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Microsoft Closes 15 China Offices, Retreating as Beijing Favors Local Tech
Microsoft has closed more than 15 branch offices and joint ventures in China. These closures occurred over the past five years. The move marks a strategic...
xAI Launches Grok 4.6, Challenging OpenAI With Aggressive New Pricing
Elon Musk’s xAI has released its latest artificial intelligence model, Grok 4.6. The company claims the model matches the performance of OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol...
Microsoft faces ShieldBreak zero-day exploit, following researcher legal threats
Security researcher Nightmare Eclipse released the ShieldBreak zero-day exploit for Microsoft Windows on August 12, 2026. The exploit grants attackers maximum...
Wells Fargo Raises Microsoft Price Target to $700 on Cloud Growth Confidence
Wells Fargo raised its price target for Microsoft to $700 per share. The previous target was $650. The bank reiterated its "overweight" rating on the...
AI News Site 'RuntimeWire' Beats Mainstream Media to OpenAI Security Disclosure
An AI-driven news website, RuntimeWire, reportedly published details of a security incident involving OpenAI's AI agents before many established media outlets....
Hyperscalers Commit Record $2.6 Trillion to Future Data Center Infrastructure Spending
Major technology hyperscalers have pledged a historic $2.6 trillion toward future capital expenditures, marking the most significant spending cycle in...
OpenAI Hires Power-Trading Lead, Hedging Costs for AI Expansion
OpenAI is hiring a power-trading lead to manage commodity hedging and secure electricity for its data center portfolio. The role involves developing strategies...
OpenAI hires Trump official Dean Ball, risking White House ties
OpenAI hired Dean Ball as head of strategic futures to lead frontier AI policy. Ball previously served as a Trump administration official and helped develop...
Microsoft to Unveil Maia 300 AI Chip, Reducing Nvidia Dependence
Microsoft plans to reveal its internally designed Maia 300 AI chip this fall. The company may unveil the hardware as early as September. This next-generation...
SpaceX targets 10 GW AI capacity, rivaling cloud giants by 2027
SpaceX plans to scale its AI infrastructure to approximately 2 GW of compute capacity by late 2026. The company targets nearly 10 GW of capacity by the end of...
OpenAI Buys Rain AI Patents as Startup Collapses After Failed Takeover
OpenAI acquired an undisclosed number of patents from Rain AI following failed negotiations to buy the company outright. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, previously...
Harvey Targets $15.5 Billion Valuation, Fueled by Legal AI Revenue Surge
Legal AI startup Harvey is negotiating a funding round of at least $500 million. The deal would value the company at $15.5 billion. Lightspeed Venture Partners...
OpenAI develops puck-sized AI companion, challenging Amazon and Google
OpenAI is developing a screenless smart speaker for a 2027 launch. The device will retail between $300 and $400. It features a portable, doughnut-shaped design...
Canva slashes revenue forecast, citing unsustainable frontier AI costs
Canva cut its annual revenue forecast after second-quarter revenue missed internal guidance. Second-quarter revenue rose 25% year-over-year to $921.9...
OpenAI launches Agent Plugins, uniting tech giants on universal AI standards
OpenAI introduced Agent Plugins as an open, vendor-neutral standard for AI agent components. This framework establishes a common format for packaging AI skills...
DeepSeek hikes AI prices, reversing industry trend of aggressive cost-cutting
Chinese AI developer DeepSeek plans to implement a substantial price increase across its services. This move reverses the industry's recent trend of aggressive...
Microsoft generates $24.1B from OpenAI, fueling majority of AI sales
Microsoft generated $24.1 billion in revenue from its OpenAI partnership during the fiscal year ending in June. This figure accounts for more than half of...
Hark, From Figure AI's CEO, Unveils 'Handoff' AI Agent Claiming Superiority Over OpenAI and Google Models
Hark, an AI startup founded by Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, has previewed its first product, a computer use agent named Handoff. The agent is designed to...
OpenAI to Pay $3.2M to Settle DOJ Discrimination Allegations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $3.2 million settlement with OpenAI to resolve allegations of discriminating against U.S. workers. The DOJ's...
Microsoft npm battles ChainDrop worm, compromising 1,300 software packages
The ChainDrop malware campaign compromised the npm software package registry. This attack uses a Shai-Hulud family worm to infect over 1,300 packages. Affected...