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Business News Xi tells Musk, Tim Cook and other CEOs on Trump's trip: China will 'open wider'
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 03:12 PM

Tesla and Space X boss Elon Musk, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang and Apple CEO Tim Cook were part of Trump's delegation.

Business News How to turn off Instagramโ€™s new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 03:06 PM

While the Meta-owned social network billed Instants as a new format to share real-life moments as theyโ€™re happening, many users are looking for a wayย  to turn o...

Business News Cisco CEO says tech is entering a 'networking supercycle' as stock pops 14% on strong AI demand
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 02:48 PM

Shares headed for their best day in more than two decades after Cisco blew past its AI infrastructure and hyperscaler ordersย guidance for the fiscal year

Business News A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 02:07 PM

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the ha...

Business News Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports โ€˜record quarterly revenueโ€™
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 02:01 PM

This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth.

Business News Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multi-modal data to AI labs
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 02:00 PM

Wirestock has over 700,000 creators on its platform, which supplies photos, videos and 3D content to AI labs.

Business News Twoย weeksย left: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 02:00 PM

Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K equity-free funding is running out. Deadline to apply is May 27. Apply now.

Business News Trump-Xi summit could hinge on these two crucial tech flashpoints
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 01:25 PM

Access to the world's second largest economy for U.S. tech companies and talks on critical minerals could be key points of discussion.

Business News Cisco's stock pops 15% on surging AI orders, as company says it's cutting almost 4,000 jobs
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 12:09 PM

Cisco's AI story has finally started resonating with Wall Street, with the stock hitting a record late last year and continuing to rally in 2026.

Business News Chinese companies are ramping up homegrown AI chips, even if Nvidia is coming back
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 11:17 AM

Chinese tech companies have turned to domestic chips as Nvidia has remained shut out of the market.

Business News Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Metaโ€™s news chief, has thoughts
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 06:05 AM

"The conversation is sort of happening in Silicon Valley around one thing, and a totally different conversation is happening among consumers."

Business News Clioโ€™s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 05:24 AM

Legal tech startups, including Clio, which just hit $500 million in ARR, are seeing massive customer adoption.

Business News HMRC to use AI from British tech firm to spot fraud and tax return errors
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 05:10 AM

Quantexa, a financial data platform, won the ยฃ175m contract to spot fraud and tax return errors.

Business News Cerebras prices IPO above expected range, as Wall Street braces for AI tsunami
๐Ÿ•’ 14 May 2026, 12:39 AM

Cerebras raised $5.55 billion in its IPO, and with the chipmaker's offering, investors are gearing up for some even bigger AI deals later this year.

Business News Microsoft feared being too dependent on OpenAI, Musk-Altman trial testimony reveals
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 10:48 PM

Top Microsoft executives testified in Musk v. Altman this week, spelling out concerns they had in the early days of the partnership with OpenAI.

Business News AI-driven cyberattacks will start to be the 'new norm' in months, Palo Alto warns
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 09:58 PM

The rise of increasingly sophisticated AI models is putting pressure on cybersecurity teams to step up their defenses for newer and faster cyberattacks.

Business News Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 09:45 PM

Notionโ€™s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper...

Business News Google races to put Gemini at the center of Android before Appleโ€™s AI reboot
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 09:06 PM

Google is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.

Business News Muskโ€™s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 07:49 PM

Gas turbines at xAI's Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company's use of "mobile" gas turbines as power plants.

Business News Anthropicโ€™s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 07:28 PM

The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity.

Business News Geothermal startup Fervo Energy pops 33% in IPO debut fueled by AI data center demand
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 05:42 PM

Fervo Energy's IPO was upsized several times after potential investors asked why the enhanced geothermal startup wasn't raising more money.

Business News Instagramโ€™s new โ€˜Instantsโ€™ feature combines elements from Snapchat and BeReal
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 04:57 PM

The feature lets users share disappearing photos with their close friends or mutual followers that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.

Business News Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 04:34 PM

Mind Robotics, which was first revealed in late 2025, has now raised more than $1 billion to date.

Business News Origin Lab raises $8M to help video game companies sell data to world-model builders
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 04:22 PM

Origin Lab will serve as a marketplace where AI labs can buy high-quality licensed data, and video-game companies can sell it.

Business News Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 04:00 PM

For founders and investors, Anthropic's new offering signals that the AI platform wars are expanding downmarket and that the next major battleground for user ac...

Business News Why this unheralded AI stock can go higher despite its recent massive rally
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 03:53 PM

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Business News Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, Google, and Nvidia
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 03:39 PM

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for hacking the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn and is attempting to extort the company.

Business News Alibaba jumps as it strikes bullish tone on AI investments, even as profit plunges
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 03:33 PM

Alibaba on Wednesday said its core profitability plunged in the March quarter amid heavy investments in tech and e-commerce.

Business News Anduril doubles valuation to over $60 billion as defense tech funding boom continues
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 03:25 PM

The company is working on space-based interceptors for Trump's $185 billion Golden Dome defense system

Business News Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 02:40 PM

The voluntary recall follows an incident on 20 April where an empty Waymo car entered a flooded road in San Antonio, Texas.

