China’s Ant Group plans to sell a 4% stake in Indian payments company Paytm for $242 million, a move that adds fresh pressure to a fintech already under strain from
Polymarket, a prediction market platform built on crypto rails, reached a $9 billion post-money valuation in October after Intercontinental Exchange agreed to invest up to $2 billion. The move signals
President Donald Trump is promoting a headline figure of $2 trillion in new company investments since Inauguration Day, a sum that a Yahoo Finance analysis says is driven mainly by
Microchips keep shrinking, but physics is catching up fast. The current path—pushing light harder with ever pricier tools—has hit a wall of cost, speed, and physics. I believe the only
Questions are mounting about how a shooter managed to approach former President Donald Trump and senior officials, prompting calls for a full security review as Washington returns to work on
President Donald Trump on Saturday canceled plans to send U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations with Iran, pausing an unusual diplomatic effort
Google is bringing three Gemini-powered tools to Google TV, signaling a bigger push to weave generative AI into the living room. The company says visual responses, deep dives, and sports
U.S. semiconductor shares jumped to record highs on Friday after Intel issued a stronger-than-expected revenue outlook, signaling that investor confidence in artificial intelligence demand remains strong. The rally came during
When it comes to energy, the US is power hungry. As data centers and AI use increase, it is estimated that energy use might triple by the start of the
This week’s wave of AI updates made one thing clear: progress is steady, but the story is shifting. The real gains are in tools that do more with less effort
As talk of hiring slowdowns and layoffs grows louder, a new question is shaping the debate: can prediction markets help people read the job outlook more clearly, and sooner, than
Traza, a New York startup, has raised $2.1 million from Base10 to build and deploy AI agents that automate procurement and supply chain work for manufacturers. The funding signals investor
The Better Money Company plans to expand its digital finance reach by linking services with major crypto and wallet providers. The firm said it will work with Paxos, Bridge, MoonPay,
Two MIT associate professors, Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire, have been selected for the 2026 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award, honoring standout teaching, research, and service at the Institute.
You do not notice architecture-driven latency spikes when the system is quiet. You notice them when p99 jumps during a product launch, a batch job starts competing with user traffic,
The Trump administration is considering federal aid to keep Spirit Airlines flying, a move that could inject millions into the carrier but might not fix deeper problems. The interest in
Enterprises are recasting agentic AI as a new system of work rather than a quick tool, reshaping plans for scale, safety, and return on investment. The shift, described by industry
As companies race to refresh their products, a clear message has emerged: AI is not a temporary add-on. It is becoming a core feature across apps, devices, and services. From
You know the pattern. Pager goes off, dashboards light up, and within minutes, the Slack channel fills with half-formed theories and log snippets. Everyone is busy, but not necessarily effective.
The U.S. Navy has begun a review of the design and costs of its Ford-class aircraft carrier, the service’s most advanced and expensive warship. The move comes as budget pressures
CNBC host Jim Cramer warned that the stock market has turned into a “beast,” and said a heavy week of tech results will steer its next move. His latest game
Virtual reality has grown more lifelike with crisp visuals and spatial audio, but one sense still lags: smell. As companies race to build fuller digital worlds, the lack of reliable
As venture firms added side vehicles and growth funds in recent years, Breakout chose a narrower path. Managing partner Lindy Fishburne says that restraint is paying off. The comment comes
You don’t get surprised by cloud bills because of compute. You get surprised by everything around computing. A team spins up a managed database, traffic grows, dashboards look clean, and
Operational excellence sounds like one of those phrases that belongs in a boardroom deck, not in the trenches where systems fail at 2:17 AM, and Slack lights up like a
Concurrency bugs rarely announce themselves as such. They show up as latency spikes, throughput drops, CPU thrashing, or timeouts under load. The dashboards say “performance regression,” and teams respond accordingly
As more people turn to artificial intelligence for health advice, one patient’s experience shows both the hope and the hazards. Abi, who sought help for ongoing symptoms, found that AI
Florida’s top law enforcement officer has opened an inquiry into OpenAI’s ChatGPT, signaling new scrutiny of fast-growing artificial intelligence tools. The move places the state at the center of a
Anthropic has launched Project Glasswing, a $100 million initiative that uses its unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model to hunt zero-day software flaws in critical systems before attackers strike. The company
Apple said on Monday that Tim Cook will step down as CEO, ending an era that saw the company’s value rise to $4 trillion and its identity reshaped after Steve