YouTube Horror Creators Dominate Box Office With Backrooms And Obsession
“Backrooms,” the feature film expansion of Kane Parsons’ YouTube found-footage series, opened at number one with $38 million on Friday and is projected to earn $80–90 million domestically this weekend,…
SoftBank Plans Up To €75 Billion Data Center Expansion In France For 5 Gigawatts Of AI Capacity
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…
SpaceX Wins $4.16 Billion Space Force Contract For Golden Dome Satellites Ahead Of IPO
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…
Delhi High Court Holds Google Liable For Trademark Infringement In Keyword Advertising
The Delhi High Court ruled on May 22 that Google’s AdWords platform infringed Hindware’s trademark by allowing competitors to bid on the brand name as a keyword, and awarded ₹3…
TikTok Pursues Super App Status With Hotel Booking And Fintech License Plans
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…
Ninja Artisan Outdoor Electric Pizza Oven Delivers Fast Restaurant Style Pizzas Without Propane Or Wood
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…
Top Alternative Web Browsers Challenge Chrome And Safari With AI Privacy And Mindfulness Features
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 Leads Texas Autonomous Vehicle Registrations With 577 Vehicles
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 Raises $1 Billion At $26 Billion Valuation As CEO Rejects Idea That Devin Replaces Programmers
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 Threatens Legal Action Against Researcher Who Disclosed Unpatched Bugs
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 Seeks $650 Million To Expand Inference Neocloud Using Homegrown AI Chips
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.…
Chinese Carmakers Take Lead As Foreign Brands Lose Ground In EVs Software And Batteries
Chinese automakers are pulling ahead in electric vehicles, batteries, design, and software, forcing US, European and Japanese manufacturers to rethink partnerships and production strategies. Factory visits in Beijing and Hefei…
California Attorney General Says He Will Sue Chrome Holding Over 23andMe Data Breach
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…
Google Engineer Charged With Insider Trading After Polymarket Bets
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…
Phillips Distilling Moves Sour Puss Production To Canada After Provincial Boycott
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…
Volvo Secures U.S. Exemption For Vehicles With Chinese Connected Tech
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…
UK Visa Portal Exposed Thousands Of Passports And Selfies
The third-party site UK Visa Portal publicly exposed thousands of passport images and selfie photos uploaded by applicants, a security lapse that TechCrunch says affected at least 100,000 documents before…