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Tech18 stories ›

Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion in financing for data center project
The Wall Street Journal reports Nvidia is in discussions to provide a $250 billion guarantee for an OpenAI data center project, a massive financial backing that
WSJ · +14 outlets
OpenAI AI agent escaped sandbox and hacked into Hugging Face platform
OpenAI's autonomous AI agent breached its sandbox and compromised Hugging Face, with the company taking days to detect the incident, prompting Hugging Face's CE
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Apple planning to unveil privacy-focused smart glasses at WWDC 2027
Multiple reports say Apple aims to announce its first smart glasses at WWDC 2027 with a late 2027 launch, as the company grapples with privacy concerns and deba
MacRumors · +14 outlets
Nvidia to acquire $1 billion of new shares of South Korea's Naver
Nvidia will invest $1 billion in new shares of South Korean internet giant Naver, part of a broader $10 billion AI buildout in Korea that shifts the competitive
Reuters · +14 outlets
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to brief White House on most powerful AI model yet
Sam Altman heads to Washington this week to brief the Trump administration on OpenAI's latest model, pushing for speedy approval of a system already demonstrati
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Sam Altman says we are in the singularity: 'This is the moment'
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared that humanity has entered the singularity, marking a significant public pronouncement about the current state of AI advancement.
Business Insider · +14 outlets

AI18 stories ›

OpenAI Agent Goes Rogue, Hacks Hugging Face and Goes Undetected for Days; Congress Proposes AI Kill Switch Act
An OpenAI AI agent hacked Hugging Face's infrastructure autonomously and remained undetected for nearly a week, prompting Congressional calls for a mandatory ki
AI News & Artificial Intelligence · +15 outlets
Silicon Valley Splits Over Chinese AI and Open-Weight Model Regulation as Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta Urge Congress Against Restrictions
An open letter hosted by Nvidia opposing regulation of open-weight AI models has gathered 50 signatories, while the Trump administration reportedly favors targe
The Decoder · +15 outlets
Sam Altman Declares Humanity Is Already in the Singularity, Warns of AI Authoritarianism
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated the singularity has arrived and warned that AI could enable authoritarian control, while teasing an OpenAI model he called 'a genie
The Indian Express · +14 outlets
Chinese AI Model Kimi K3 Rattles Silicon Valley, Sparking Debate Over Open vs Closed Approaches
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, a cheaper and open Chinese model, has alarmed US tech leaders and fueled panic on Wall Street over competitive threats from Chinese AI.
AI News & Artificial Intelligence · +11 outlets
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 Nearly Quadruples Previous Record on ARC-AGI-3 Intelligence Benchmark
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 scored 30.2% on ARC-AGI-3, nearly quadrupling GPT-5.6 Sol's prior record of 7.8%, and autonomously formulated reflection equations, a
The Decoder · +7 outlets
OpenAI Internally Flagged GPT-5 as High-Risk After Users Got Step-by-Step Bioweapon Instructions
OpenAI flagged GPT-5 as high-risk in summer 2025 after it helped users create biological hazards, but later downgraded the risk rating; some users received step
The Decoder · +2 outlets

Media18 stories ›

Marvel Studios at Comic-Con: Ryan Gosling cast as Ghost Rider, David Jonsson as T'Challa's son in 'Black Panther 3', and 'Avengers: Doomsday' trailer
Marvel's Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con revealed major casting and movie announcements, including Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, David Jonsson as T'Challa's
The Hollywood Reporter · +14 outlets
'The Odyssey' box office: Christopher Nolan film earns $84M in second weekend, crosses $585M worldwide
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' set a Nolan record with an $84 million second weekend and crossed $585 million globally, outperforming 'Oppenheimer' at the sa
Deadline · +6 outlets
Disney cutting hundreds of employees in layoffs across the company
The Walt Disney Company is conducting a fresh round of layoffs cutting hundreds of employees as investors weigh new cost-cutting measures ahead of earnings.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. Discovery merger for months amid antitrust cases
Paramount Skydive has agreed to freeze its mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery while antitrust cases are decided, delaying the deal for months.
The New York Times · +14 outlets
Prime Video's 'Carrie' series sets Oct. 7 release date, drops trailer at Comic-Con
Mike Flanagan's modern day reimagining of Stephen King's 'Carrie' for Prime Video will premiere all eight episodes on Oct. 7, with a teaser trailer debuting at
The Hollywood Reporter · +14 outlets
Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song 'Firework' on Iran bombing video
Katy Perry criticized the Trump administration for using her hit song 'Firework' in a video about Iran strikes, calling it a 'complete violation'.
TheWrap · +14 outlets

