Alphabet Agrees To Acquire Intersect Power For $4.75 Billion To Secure Data Center Energy Supply
Alphabet has agreed to acquire clean energy and data center developer Intersect Power for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of its debt, as the company moves to secure…
Paramount Skydance Sweetens Cash Bid For Warner Bros With Larry Ellison Guarantee
Paramount Skydance has escalated its bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery by submitting an amended all-cash offer backed by a personal financing guarantee from Oracle founder Larry Ellison, intensifying a…
United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno Steps Down After 12 Years As Launch Market Shifts
Tory Bruno has resigned as chief executive of United Launch Alliance after more than a decade in the role, as competition from newer private spaceflight companies continues to reshape the…
Retro Team Launches Splat App To Turn Photos Into AI Generated Coloring Pages
The team behind Retro, a private photo-sharing app focused on close friends and family, has launched a new experimental app that uses generative AI to transform photos into printable coloring…
Visa Processing Delays Prompt Travel Warnings For Google And Apple Employees
Law firms representing Google and Apple have advised certain employees to avoid international travel amid extended and unpredictable delays in U.S. visa processing, according to internal memos reviewed by Business…
ChatGPT Adds Controls For Warmth And Emoji Use As Users Gain More Tone Options
OpenAI has added new personalization controls to ChatGPT, allowing users to adjust how warm, enthusiastic, or emoji-heavy the chatbot’s responses feel. The update was disclosed in a social media post…
New York Enacts RAISE Act As Second State To Pass Major AI Safety Law
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the RAISE Act into law, making New York the second U.S. state to pass wide-ranging artificial intelligence safety legislation. The move follows months…
Sequoia Partner Shaun Maguire Faces Fresh Backlash After False Accusation In Brown Shooting Case
Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire is again drawing scrutiny after falsely accusing a Palestinian student of involvement in the December 13 Brown University mass shooting and the subsequent killing of…
Rocket Lab Secures 816 Million Dollar SDA Contract For Missile Tracking Satellites
Rocket Lab has secured its largest contract to date after winning an 816 million dollar award from the U.S. Space Development Agency, marking another step in the company’s expansion beyond…
Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario To Step Down From Rivian Board Ahead Of R2 Launch Year
Rose Marcario is resigning from the board of directors of Rivian, according to a stock exchange filing published Friday, as the company prepares for a pivotal period tied to new…
Delaware Supreme Court Reinstates Elon Musk’s 2018 Tesla Pay Package
The Delaware Supreme Court has reinstated Elon Musk’s 2018 compensation package from Tesla, reversing a decision made last year by the state’s Chancery Court that had invalidated the award. The…
Lush Co-Founder Mark Constantine Defends Activism Led Business Model Amid Retail Pressures
Lush co-founder and chief executive Mark Constantine has reaffirmed the company’s long-standing commitment to activism in business, saying he embraces the label “woke” as part of Lush’s identity and does…
Gold Price Breaks 4,400 Dollars As Rate Cut Expectations And Global Tensions Lift Demand
Gold prices reached a new record on Monday, trading above 4,400 dollars an ounce for the first time, as investors responded to expectations of further US interest rate cuts and…
Apple Updates Developer Agreement To Allow Fee Recovery From In App Purchases
Apple has updated its developer license agreement to give the company broader authority to recover unpaid commissions, fees, or other amounts by deducting them from in app purchases it processes…
Instacart Agrees To 60 Million Dollar FTC Settlement Over Refunds And Advertising Claims
Instacart has agreed to pay 60 million dollars in refunds to settle allegations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that the grocery delivery platform misled consumers through deceptive advertising practices…
Pickle Robot Names Former Tesla Executive As CFO Following Reported UPS Deal
Pickle Robot has appointed a new chief financial officer as the warehouse automation startup reportedly moves closer to a major expansion of its relationship with UPS. The company announced the…
Peripheral Labs Bets On Volumetric Video To Rethink How Fans Watch Live Sports
Peripheral Labs is building a volumetric video platform aimed at making live sports more engaging as leagues and broadcasters look for new ways to address declining viewership among younger audiences.…
LinkedIn Sees Surge In Profile Verification Adoption As India Emerges As Fastest-Growing Market
Profile verification on LinkedIn is accelerating in 2025 as the platform expands efforts to strengthen trust and authenticity across its global professional network, with India emerging as the fastest-growing market…