Tech18 stories ›
Alphabet erases over $500 billion in market value as AI spending pushes cash flow negative
Alphabet's stock posted its biggest ever post-earnings drop after Q3 revenue missed and free cash flow turned negative amid heavy AI capex, with founders Page a
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Microsoft beats estimates as Azure accelerates, but raises at least $25 billion in first US bond sale since 2017
Microsoft's Q1 results showed accelerating cloud growth even as capital expenditures of about $39.4 billion and a large new bond sale reignited investor concern
The Next Web · +14 outlets
DoorDash to acquire Instacart for about $17 billion
The cash-and-stock deal combines the two largest US on-demand delivery platforms, uniting DoorDash's restaurant takeout dominance with Instacart's grocery marke
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, plus M6 Macs and iPad mini
Apple's 'Pro and Tell' event introduced its first touch-enabled MacBook Pro alongside M6 iMac and MacBook Pro refresh, the HomePod mini 2, and a new iPad mini,
The Verge · +14 outlets
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly targeted by Chinese spy plot, report claims
A report alleges an executive at an Nvidia cloud partner under investigation for chip smuggling passed information to Beijing and was suspected of spying, with
Tom's Hardware · +14 outlets
Mistral releases open weights for 1 trillion-parameter Large 4 model
The French lab published weights for its Large 4 model, claiming it matches or beats top Chinese open models in coding and cybersecurity benchmarks.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
AI18 stories ›
Google DeepMind releases Gemini 4 Carbon two weeks after Argon, tops intelligence index
The frontier release arrived alongside Alphabet earnings, where slowing search ad growth unsettled investors.
The Decoder · +13 outlets
New York enacts ban on unsafe AI chatbot behavior with children
States are moving ahead of federal action on AI rules, with child safety as the first battleground.
AP News · +13 outlets
US DOJ inquires about Nvidia's $13B Hugging Face acquisition, sources say
Antitrust scrutiny of the AI platform deal adds a new regulatory risk to Nvidia's expansion.
The Decoder · +9 outlets
Nvidia to invest $3 billion in Meta equity offering as AI partnership expands
The investment deepens ties between the top AI chip supplier and a major buyer of its hardware.
WSJ · +13 outlets
Mistral publicly releases Large 4 (Le Chonk) trillion-parameter model, targets cybersecurity
The European open-weights release is framed as proof the EU can field frontier-scale models.
The Decoder · +11 outlets
Ottawa takes stake in Cohere as the AI company opens a $4.5 billion funding round
Sovereign backing for a domestic AI champion mirrors growing state involvement in AI investment.
Reuters
Media18 stories ›
Disney lays off 100-200 in Experiences division, mostly at Imagineering
The cuts follow an early retirement offer made in August as Disney reviews priorities in its theme parks, resorts and cruise lines unit.
Deadline · +7 outlets
David Bruckner to direct 'Smile 3' for Paramount, Nick Antosca to write
Franchise creator Parker Finn remains involved as a producer and is separately developing a 'Possession' remake.
The Hollywood Reporter · +9 outlets
Meta pledges to consult publishers before finalizing new AI scraping terms
Meta will run a full consultation with news leaders even if it delays the controversial terms, after Norwegian publishers won a court victory.
Niemanlab · +3 outlets
Scripps completes 431 layoffs in enterprise-wide transformation, raises political ad guidance
The E.W. Scripps Company is cutting staff across local TV stations while projecting stronger political advertising revenue for the year.
TheWrap · +3 outlets
First reactions to 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' call prequel the franchise's best
The Francis Lawrence sequel, which hits theaters Nov. 30, drew praise for Joseph Zada's performance as Haymitch.
Thewrap · +13 outlets
Google stock sinks as AI Mode pressures search ad growth
Google is pushing more ads into AI Mode and AI Overviews while weighing ad integration in agentic experiences.