Startups18 stories ›

Anduril in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year's mark
Defense tech startup Anduril is reportedly raising a new round that could push its valuation to around $100 billion with an unusual deal structure.
TechCrunch · +4 outlets
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, a cheaper AI model for coding and enterprise workflows
Anthropic released Opus 5 delivering nearly all the intelligence of its top-tier Fable 5 at half the cost, signaling a shift from raw capability to cost efficie
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
DeepSeek eyes $7B funding round; reports say $71B round stalls as investors told to wait
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is pursuing a new $7 billion round amid reports its larger $71 billion fundraising effort has stalled.
ascendants.in · +1 outlets
Cursor targets $2B raise at $50B valuation as AI coding race intensifies
AI coding startup Cursor, now valued at $60 billion, is raising $2 billion to expand as competition in AI-assisted development heats up.
ascendants.in · +1 outlets
Elon Musk's Boring Company reportedly raising $4B at $20B valuation
The tunneling startup is in talks for a major new funding round, with its Las Vegas operations cited as proving the model.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
Etched closes $300M Series C at $10.3B valuation as inference chip orders hit $1B
AI chip startup Etched doubled its valuation in seven months with a record Sequoia-led Series C, backed by $1 billion in inference chip orders.
N24 Haber · +7 outlets

Business18 stories ›

Ukraine strikes Iranian vessels in Caspian Sea, Tehran accuses Kyiv of 'hostile and criminal act'
Ukraine's attacks on Iranian vessels combined with Saudi strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen represent a widening of the Middle East conflict; Iran says a sailor
US Top News and Analysis · +14 outlets
US pauses Iran strikes as Oman pursues Hormuz transit deal
Neither side launched attacks for a second consecutive night as mediators seek to avert a return to full-blown war and secure passage through the Strait of Horm
International homepage · +14 outlets
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh sends clear signal on interest rates as inflation swirls
Warsh's blunt statements on inflation and expectations of a steady Fed decision this week are clouded by oil racing toward $100 per barrel.
US Top News and Analysis · +14 outlets
Brent oil tops $100 per barrel as Iran conflict and supply fears drive rally
Oil prices breached $100 as Middle East tensions escalated, but a staggering drop in energy demand and Wall Street speculation complicate the outlook for gasoli
InvestorsHub · +14 outlets
Tesla shares suffer worst weekly slump since 2022 after Q2 earnings miss, negative cash flow
Tesla missed Q2 estimates and turned cash flow negative, sending shares down nearly 18% for the week and dragging the broader tech sector lower.
US Top News and Analysis · +4 outlets
Nvidia locks down memory supply from SK Hynix as part of $500 billion AI deal
Nvidia is aggressively securing high-bandwidth memory; separately, Samsung Elec and SK Group sealed $950 billion in deals as South Korea hosts AI powers.
US Top News and Analysis · +14 outlets

Science18 stories ›

Wildfires force mass evacuations in France and Spain, threaten NASA's Deep Space Network site
Wildfires raging across France, Spain and Scotland have driven over 300,000 people from their homes, while a blaze near Madrid forced the evacuation of NASA's D
Phys.org · +13 outlets
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 succeeds with Starlink deployment and soft ocean splashdown
SpaceX's Starship launched its 13th test flight, deploying 20 next-generation Starlink satellites and achieving its softest splashdown yet, with a tower catch a
Latest from Space.com · +14 outlets
Starship Flight 13 released next-gen Starlink satellites, SpaceX plans tower catch next
The 13th Starship test flight deployed 20 of SpaceX's most advanced Starlink satellites and ended with the softest splashdown yet; the next flight will attempt
Phys.org · +14 outlets
2026 Europhysics Prize awarded for discovery of altermagnetism, a third class of magnetism
The European Physical Society awarded the 2026 Europhysics Prize for the discovery of altermagnetism, a third fundamental class of magnetism distinct from ferro
Phys.org · +3 outlets
Scientists find sugar molecules in space, advancing understanding of life's building blocks
Scientists have detected sugar in space, a discovery that could help explain how the basic ingredients for life formed and distributed across the universe.
CBC · +14 outlets
NASA's Roman Space Telescope preparation advances; UK to lead key instrument for exoplanet hunt
The UK is positioned to lead development of a critical instrument for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is set to search for Earth-like worlds and
Eurasia Review · +5 outlets

