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xAI Rebrands as SpaceXAI After Merger With SpaceX
Elon Musk's xAI has officially rebranded as SpaceXAI after merging with SpaceX, with the new name and logo announced on X.
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Elon Musk's xAI has officially rebranded as SpaceXAI after merging with SpaceX, with the new name and logo announced on X.
Brent crude rose above $77 after President Trump said the memorandum of understanding with Iran was effectively over, lifting oil prices and pressuring U.S. stocks.
Samsung's operating profit jumped 19-fold in the second quarter as surging AI chip demand fueled one of the strongest earnings recoveries in the company's history.
Getty Images ended its planned merger with Shutterstock, sending shares of both companies lower as the deal collapsed.
AI spending by Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle could exceed U.S. defense spending as a share of GDP by 2027.
AMPERA unveiled a full-scale 3D-printed thorium reactor module designed to deliver up to 30 MW of power for AI data centers.
Bitcoin fell below $62,000 after Strategy sold 3,588 BTC worth about $216 million to help fund a dividend payment.
Michael Burry has expanded his bearish AI bets, arguing that semiconductor valuations and AI expectations resemble the dot-com bubble.
NVIDIA co-founder Curtis Priem sold his entire stake for about $50 million by 2006—a holding that would be worth roughly $600 billion today.
Revolut will stop supporting USDT under the EU's MiCA regulation, requiring users to withdraw their holdings before August 31.
Michael Burry disclosed new bearish positions against Caterpillar, Tesla, NVIDIA, and Applied Materials as he continues betting against parts of the U.S. equity market.
OpenAI is reportedly discussing a proposal that would give the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, currently valued at roughly $42.6 billion.