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Apple’s New Touchscreen MacBook Pro Costs Up to $14,549 With Maximum Upgrades
Apple has introduced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, with prices starting at $2,899 and reaching $14,549 for a fully configured 16-inch model. The new laptops feature M5 Pro and M5…
Upwind Raises $400 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation After Rejecting Datadog Acquisition Offer
Upwind, a San Francisco-based cloud security startup, has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $3.8 billion valuation after reportedly declining an acquisition offer from Datadog. The round…
Google Expands AI Search Ads Internationally as Search Advertising Growth Slows
Google is expanding advertisements in its AI-powered Search features to international markets as growth in its traditional search advertising business slows. The announcement came during parent company Alphabet’s third-quarter earnings…
Microsoft Reports Record $92.3 Billion Revenue, Including $10 Billion From OpenAI
Microsoft reported record quarterly revenue of $92.3 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, up 19% year over year, including $10 billion generated through commercial arrangements with OpenAI. The…
Microsoft Reports Record $92.3 Billion Quarterly Revenue as Cloud Business Grows 30%
Microsoft reported record revenue of $92.3 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, up 19% from the same period last year, driven largely by growth in its cloud business.…
Garena Relaunches Free Fire in India Four Years After Government Ban
Garena, the gaming subsidiary of Singapore-based Sea, has relaunched its popular battle royale game Free Fire in India more than four years after the government banned it over national security…
Kodiak AI Signs Deal to Deploy 75 Driverless Trucks for DTL Transport by 2028
Autonomous trucking company Kodiak AI has signed a binding commercial agreement to supply its self-driving technology for 75 trucks operated by California-based freight carrier DTL Transport, with deliveries beginning in…
Jio Platforms Shares Surge 21% in Debut After Record $3.2 Billion India IPO
Jio Platforms, the telecommunications and digital services subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, surged 21% in its stock market debut on October 28, 2026, following India’s largest initial public offering…
Amazon and Google Stand to Gain Billions From Anthropic IPO
Amazon and Google are positioned to become major financial beneficiaries of Anthropic‘s planned initial public offering, with substantial investments in the AI company alongside multibillion-dollar cloud computing agreements. Anthropic’s regulatory…
OpenAI Sued Over ChatGPT Medical Advice Allegedly Linked to Woman’s Death
The parents of a 31-year-old Amazon software engineer with epilepsy have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged their daughter to stop…
AI Data Center Energy Demand Drives New Efforts to Modernize US Power Grid
Rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers is increasing pressure on the aging US power grid, prompting energy technology companies to develop new approaches to power distribution and infrastructure…
Guidewire to Acquire AI Insurance Startup Hyperexponential in Deal Worth Up to $2.1 Billion
Insurance software company Guidewire has agreed to acquire London-based AI underwriting startup Hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash, with an additional $400 million payable if certain revenue targets are met.…
Venture Capital Firms Seek Billions in New Funds as AI Investment Grows
Several major venture capital firms have disclosed plans to raise billions of dollars through new investment funds in October 2026, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
General Motors Plans Hybrid SUV Production at Michigan Factory Amid $2 Billion Investment
General Motors has announced plans to manufacture hybrid-electric vehicles at its Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant in Michigan, supported by a broader investment of more than $2 billion across the…
Bank of America Warns Customers Against Sharing Login Credentials With AI Agents
Bank of America has warned customers not to share their online banking usernames and passwords with artificial intelligence agents, citing security risks and potential financial liability. The warning comes as…
Anthropic’s IPO Structure Gives Founders and Trust Control Over Board Decisions
Anthropic has outlined a corporate governance structure that will give its seven founders and an independent trust substantial control over major decisions following its planned initial public offering (IPO). The…
Discord to Make Public Server Conversations Searchable on Google and Other Search Engines
Discord has announced plans to make selected conversations from its public communities accessible through web search, allowing people to discover information previously available mainly within the platform. The changes will…
Re:Build Raises $2.1 Billion to Expand US Manufacturing and Launch Industrial Startups
Massachusetts-based manufacturing company Re:Build has raised $2.1 billion to expand its US production capabilities and establish new industrial startups, including businesses developing advanced hardware technologies. Announced on October 27, 2026,…
Disruptive Raises $10 Billion Fund to Invest in AI and Defense Startups
Dallas-based investment firm Disruptive has announced a $10 billion flagship fund to invest in approximately 10 growth-stage and late-stage technology companies, with individual investments of up to $1 billion. The…
OpenAI and Anthropic Claim AI Has Disproved Longstanding Computer Science Hypothesis
OpenAI and Anthropic have released AI-generated mathematical proofs that challenge the Exponential Time Hypothesis (ETH), a longstanding assumption about computational complexity. OpenAI announced its findings on October 26, 2026, alongside…