Adweek · +10 outlets
Startups18 stories ›
DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B, combining restaurant and grocery delivery
The deal would merge the two largest US on-demand delivery players, extending DoorDash beyond restaurant takeout into Instacart's grocery stronghold.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Canada and Nvidia back Cohere in round valuing AI startup above $20B
The sovereign-backed raise makes Cohere one of the most valuable independent AI model developers outside the US.
The Globe and Mail · +8 outlets
FuriosaAI quadruples valuation to $2.9B in $620M round as it chases Nvidia
The South Korean AI chip startup's jump in valuation reflects investor appetite for Nvidia alternatives in AI accelerators.
Bloomberg.com · +5 outlets
Anthropic S-1 shows $16.3B in first-half revenue ahead of planned IPO
The filing offers a rare look at the frontier lab's finances and its reliance on large cloud and chip partners.
Saastr · +14 outlets
Upwind raises $400M Series C at $3.8B valuation after rejecting Datadog buyout
The cloud security startup chose to raise at the same price Datadog offered to acquire it, betting on continued revenue growth.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Cognition weighs new funding at $70B to $80B valuation
The AI coding startup's potential round underscores soaring valuations for companies building developer-facing AI agents.
Business Insider · +4 outlets
Business18 stories ›
Alphabet falls 13% in $500bn rout as AI mode dents search, revenue misses
Google's parent posted weaker-than-expected revenue and negative free cash flow, which it attributed partly to AI mode cannibalizing traditional search.
Ft · +7 outlets
DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17 billion, consolidating US delivery market
The deal would unite DoorDash's restaurant delivery with Instacart's grocery partners, drawing criticism from NYC Mayor Mamdani over worker and consumer impact.
CNBC · +14 outlets
ECB holds key rate at 2.5% as Lagarde announces early exit in February
Lagarde will step down on Feb. 7, giving EU leaders a chance to pick a successor while pro-EU French President Macron is still in office.
Ft · +14 outlets
Fed holds rates at 3.75%-4%, two officials favored another hike
The FOMC paused despite elevated inflation, with two dissents favoring an increase, as markets weighed the implications for AI stocks and Treasuries.
Barchart.com · +14 outlets
Nasdaq 100 slides as Alphabet and Microsoft capex put AI spending under scrutiny
Both tech giants reported capital expenditures below estimates, adding to investor concern about the cost of the AI build-out.
CNBC · +13 outlets
Anthropic files for IPO, potentially the biggest ever, as CEO warns of AI risk
Investors must weigh AI growth potential against pitfalls the company itself calls existential, while Senator Warren probes safety and market risks.
Ft · +14 outlets
Science18 stories ›
Boston University study estimates about 75% of deceased former NFL players had CTE
The Boston University-led analysis of brains donated by players who died between 2008 and 2023 renews scrutiny of repetitive head impacts in football.
Boston University · +12 outlets
Observers spot possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto with Vera C. Rubin telescope
If confirmed, the object would be the sixth known dwarf planet in the solar system and an early win for the newly operating Rubin Observatory.
Space · +10 outlets
Webb telescope finds unusual water ice chemistry in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet's ice composition offers a rare direct sample of material from beyond the solar system.
Mashable · +14 outlets
Cambridge study weighs whether comets delivered the ingredients for life to Earth
The research challenges or refines a long-held theory about the origin of life on Earth.
Mashable · +4 outlets
NASA's UVEX ultraviolet space telescope planned for launch in 2031
The survey mission would map the sky in ultraviolet light, a wavelength range poorly covered by current large observatories.
Universe Today · +7 outlets
NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt
The long-serving gamma-ray burst observatory is retired after efforts to recover it did not succeed.
