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SoftBank Group announced plans to spend up to €75 billion (about $87 billion) to build and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity in France, calling it…

The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build satellites for President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile and air defense system, marking the largest single boost ahead of…

TikTok is evolving from a short-video platform into a super app by adding hotel booking via TikTok GO, seeking fintech licenses in Brazil, and expanding search, local discovery, games, and…

The Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven is an electric, plug-in unit that heats to 700°F and cooks 12-inch restaurant-style pizzas in about three minutes on the Neapolitan setting, making homemade…

Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari dominate the browser market, but several emerging alternatives are gaining traction with AI-powered automation, privacy protections, and “mindful browsing” features designed for user well-being. This…

Waymo has registered 577 autonomous vehicles in Texas, far outpacing competitors Avride, Nuro, Tesla, and Zoox according to a new Texas Department of Motor Vehicles website. The tracker tool, created…

Cognition raised $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation for its AI coding agent Devin, which the company says now commits nearly 89% of code at the startup. CEO Scott…

Microsoft is threatening legal action and law enforcement involvement after security researcher “Nightmare Eclipse” published unpatched bugs and exploit code for Microsoft products. The company said the researcher failed to…

Groq is raising $650 million from existing investors to grow its inference neocloud business, which uses its homegrown AI chip and systems to host inference-heavy applications for developers and enterprises.…

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced plans to sue Chrome Holding, alleging the company’s predecessor, 23andMe, failed to protect customer genetic data in a 2023 breach that exposed sensitive information…

A federal prosecutor in New York charged Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo with using early access to internal Google information to place cryptocurrency bets on Polymarket that returned about $1.2 million…

BMW will introduce two humanoid Aeon robots from Hexagon Robotics into production at its Leipzig factory this summer after a test deployment, marking the first use of humanoid robots for…

Blue Origin said a rocket experienced an anomaly and exploded during a hotfire test at Cape Canaveral, with footage showing the vehicle erupting into a large fireball while emergency teams…

Canada and Germany agreed to a long-term contract that will deliver one million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas from the proposed Ksi Lisims project in British Columbia to…

Phillips Distilling shifted some production of its Sour Puss liqueur to Canada after provincial bans on U.S. liquor cut its Canadian sales by about 70 percent. The company said moving…

The U.S. Department of Commerce granted Volvo Cars a specific authorization to continue importing and selling vehicles that include Chinese-connected car technology, exempting the automaker from recent U.S. restrictions. The…

Box founder Aaron Levie argued that many CEOs overestimate what AI agents can do because they are removed from the “last mile” of work that generates most value. Levie said…

YouTube said it will apply AI labels automatically when its systems detect significant photorealistic AI in a video, and it will make those labels more prominent across long-form uploads and…

The Boston startup SOND emerged from stealth with $7 million in funding and introduced Dreambuds, an in-ear system that captures 12 physiological signals and uses a cloud-based AI sleep coach…

Spotify launched a Podcast clips feature that lets listeners trim, preview, save, and share short segments from episodes directly from the Now Playing view. The feature places a scissors icon…