Walmart buys Vibe.co for $1.4bn to chase Amazon in ads
Walmart is paying a reported $1.4bn for a connected-TV ad startup worth $410m nine months ago. The price tells you how far retailers will now
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Alibaba sues the Pentagon to get off its Chinese military companies list
Alibaba has taken the US Department of Defense to court over a label the company insists it does not deserve. In a complaint filed on
Samsung plans a 90 trillion won buyback to fund a chip-worker bonus
Samsung Electronics is preparing a share buyback worth about 90 trillion won, one of the largest repurchase programmes a South Korean company has attempted, the
Your Home Could Help Solve AI’s Growing Power Demand
Tesla, Sunrun and Renew Home plan to tap solar panels, batteries, thermostats and other devices installed in millions of homes to meet the energy demands
The US is pressing Meta to let it review its AI, and Meta is the last holdout
The Trump administration has been pressing Meta to submit its most capable AI models for federal security review, leaving the company the only major US
Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion
Stark Defence, the Berlin-based strike drone startup founded in 2024, has raised €500 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital and Peter Thiel’s Founders
Meta pauses employee monitoring program after data protections fail
An extensive program at Meta to gather a wide range of data from employees to train its AI model has been frozen after employees reportedly
White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto
The White House is drastically shortening the deadline for government agencies and organizations to adopt new quantum-resistant encryption systems that will withstand attacks that use
Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments
The growing use of AI contributed to Oracle laying off 21,000 workers in a year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday.
Oracle cut 21,000 jobs this year and its SEC filing explicitly blames AI
Oracle’s global workforce fell to 141,000 full-time employees as of 31 May 2026, down from 162,000 a year earlier, a net reduction of roughly 21,000
Google is simultaneously the most dominant and most vulnerable it has ever been
Google’s financial performance has never been stronger. Alphabet posted $109.9 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, up 22 per cent year on year
U.S. Presses Meta to Agree to A.I. Reviews
Federal officials are urging the lone major tech company holdout to allow government safety evaluations, weeks after ordering Anthropic to pull its latest model.
A fake AI agent skill passed every security scanner and reportedly reached 26,000 agents
Security firm AIR built a fake AI agent skill, pushed it through a popular skill marketplace and promoted it with an Instagram ad, and says
SpaceX draws $89 billion in demand for its debut bond sale, one of the largest US offerings this year
SpaceX has drawn roughly $89 billion in investor demand for its debut US bond sale, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, setting the stage for one of