Space · +13 outlets
Biotech18 stories ›
HHS lets compounding pharmacies make six unapproved peptides, overriding FDA scientists
Kennedy's MAHA-aligned policy grants enforcement discretion for peptides that won a contested FDA advisory panel recommendation in July, despite objections from
STAT · +4 outlets
Lilly's retatrutide beats Ozempic on blood sugar and weight in phase 3 diabetes trial
The highest dose of the triple-G drug outperformed Novo's Ozempic, though with higher side effects and discontinuations, reinforcing expectations it will be a m
STAT · +13 outlets
FDA unveils draft guidance for individualized 'plug and play' gene editing therapies
The framework creates an approval path for personalized therapies serving subsets of patients with the same disease, building on recent FDA moves to speed rare-
Biopharmadive · +7 outlets
Genmab's bispecific combo halves risk of death in phase 3, validating $8B Merus bet
The late-stage success lifts shares and props up the large acquisition Genmab made to secure the cancer drug.
Fierce Biotech · +2 outlets
Personalized mRNA vaccine cuts melanoma recurrence risk in phase 3 trial
The results mark a significant step for individualized cancer vaccines and could reshape melanoma treatment.
Oncology News Central · +14 outlets
Vertex kidney disease drug under scrutiny for infection risk before Nov 30 FDA decision
Reviewers and clinicians are weighing infection concerns as the agency nears its approval decision for the candidate.
STAT · +4 outlets
Climate18 stories ›
Analysis: China's 2026 clean-tech exports to avert CO2 equal to Brazil's annual emissions
China's solar, battery and EV exports are on track to cut global CO2 by roughly the amount Brazil emits each year, framing Beijing's role ahead of COP31.
Carbonbrief · +6 outlets
UK budget 2026 sets out 'new course on energy' and major clean power shake-up
Chancellor John Healey's budget reworked UK clean energy plans and bill support, drawing mixed reactions from the green economy.
Carbonbrief · +14 outlets
DOE commits $10.1B in loans to Constellation and Alliant for 3.7 GW of uprates
The conditional loans would finance output increases at existing nuclear and gas plants, continuing the administration's pro-nuclear push.
Utilitydive · +3 outlets
IRENA: global clean energy capacity additions set to fall in 2026, first decline in five years
Grid bottlenecks and other constraints are expected to end a five-year run of record renewable capacity growth.
BioEnergy Times · +14 outlets
Australia minister Bowen proposes cutting data centres off the grid for rule breaches
The rule change would let regulators disconnect data centres that lack sufficient firm power backing, amid rising load concerns.
Energy News Bulletin · +14 outlets
India needs $220B over three years for solar, storage, hydrogen and grids, govt to chart roadmap
Officials will outline financing plans at the Bharat RE Summit as India sizes its green transition funding gap.
ESG News · +4 outlets
Games18 stories ›
BioWare co-founders say EA's Saudi-led buyout sealed the studio's fate after closure
Greg Zeschuk, one of BioWare's co-founders, said the studio's closure was "kind of sad" and blamed EA's leveraged buyout by a Saudi-involved consortium, arguing
Eurogamer · +8 outlets
EA workers describe declining morale and secrecy after layoffs and BioWare closure
Reports and employee accounts describe EA as "a cold dead place that's slowly decaying," citing AI mandates and mismanagement after the company cut 400 jobs and
Eurogamer · +2 outlets
FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods delayed to 2027
The Nintendo Switch 2 title, originally slated for a 2026 launch window, has been pushed to an unspecified date in 2027.
Ign · +14 outlets
Phantom Blade Zero launches on Steam with over 700,000 peak concurrent players
S-Game's debut wuxia action-RPG topped Steam's best-selling chart hours after release, though outlet-reported peak concurrent counts varied between roughly 430,
Kotaku · +13 outlets
Xbox Q1 gaming revenue dips 2% as hardware sales fall 14%
Microsoft beat overall quarterly expectations, but Xbox hardware declined 14% year over year even with the Wolverine and Gears of War releases.
Gamesindustry · +8 outlets
Xbox's Asha Sharma says there's more console demand than supply as hardware sales keep falling
The Xbox leader said sales "remain constrained by supply," a claim questioned by outlets noting consoles are broadly in stock at major US retailers.
