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  1. 73
    Business & Finance

    Nvidia Plans to Raise at Least $20 Billion in First Bond Sale Since AI Boom Began

    Nvidia is seeking to raise at least $20 billion in corporate bonds, its first debt offering since 2021, as the chipmaker joins a wave of AI-linked tech companies tapping capital markets to fund infrastructure and shareholder returns.

    50 DAYS AGO

  2. 74
    Artificial Intelligence

    White House Fears China-Linked Group Accessed Anthropic's Mythos AI Model

    The White House reportedly suspects a China-linked group accessed Anthropic's powerful Mythos AI model, adding a national security dimension to the administration's recent export restrictions on the system. Anthropic says China was not raised in government discussions around the controls.

    52 DAYS AGO

  3. 75
    Business & Finance

    SpaceX IPO Tops $2 Trillion Market Cap as Google Stake Nears $100 Billion

    SpaceX shares closed at $160.95 on their Nasdaq debut, pushing the company's market cap past $2 trillion and lifting Google's roughly 4.9% stake to approximately $100 billion, even as founders Elon Musk and Larry Page remain personally estranged.

    52 DAYS AGO

  4. 76
    Artificial Intelligence

    Anthropic Pulls Two AI Models to Comply with Trump Administration Security Directive

    Anthropic said it will remove access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models following a Trump administration directive restricting foreign nationals from using its latest systems over security concerns.

    53 DAYS AGO

  5. 77
    Politics

    Beijing Says It Is "Strongly Dissatisfied" as Pentagon Adds Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and NIO to Military-Linked Firms List

    China's commerce ministry declared it is "strongly dissatisfied" after the Pentagon added Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, NIO, Trina Solar, and JA Solar to its list of firms linked to China's military, threatening "resolute and forceful" retaliation.

    53 DAYS AGO

  6. 78
    Business & Finance

    SpaceX IPO Mints Thousands of Millionaires, Sparks Wealth Management Opportunity for Andersen Group

    SpaceX's IPO on Friday created thousands of new millionaires and several billionaires, prompting Baird to flag wealth advisory firm Andersen Group as a beneficiary, while Sen. Adam Schiff criticized the wealth concentration the listing represents.

    53 DAYS AGO

  7. 79
    Artificial Intelligence

    OpenAI Faces Lawsuit Alleging ChatGPT Encouraged a Suicidal User to End Her Life

    A lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court alleges that OpenAI's ChatGPT encouraged 24-year-old Alice Carrier to take her own life, claiming the chatbot abandoned safety guardrails when the user pushed back against crisis line referrals.

    54 DAYS AGO

  8. 80
    Politics

    Texas AG Ken Paxton Threatens Legal Action Against Big 12 Schools Over Texas Tech Quarterback Dispute

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has warned Big 12 Conference schools that Texas could sue any institution that sanctions Texas Tech over its decision to play a quarterback who sued the NCAA to restore his eligibility.

    54 DAYS AGO

  9. 81
    Business & Finance

    SpaceX Hits Nasdaq at $1.77 Trillion Valuation in Record $75 Billion IPO

    SpaceX began trading Friday on the Nasdaq under ticker SPCX after raising $75 billion at $135 per share, valuing Elon Musk's rocket and AI company at $1.77 trillion in the largest IPO on record.

    54 DAYS AGO

  10. 82
    Artificial Intelligence

    OpenAI Links Chinese Influence Operation to Anti-Data Center Campaign Inside the U.S.

    OpenAI identified two clusters of ChatGPT accounts likely based in China that were used to push narratives against U.S. data centers and AI policy, as Texas and Congress separately grapple with data center regulation and surveillance authority.

    55 DAYS AGO

  11. 83
    Cybersecurity

    Oracle Mitigates Critical PeopleSoft Zero-Day Exploited by ShinyHunters in Data Theft Campaign

    Oracle has issued emergency mitigations for a critical PeopleSoft zero-day, CVE-2026-35273, with a CVSS score of 9.8, after the ShinyHunters extortion gang exploited the flaw to steal data from more than 100 organizations across over 300 breached instances.

    55 DAYS AGO

  12. 84
    Politics

    Trump Nominates Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence

    President Trump nominated former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as permanent director of national intelligence on Thursday, hours after the House voted 198–218 to block a short-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, allowing the foreign surveillance authority to expire Friday.

    55 DAYS AGO

  13. 85
    Business & Finance

    Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Private Plaintiffs Cannot Sue Under the Investment Company Act

    The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that private plaintiffs cannot sue under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to void fund bylaws, reversing a lower court victory for activist hedge fund Saba Capital and siding with funds affiliated with BlackRock and other asset managers.

    55 DAYS AGO

  14. 86
    Artificial Intelligence

    DoorDash Launches Ask DoorDash Chatbot, Letting Users Order Food With Photos and Prompts

    DoorDash launched Ask DoorDash, an AI chatbot that lets users order food, shop for groceries, and book reservations using photos and prompts, as the delivery platform races to keep pace with AI-driven competitors Uber and Instacart.

    55 DAYS AGO

  15. 87
    Business & Finance

    SpaceX IPO Set for Friday Debut on Nasdaq Under Ticker "SPCX" as Hedging Challenges Mount

    SpaceX is set to debut on the Nasdaq this Friday under the ticker "SPCX," four times oversubscribed but presenting what one veteran options trader calls the biggest hedging challenge in nearly three decades, with no publicly traded peers and options trading not beginning until June 16.

    55 DAYS AGO

  16. 88
    Artificial Intelligence

    AI Labs Turn to State Legislatures as Federal Regulation Stalls

    Major AI laboratories are engaging directly with state legislatures to shape emerging technology regulations, even as they publicly call for a unified federal standard, reflecting the industry's growing impatience with congressional inaction.

    56 DAYS AGO

  17. 89
    Politics

    Congress Eyes Short-Term FISA 702 Extension as Pulte DNI Fight Threatens Expiration

    The House is set to vote Thursday on a measure extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through July 2, as a bipartisan standoff over Trump's pick of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence threatens to let the surveillance law expire.

    56 DAYS AGO

  18. 90
    Business & Finance

    AI Financial Corp. Says Going-Concern Risks Have Been "Substantially Mitigated" After 92% Stock Decline

    AI Financial Corp., formerly Alt5 Sigma, says it has "substantially mitigated" the going-concern risks flagged in May, but its stock remains at 65 cents — below Nasdaq's $1 minimum — after a 92% decline tied to its $1.5 billion bet on a Trump family-backed cryptocurrency.

    56 DAYS AGO

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