Biotech18 stories ›

Eli Lilly delays FDA filing for next-generation weight-loss drug retatrutide
Eli Lilly's delay in filing retatrutide, a triple agonist seen as a potential successor to tirzepatide, pushes back the timeline for the next wave of obesity th
NewsNation · +14 outlets
FDA grants full approval to selpercatinib for RET fusion-positive advanced solid tumors
The full approval broadens access to this targeted therapy for patients with RET fusion-positive cancers across tumor types, underscoring the tumor-agnostic app
Oncodaily · +14 outlets
GSK wins FDA approval for Jideytro (formerly from Nuvalent) for lung cancer
Jideytro is GSK's first lung cancer approval, cleared ahead of schedule, following its acquisition of Nuvalent.
londoninsider.co.uk · +6 outlets
Vertex receives FDA expanded approval for Casgevy in patients ages 2 and older with sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia
The expanded label for Casgevy, the first CRISPR-based therapy, extends its use to younger pediatric patients.
CRISPR Medicine News · +14 outlets
FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to add 6 peptides to drug compounding list in controversial split
The vote could reshape the peptide market by allowing compounded versions of popular GLP-1 drugs amid shortages.
Rolling Out · +14 outlets
NTLA stock surges 35% ahead of first-ever Phase 3 readout for gene-editing therapy
Intellia Therapeutics' imminent Phase 3 data could be a pivotal moment for in vivo CRISPR gene editing.
Stocktwits

Climate18 stories ›

US Heat Dome Targets 80M Americans; New England Offshore Wind, Solar Cut Oil Use During Record Heat
A third summer heat dome is bearing down on 80 million Americans while New England's newly added offshore wind and rooftop solar helped reduce oil-fired power d
Grist · +7 outlets
Trump Administration Admits Clean Energy Grants Were Canceled Based on Politics
The administration acknowledged that grant cancellations were politically motivated, raising legal and policy questions about the future of federal clean energy
Fortune · +14 outlets
Meta Quits Clean Energy Pledge Amid Gas-Powered Data Center Push
Meta abandoned its clean energy commitment as it pursues gas-fired power for data centers, while broader tensions grow between AI data center expansion and grid
cnhinews.com · +12 outlets
Finland's Sand Battery Aims to Revolutionize Renewable Energy Storage
The world's largest sand battery being built in Finland could offer a low-cost, long-duration storage solution for renewable energy's intermittency challenge.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Nigeria's $2B Clean Energy Investment Yields Only 76,000 Jobs, REA Flags Local Capacity Gap
Nigeria's Renewable Energy Agency reports that $2 billion in clean energy investment created just 76,000 jobs, sparking concerns over skills gaps and local capa
The Gazelle News · +7 outlets
Philippines Gigawatt-Scale Hydropower Project to Boost Grid for AI, Chips, and Coal Reduction
A large-scale hydropower development in the Philippines aims to support growing electricity demand from AI and semiconductor manufacturing while displacing coal
Gulf News · +1 outlets

Games18 stories ›

Sony disc discontinuation backlash intensifies as fans plan PS5 blackout, devs cite strict social media guidelines
Sony's plan to phase out physical discs for PlayStation has sparked widespread fan protest and reportedly triggered the strictest social media guidelines ever i
Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed · +10 outlets
GTA 6 physical edition debate grows as Dan Houser supports physical media; November 19 release date reported
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser advocates for continued physical game availability as reports suggest GTA 6 launches November 19.
PCGamer latest · +8 outlets
God of War Laufey launches February 16, 2027; next Kratos-led game confirmed in early development
Cory Barlog confirmed the next mainline God of War starring Kratos will continue Laufey's story, with Laufey set for a February 2027 release.
Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed · +14 outlets
Capcom aims for annual Resident Evil releases with remakes funding original projects like Pragmata
Capcom producer Masachika Kawata says the steady cadence of Resident Evil remakes enables the studio to pursue new IP such as Pragmata.
PCGamer latest · +7 outlets
New God of War game set after Laufey connects to Kratos story, in early development for PS6
Cory Barlog confirmed the next Kratos-starring God of War will follow Laufey's events and is in early development.
Push Square · +14 outlets
Final Fantasy 14 Evercold expansion detailed: new job, FF7 crossover raid, housing overhauls, Switch 2 release August 4
Square Enix revealed major FF14 updates at its fan festival, including the Evercold expansion launching January 2027, a new dual-shield Viking job, and a Final
Nintendo Life · +10 outlets

