasdaq 100 Index is headed toward a dramatic reversa
Tech and Industry
View moreHow enterprises are scaling AI
How enterprises scale AI: from early experiments to compounding impact through trust, governance, workflow design, and quality at
Nvidia in $2.1B Deal With Data Center Provider IREN
The partnership is among a startling wave of multi-billion-dollar AI compute arrangements between tech giants and neocloud vendors
Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts
Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic. Read the key context,
OpenAI Campus Network: Student club interest form
Join the OpenAI Campus Network—connect student clubs worldwide, access AI tools, host events, and build an AI-powered campus commu
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View moreHantavirus Symptoms Emerge in French Passenger After Cruise
A French passenger on a repatriation flight shows hantavirus symptoms after being evacuated from a cruise ship in the Canary Islan
WHO Director to Oversee Hantavirus Evacuation from Cruise
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will oversee the evacuation of over 100 passengers from the MV Hondius due to a hantavirus outbreak
The fax machine is the bottleneck in U.S. healthcare, and VCs are starting to notice
Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the lin
Monitoring for Hantavirus After Cruise Ship Outbreak
Passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship are being monitored for hantavirus after multiple cases were reported.
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Browse allRheinmetall and Deutsche Telekom Partner on German Drone Shield
Germany’s largest defense company and its biggest mobile phone carrier plan to jointly develop a defense shield against drones and
Why Stablecoins Are Crypto’s Real Payments Test
Every year, Filipinos working overseas send $35 billion back home and a growing share of those transfers are being executed using
Microsoft’s African Data Center Falters on Payment Demands
A major Microsoft Corp. data center site in East Africa has been delayed by disagreements with the Kenyan government over the comp
QVC Shareholders Claim Firm Giving Their Value to Creditors
Shareholders of bankrupt television shopping network QVC accused the company of wrongly trying to divert hundreds of millions of d
So youve heard these AI terms and nodded along; lets fix that
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important
Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway.
Wispr Flow says growth accelerated in India after its Hinglish rollout, even as voice AI products continue to face challenges. Rea
Malaysia Mulls Steps Against Meta on Fake Royal Accounts: Report
Malaysia is studying actions to be taken against Meta Platforms Inc. for failing to curb fake accounts involving the country’s Mal
Starmer Faces Resignation Calls After Local Election Losses
Keir Starmer s Labour Party faced a significant setback in local elections, prompting calls for his resignation.