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Paramount gets court green light on Warner Bros deal, names Mattel's Kreiz co-CEO

A federal judge has approved Paramount's settlement with twelve state attorneys general, removing the final domestic judicial barrier for its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Arace…

FTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an industry-wide investigation into major artificial intelligence laboratories, including Anthropic and OpenAI, to examine consumer safety risks associated with autonomous agenti…

Amazon Unveils A Thinner And Faster Fire TV Stick 4K, Plus A New Remote

Amazon has announced a redesigned and upgraded Fire TV Stick 4K alongside a new remote control, featuring a thinner profile and enhanced processing speeds. The updated streaming device delivers performance increases rang…

AI Tracker: EliseAI secures $350M

EliseAI has successfully closed a three hundred fifty million dollar funding round, nearly doubling its valuation to four billion dollars. Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners co-led the financing, with part…

Tinder Rolls Out Group Dating Feature in Latest Nod to Younger Users

Tinder has officially introduced its new group dating feature, named Double Date, designed to better accommodate younger generations and Gen Z users who approach romantic networking as a team sport. The feature allows us…

Varda raises $250 million at $1.6 billion valuation to scale orbital drug manufacturing

In-space manufacturing startup Varda Space has closed a two-hundred-fifty-million-dollar Series D funding round at a one-point-six-billion-dollar valuation, as announced by the company. Led by Lux Capital and Natural Cap…

American food delivery giant DoorDash expands globally, creating 3,000 tech jobs in India.

American food delivery platform DoorDash announced on September 30, 2026, the official launch of a new technology hub located in Hyderabad, India. The new facility will create 3,000 professional jobs over the next two ye…

Spotify and Claude recover after brief outage in US

Spotify and Anthropic's Claude experienced brief service disruptions across the United States on Tuesday, according to outage-tracking platform Downdetector. The Spotify outage began at approximately 9:30 a.m. Eastern Ti…

Here are 25 cars, trucks and SUVs in the running for a big annual vehicle award

Organizers of the prestigious North American Car, Truck, and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards announced preliminary candidate lists featuring twenty-five diverse models. The selection highlights a rapidly shifting auto…

US auto regulator closes airbag defect petition in about 807,000 Honda Odyssey cars

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has formally closed a defect petition investigating approximately eight hundred six thousand Honda Odyssey minivans across the United States. Federal safety regulators i…

MIT Engineers Unveil Muscle-Powered Swimming Robot

Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers developed an innovative biohybrid swimming robot powered by living muscle cells. Published in Advanced Functional Materials, the breakthrough demonstrates how microscopic b…

Gold lingers near seven-week low ahead of US economic data

Spot gold held steady at four thousand one hundred twenty three dollars and twenty nine cents per ounce on Tuesday, hovering near a more than seven week low following losses where prices touched their lowest level since …

SpaceX’s next big growth engine isn’t rockets — it’s this play on AI power, analysts say

Wall Street financial analysts including representatives from TD Cowen report that aerospace manufacturer SpaceX is evaluating a strategic expansion into orbital computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence power…

AMD briefly joined the $1 trillion club. Cramer says its monster run isn’t over

Advanced Micro Devices briefly surpassed a one trillion dollar market valuation during a recent trading session following a robust thirteen percent stock rally. The milestone underscores corporate rapid growth under Chie…

US says GM tech costs to drop by $20 billion through 2031 due to new emissions rules

The US Transportation Department has finalized relaxed vehicle fuel economy rules, significantly reducing regulatory compliance costs for major automakers through 2031. Announced on Monday, the updated National Highway T…

China’s Tax Grab Squeezes Rich Elite Harder Than Ever

China has intensified tax enforcement campaigns targeting ultra-wealthy citizens, shifting regulatory focus toward worldwide income, offshore investments, and high-net-worth compliance rather than traditional corporate l…

Why a spacecraft exploring moons where life may thrive is zipping by Earth

Spacecraft traveling toward the outer solar system to explore potentially habitable, ocean-bearing moons frequently execute gravity assists by flying past Earth. Because launching rockets directly to distant destinations…

Nvidia releases AI safety software it says could have stopped Hugging Face hack

Nvidia released a suite of hardware and software safety tools designed to contain autonomous artificial intelligence agents and prevent security breaches. Announced during a media briefing, the platform features OpenShel…

Global AI trade could revive after recent pullback, J.P. Morgan says

Recent pullbacks in the global artificial intelligence sector have improved investor positioning and created attractive valuations, according to analysts at JP Morgan. The financial institution reported that market shift…

SpaceX prepares to send Starship rocket to orbit for first time

SpaceX is conducting the 14th integrated test flight of its Starship megarocket from Starbase in South Texas, executing the first-ever attempt to send the towering spacecraft into Earth orbit. The U.S. Federal Aviation A…

CVC Drops Bodycote Bid, Clearing Path for Veritas’ $2.5B Takeover to Empower US Aerospace and Defense Tech

CVC Advisers Limited officially announced it will not pursue a competing acquisition of British engineering firm Bodycote plc, removing the final barrier for U.S. private equity firm Veritas Capital. Under the recommende…

Truecaller Launches Scam Checker Tool

TechCrunch reports that Truecaller has launched a free-to-access web and Android service called Scam Checker, allowing users to paste a suspicious phone number, link, or message to determine if it is fraudulent. The tool…

India's TakeMe2Space to Launch Orbital Computing Satellite on SpaceX Rocket

Indian space startup TakeMe2Space plans to launch an orbital computing satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Headed by CEO Ronak Kumar Samantray, the Hyderabad-based company develops spacecraft designed to perform a…

FTC chair suggests AI developers should be liable for conduct of agents

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson stated that developers should bear legal liability for the actions of their artificial intelligence agents rather than blaming software autonomy. Speaking at the Reuters …

Law firms vie for tech talent in AI race

Major law firms are increasingly competing with traditional technology companies to recruit elite data scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts. Cooley, a prominent Palo Alto-based firm, recently unveiled a de…

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