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AI researcher Andrej Karpathy is joining Anthropic after previously helping lead AI development at OpenAI and Tesla.
Tradexyz launched a synthetic pre-IPO SpaceX market on Hyperliquid with an implied valuation near $1.8 trillion.
Nvidia added more than $900 billion in market value in seven days as AI-driven investor demand accelerated.
Cerebras shares dropped 10% after the company completed the biggest U.S. tech IPO since Uber.
Gemini revenue rose 42% in Q1 2026 as financial services growth offset weaker crypto exchange activity.
South Korea’s Kospi fell 6% as investors sold AI-related technology stocks after the index briefly crossed 8,000.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 hit record highs while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed above 50,000.
Interactive Brokers launched a prediction markets platform with Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx for event-based trading.
ConsenSys delayed its IPO plans until autumn 2026 amid macroeconomic uncertainty and volatile market conditions.
Alibaba’s profit dropped 84% as the company increased spending on AI infrastructure and quick-commerce expansion.