Eurogamer · +5 outlets
Sports18 stories ›
Bears acquire All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons from Titans in blockbuster trade
Chicago sends multiple draft picks, including two first-rounders, for a defensive cornerstone as it pushes for a playoff run, while Tennessee stockpiles draft c
ESPN · +14 outlets
Brewers win first World Series title in franchise history, ending 57-year drought
Milwaukee beat the Rays at Tropicana Field to claim the championship after five-plus decades without one, capping a dominant postseason run.
ESPN · +14 outlets
Contreras named World Series MVP after Brewers' title run
The Milwaukee catcher batted .381 in the postseason and won 10 of 13 ABS appeals, earning MVP honors in the franchise's first championship.
ESPN · +14 outlets
MLB faces likely lockout as CBA expires, offseason free agency in doubt
With the labor agreement between MLB and the players' union expiring, the winter's free-agent market could be reshaped before and after a work stoppage.
CBS Sports · +10 outlets
Sergio Garcia leaves LIV Golf, returning to DP World Tour and targeting Ryder Cup
The 2017 Masters champion becomes the latest big name to exit the breakaway league and says he is open-minded about a PGA Tour return.
ESPN · +14 outlets
WNBA Finals Game 6 tips at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, drawing Dream criticism of league
Atlanta can force a Game 7 or Golden State can clinch the title in a weekday afternoon start that the Dream and commentators attribute to venue gridlock.
CBS Sports · +14 outlets
Entertainment18 stories ›
Janelle James to Host 32nd Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 3
The Abbott Elementary star replaces Chelsea Handler, who emceed the previous four ceremonies.
Variety · +6 outlets
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Adds Patricia Clarkson, Sean Astin, Six More to Cast
Amazon's adaptation of Benjamin Stevenson's bestselling dark comedy novel rounds out its series regulars.
Variety · +1 outlets
Universal TV Developing Good People Series Based on Queen Sugar Author Natalie Baszile's Friends and Family
Mary J. Blige and Gina Prince-Bythewood are attached, with Marissa Jo Cerar writing the adaptation.
Deadline · +1 outlets
DIIV Announce 2027 World Tour and Share New Single Dare Me Ahead of Album ZIRP!
The band will take the new record across the U.S., Europe, Australia and Japan.
Pitchfork · +9 outlets
Everything But the Girl Announce 11th Album Blue Reservoir and Share Single Young and Dumb
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt return with a follow-up to 2024's Fuse.
Pitchfork · +13 outlets
The Chats Announce New Album Half Cut, Share Single Off It and Plot Australian and UK Tours
The Australian punk band's new record and live dates mark their biggest touring cycle to date.
Metal on Tap · +14 outlets
Luxe18 stories ›
MGM Resorts ends merger talks with Barry Diller's People Inc., signs new pact
The agreement closes off a potential deal for a Las Vegas operator whose resorts have been losing ground for two years.
Skift · +14 outlets
Mukesh Ambani's Jio soars 27% after record $3.2bn IPO
The listing ranks among India's largest and lifts the valuation of Ambani's telecom and digital arm.
Gulf Business · +11 outlets
Marriott confirms corporate job cuts in global restructuring
The reductions target corporate staff rather than hotel employees, with some affected workers eligible for newly posted roles.
Skift · +8 outlets
MGM Resorts sees lost pricing power in Las Vegas as travel costs bite
Higher transportation costs are squeezing Las Vegas hotel rates, though convention business has offset weaker leisure demand in some months.
Skift · +9 outlets
Qatar Airways CEO says new first class cabin is 'under serious design'
The carrier confirmed it is developing a next-generation first class product as Gulf rivals keep raising the premium bar.
Executive Traveller · +14 outlets
Frontier reports major airfare surge as jet fuel costs pinch consumers
The budget carrier attributed higher ticket prices to fuel costs and the disappearance of Spirit Airlines.
The Points Guy · +1 outlets