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Instagram Develops Option For Users To Leave Close Friends Lists

Instagram is developing a feature that would allow users to remove themselves from another person’s Close Friends list, a change that would alter how private sharing works on the platform,…

Justice Department File Alleges Epstein Had Personal Hacker, Informant Told FBI

A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a document released by the Department of Justice on Friday as part of…

Clawdbot Rebrands As OpenClaw After Trademark Review And Community Growth

The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has adopted a new name, OpenClaw, after a brief rebrand as Moltbot and following earlier legal pressure related to naming conflicts,…

OnlyFans Considers Sale Of Majority Stake To Architect Capital At $5.5 Billion Valuation

OnlyFans is in talks to sell a majority stake of its business to investment firm Architect Capital in a deal that would value the creator subscription platform at $5.5bn, according…

Physical Intelligence Bets On General-Purpose Robot Learning Over Commercial Timelines

Physical Intelligence, a two-year-old robotics startup based in San Francisco, is pursuing a research-first approach to general-purpose robotic intelligence, prioritising large-scale data collection and model training over near-term commercialisation, while…

Nvidia CEO Rejects Report Of Strain With OpenAI Amid Funding Talks

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has dismissed reports of tension between Nvidia and OpenAI, calling claims that his company is pulling back from its planned investment “nonsense” following media reports…

Waymo Nears $16 Billion Funding Round At $110 Billion Valuation

Waymo is close to finalising a $16bn funding round that would value the autonomous vehicle company at $110bn, with the majority of the investment expected to come from its parent…

SpaceX Seeks Approval To Launch One Million Satellites For Orbital AI Computing

SpaceX has applied to US regulators to deploy up to one million satellites into low-Earth orbit, arguing that space-based “orbital data centres” are the most cost- and energy-efficient way to…

Gold Prices Hit Record Highs Amid Political Uncertainty, Then Fall Back

Gold Prices Surge on Political TensionsGold prices have recently reached record levels, with investors flocking to the precious metal amid growing global political instability. On Monday, the price of gold…

OpenAI’s Sora App Struggles After Initial Success, Facing Declining Downloads and Spending

Rapid Rise and Decline of Sora AppOpenAI’s video-generation app, Sora, which once topped the App Store charts and quickly surpassed 1 million downloads, is now seeing a significant decline in…

Waymo Gains Approval to Operate Robotaxi Service at San Francisco Airport

Waymo Launches Service to San Francisco International AirportAfter years of negotiations, Waymo, the Alphabet-owned self-driving car company, has received approval to operate a robotaxi service to and from the San…

Apple Acquires AI Startup Q.ai to Boost Audio and Imaging Capabilities

Acquisition Focused on Enhancing AI Features for Apple DevicesApple has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli AI startup specializing in imaging and machine learning technologies. The acquisition, valued at nearly $2 billion,…

Marquis Seeks Compensation from SonicWall After Ransomware Attack Exposes Customer Data

Marquis Blames Firewall Provider for Data BreachFintech firm Marquis is seeking compensation from its firewall provider, SonicWall, following a ransomware attack in August 2025 that resulted in hackers stealing its…

Microsoft Rolls Out First AI Chips for Inference Work, Plans More in the Coming Months

Maia 200 Chip Deployed in Data Centers for AI Inference TasksThis week, Microsoft deployed its first batch of homegrown AI chips, the Maia 200, in one of its data centers,…

OpenAI Seeks $100 Billion in Investment, Amazon Leads Potential Deal

OpenAI Pursues Major Investment to Boost ValuationOpenAI, currently valued at $500 billion, is reportedly seeking an additional $100 billion in investment, which could push its valuation to a staggering $830…

Medium CEO Allows Employees to Participate in General Strike Against ICE

Medium Employees Given the Day Off to Support Nationwide StrikeIn a bold move reflecting the growing tension surrounding U.S. immigration policies, Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine has given employees permission to…

Musk’s Companies in Talks for Potential Merger: SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI Consider Consolidation

Early-Stage Talks Explore Merger ScenariosElon Musk’s companies — SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla — are reportedly in early discussions regarding a potential merger, with the aim of combining at least one…

Cannabis Legalization in the Caribbean: Progress, Challenges, and the Path Ahead

Growth of the Cannabis Industry in the CaribbeanIn Antigua, master cultivator Michaelus Tracey guides visitors through rows of flowering cannabis plants at Pineapple Road, a farm producing nine distinct strains.…

iPhone Sales Reach Record Highs in Final Quarter of 2025

iPhone Drives Record Revenue for AppleApple reported a surge in sales for the final three months of 2025, with iPhone sales hitting an all-time high. Revenue soared to $144 billion…

Trump Threatens Tariffs on Oil-Providing Countries as Pressure on Cuba Intensifies

Trump’s New Executive Order Targets Oil Suppliers to CubaUS President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose tariffs on countries that provide oil to Cuba, intensifying Washington’s efforts to exert…