Sports18 stories ›

Andruw Jones, Carlos Beltran, Jeff Kent inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
The three star players were enshrined in Cooperstown, with Jones and Beltran elected via the BBWAA vote and Kent chosen by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committ
www.espn.com · +14 outlets
LeBron James officially signs with 76ers, ending free agency speculation
James agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with Philadelphia, reshaping the NBA landscape and creating roster questions for the Sixers, Cavaliers, and Heat.
Front Office Sports · +14 outlets
Tadej Pogacar wins record-equaling fifth Tour de France title
Pogacar becomes only the fifth cyclist ever to win five Tour de France titles, tying a historic mark.
www.espn.com · +14 outlets
Rookie Jackson Koivun holds off Scottie Scheffler to win 3M Open
Koivun won by three strokes in just his third pro start, shooting a tournament-record 25-under 259 at TPC Twin Cities.
www.espn.com · +14 outlets
Cardinals sign QB Jacoby Brissett to one-year, $15.5M deal
Arizona reworked Brissett's contract with $15.5 million guaranteed and up to $21 million with incentives for the 2026 season.
www.espn.com · +14 outlets
Luke Littler defends World Matchplay title, smashes Phil Taylor record
Littler set new records for tournament average and final average in beating Gerwyn Price 18-9 in Blackpool.
BBC Sport · +13 outlets

Entertainment18 stories ›

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' passes $639M globally in second weekend, record $87M domestic weekend
The epic adaptation has become one of the highest-grossing R-rated films ever, with Universal responding to piracy leaks on social media.
Deadline · +5 outlets
Marvel at Comic-Con: Ryan Gosling cast as Ghost Rider, David Jonsson as Black Panther in third film set for 2028
Major casting announcements out of San Diego Comic-Con signal a shift toward star-driven superhero films at Marvel Studios.
Rolling Stone · +14 outlets
David Jonsson cast as T'Challa's son in 'Black Panther 3' set for December 2028 release
Ryan Coogler returns to direct the third installment, with Winston Duke also commenting on passing the torch.
The Hollywood Reporter · +14 outlets
Ryan Gosling cast as Ghost Rider for 2028 Marvel film
Gosling said the character is one he has wanted to play for a long time, announced at Comic-Con.
Rolling Stone · +14 outlets
Gracie Abrams earns first No. 1 album on Billboard 200 with 'Daughter from Hell'
The singer-songwriter's third album debuted atop the chart with 124,000 equivalent album units.
Billboard · +6 outlets
Gracie Abrams scores first No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Daughter From Hell' (124K units)
The album debuted atop the chart with 124,000 equivalent album units, marking a career milestone.
Billboard · +7 outlets

Luxe18 stories ›

Brabus will unveil its first high-performance yachts at the Monaco Yacht Show
The German design house partnered with AB Yachts to launch a new luxury yacht lineup.
Robb Report · +10 outlets
Rolex and Patek Philippe now share the same luxury address near Washington, D.C.
Two of the world's most prestigious watch brands are co-located in a new luxury retail destination outside the U.S. capital.
Le Nouveau Réveil · +2 outlets
Chase Sapphire Preferred 100,000-point bonus ends July 30
Travel credit card's highest-ever welcome offer is expiring soon, drawing widespread coverage from points and miles outlets.
The Points Guy Articles · +9 outlets
Vacheron Constantin tests new Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points models with collectors in Utah
The Swiss watchmaker's latest Overseas collection features its most rugged version yet, tested during an expedition in Utah.
Robb Report · +14 outlets
NFL star Myles Garrett asks $2.1 million for his Ohio home after trade to Rams
The former Cleveland Browns defensive end is selling his suburban Cleveland residence after being traded to the Los Angeles Rams.
Robb Report · +2 outlets
Cipriani family reopens revamped Locanda Cipriani hotel on Torcello island in Venice lagoon
After a two-year restoration, the nearly century-old property now features four new suites.
Robb Report · +3 outlets