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Sara Montes de Oca

Editor in Chief of TechEchelon and an accomplished journalist and correspondent known for her work focusing on business, finance, and politics. Previously, Sara worked as a correspondent and producer in Washington, D.C., contributing to fast-paced political and news programming, with experience in editing, scriptwriting, and live broadcast production.

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    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

  2. 92
    Business & Finance

    Einride Surges Up to 90% in Nasdaq Debut After SPAC Deal Closes at $1.35 Billion Valuation

    Autonomous EV freight trucking company Einride surged as much as 90% on its Nasdaq debut Wednesday after completing a SPAC deal that valued the company at $1.35 billion, down from an original $1.8 billion target set in November.

    56 DAYS AGO

  3. 93
    Artificial Intelligence

    Meta Platforms to Lease 168 MW AI Data Center in India from Reliance Industries

    Meta Platforms will lease a 168 MW AI-enabled data center in India from Reliance Industries, with the Jamnagar facility set to be delivered within two years and accompanied by nearly 1 GW of renewable energy partnerships.

    56 DAYS AGO

  4. 94
    Business & Finance

    Super Micro Computer Shares Sink 9% After $7 Billion Financing Plans Announced Alongside $39 Billion in AI Orders

    Super Micro Computer shares dropped 9% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company announced $7 billion in equity-related financing deals, even as it disclosed $39 billion in AI server orders from more than 20 customers.

    57 DAYS AGO

  5. 95
    Business & Finance

    Rivian Launches R2 SUV, Pulls Entry-Level $45,000 Model Forward to Next Summer

    Rivian has begun delivering its R2 SUV to reservation holders and pulled the timeline for its $45,000 entry-level model forward to next summer, as the company bets on high-volume sales to achieve profitability.

    57 DAYS AGO

  6. 96
    Business & Finance

    Trump Family Collected About $500 Million From Crypto Deal as Investors Lost Over 90% in Alt5 Sigma

    The Trump family was entitled to roughly $500 million from a 2025 crypto deal with Alt5 Sigma, while the company — now called AI Financial Corp. — has lost more than 90% of its stock value and warned it may not survive as a going concern.

    57 DAYS AGO

  7. 97
    Artificial Intelligence

    Thoma Bravo's Orlando Bravo Declares "SaaSpocalypse" Over as AI Drives 50% of New Portfolio Revenue

    Thoma Bravo founder Orlando Bravo declared the "SaaSpocalypse" over at a Berlin private equity conference, saying AI now accounts for roughly 50% of new revenue across his firm's software portfolio companies, which together generate $35 billion in combined annual revenue.

    57 DAYS AGO

  8. 98
    Cybersecurity

    CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Check Point VPN Flaw Within 3 Days Amid Qilin Ransomware Attacks

    CISA has ordered federal agencies to patch a critical Check Point VPN authentication-bypass flaw, CVE-2026-50751, by June 11 after Qilin ransomware affiliates exploited it as a zero-day against dozens of organizations worldwide.

    57 DAYS AGO

  9. 99
    Artificial Intelligence

    Perplexity CEO Sets 2028 IPO Target as OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX Prepare Listings

    Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas confirmed a 2028 IPO target, calling the timeline firm regardless of how the market receives upcoming listings from OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX.

    58 DAYS AGO

  10. 100
    Artificial Intelligence

    Apple's WWDC 2026 Opens With AI Strategy and CEO Transition in Focus

    Apple opened its 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference with AI strategy and a CEO transition front and center, as Tim Cook leads his final WWDC keynote before John Ternus takes over in September.

    58 DAYS AGO

  11. 101
    Business & Finance

    AI Hyperscalers Face Equity Flood as Data Center Costs Spiral and Rate-Cut Hopes Fade

    Alphabet's $80 billion stock sale to fund AI infrastructure, combined with surging data center costs and a jobs report that extinguished rate-cut hopes, has raised fears that Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta may need to follow with their own large equity offerings.

    59 DAYS AGO

  12. 102
    Politics

    GOG Apologizes After Newsletter Promoting Slavic Mythology Game Included Nazi SS Symbols

    GOG apologized after a June 5th promotional newsletter for the Slavic mythology game The End of the Sun included symbols that rendered as Nazi SS imagery on some platforms, with the company citing miscommunication, font rendering inconsistencies, and holiday understaffing.

    60 DAYS AGO

  13. 103
    Business & Finance

    Hyperliquid ETFs Pull in Nearly $160 Million as Bitcoin Selloff Deepens

    Spot ETFs tracking the HYPE token from Bitwise, 21shares, and Grayscale attracted nearly $160 million in combined assets within days of launch, even as bitcoin and ether ETFs shed value amid a broad crypto selloff.

    60 DAYS AGO

  14. 104
    Artificial Intelligence

    Google to Pay SpaceX $920 Million a Month for Compute Capacity at xAI Data Centers

    SpaceX has signed a deal to provide Google with AI compute capacity at $920 million per month, spanning from October 2026 through June 2029, as the company moves to monetize data centers built for its xAI unit ahead of a planned IPO.

    60 DAYS AGO

  15. 105
    Artificial Intelligence

    Trump Administration and OpenAI in Talks Over Possible Government Equity Stake

    The Trump administration and OpenAI are in ongoing discussions about a possible U.S. government equity stake in the AI company, with talks that began in 2025 centering on a proposed "Public Wealth Fund" that could distribute AI investment returns to citizens.

    61 DAYS AGO

  16. 106
    Artificial Intelligence

    Amazon Unveils Natural-Language Warehouse Robot as JPMorgan Lifts Tesla Sell Rating on AI Pivot

    Amazon unveiled a next-generation Proteus warehouse robot capable of understanding natural-language commands, as JPMorgan lifted its sell rating on Tesla, citing the automaker's AI and robotics capabilities — two developments reflecting accelerating corporate investment in physical AI.

    61 DAYS AGO

  17. 107
    Artificial Intelligence

    OpenAI Says It Will Comply With Trump Executive Order Requiring Pre-Release AI Model Reviews

    OpenAI confirmed it will comply with President Trump's executive order requiring AI companies to submit models for federal benchmarking 30 days before release, with the company's head of countries calling government oversight "quite right."

    61 DAYS AGO

  18. 108
    Business & Finance

    S&P Global Reaffirms Index Rules, Blocking SpaceX From Fast-Track S&P 500 Entry

    S&P Global said it will not change its S&P 500 eligibility requirements, blocking SpaceX from swift index entry after its record-targeting $1.75 trillion IPO. The move leaves SpaceX ineligible due to a $4.94 billion net loss reported in 2025.

    62 DAYS AGO

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