Business News Altman details Musk's OpenAI fallout, says nonprofit was 'left for dead'
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 02:35 PM

Musk has accused Altman and another OpenAI co-founder of trying to "steal a charity"

Business News WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 02:00 PM

A cyber security expert says deleting chat history could lead to a lack of accountability if things go wrong.

Business News Amazon ditches Rufus chatbot, launches Alexa shopping agent in AI strategy pivot
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 01:13 PM

Amazon introduced Alexa for Shopping, an e-commerce bot that can answer queries and take actions on behalf of users

Business News Nvidia's Jensen Huang bets on this British startup to build 'next frontier' of AI
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 01:00 PM

Months-old Ineffable Intelligence announced a record $1.1 billion seed round in April.

Business News Suicide forum fined ยฃ950,000 for not blocking UK users
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 11:52 AM

The regulator said the forum had not done enough to protect UK users - but critics accuse Ofcom of acting too slowly.

Business News China's Tencent sees boost from gaming, AI demand even as revenue comes in weaker than expected
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 09:54 AM

The tech giant reported its first-quarter 2026 earnings on Wednesday.

Business News SoftBank posts $46 billion gain at Vision Fund driven mainly by massive OpenAI bet
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 09:05 AM

SoftBank booked a yearly gain of $46 billion at its Vision Fund driven in large part by the huge rise in value of its investment in OpenAI.

Business News Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
๐Ÿ•’ 13 May 2026, 05:01 AM

The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

Business News Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to 'drive into standing water'
๐Ÿ•’ 12 May 2026, 09:38 PM

Waymo issued a voluntary recall of about 3,800 of its robotaxis to fix software issues that could allow them to drive into flooded roadways.

Business News Qualcomm drops 11% as chip stocks pull back from record AI-driven rally
๐Ÿ•’ 12 May 2026, 08:09 PM

The recent rally has shown a broadening of the AI trade beyond chipmaking giant Nvidia.

Business News Tech Life
๐Ÿ•’ 12 May 2026, 07:45 PM

Crumbling roads and other hazards - can AI make our streets safer?

Business News Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury
๐Ÿ•’ 12 May 2026, 06:51 PM

Sam Altman said Elon Musk tried many times for total control of OpenAI, which he's now suing.

Business News Amazon accelerates delivery race with 30-minute drop-offs in dozens of U.S. cities
๐Ÿ•’ 12 May 2026, 02:01 PM

Amazon has been gradually speeding up its delivery windows, after getting customers hooked on two-day and next-day shipping.

Business News SoftBank has injected $450 million into this British AI chip company
๐Ÿ•’ 12 May 2026, 11:00 AM

U.K.-based Graphcore is developing AI chips and systems and was acquired by the Japanese giant in 2024.

Business News Canvas hack: Company pays criminals to delete students' stolen data
๐Ÿ•’ 12 May 2026, 10:31 AM

The company behind Canvas says it has "reached an agreement" with the hackers who disrupted thousands of colleges and universities.

Business News EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's โ€˜addictive designโ€™ targeting kids on social media
๐Ÿ•’ 12 May 2026, 10:05 AM

"We are investigating platforms that allow children to go down "rabbit holes" of harmful content," EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.

Business News Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
๐Ÿ•’ 11 May 2026, 11:23 PM

Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.

Business News OpenAI revenue chief Dresser says enterprise AI adoption is 'at a tipping point'
๐Ÿ•’ 11 May 2026, 08:04 PM

The OpenAI Development Company is a partnership with 19 investment and consultancy firms and is majority-owned and controlled by the startup.

Business News How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
๐Ÿ•’ 09 May 2026, 08:28 AM

Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.

Business News International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools
๐Ÿ•’ 09 May 2026, 01:17 AM

A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.

Business News Tech Now
๐Ÿ•’ 09 May 2026, 01:00 AM

Andrew Rogers explores new tech trials helping people stay underwater for longer.

Business News Tech Life
๐Ÿ•’ 05 May 2026, 07:30 PM

A sleep apnoea wearable. Plus, tech to free up hospital beds and a breast health app.

Business News Tech Now
๐Ÿ•’ 02 May 2026, 01:00 AM

Harriet Bradshaw finds out how AI is being used to help solve an art history mystery.

Business News Tech Life
๐Ÿ•’ 28 Apr 2026, 07:32 PM

Workers train AI to identify everyday objects by labelling items in photos and videos.

Business News Tech Life
๐Ÿ•’ 21 Apr 2026, 08:15 PM

How to say goodbye and pay tribute to a loved one - with a hologram.

Business News Tech Now
๐Ÿ•’ 04 Apr 2026, 01:00 AM

Shiona McCallum tours Blenheim Palace, exploring the tech aiding its restoration.

Business News Tech Now
๐Ÿ•’ 28 Mar 2026, 01:00 AM

How research linking climate change and extreme weather events is being used in lawsuits.