Nvidia's investment in SoftBank's data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center.

African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million.

"It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare," said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry.

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Japanese automakers vulnerable to one-two punch of Iran war, yen rally

Thanks to the launch of iOS 27, Daydream's app now includes features that can turn saved outfit photos into shoppable results and search for products through Siri without opening the app.

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Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users

Formula 1’s latest venue might be fun to drive, but the race was processional and dull.

Former Spotify exec's company releases experimental "singles" that involves users in music making.

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Saudi Arabia temporarily shut the roughly 750-mile pipeline as attacks threaten a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

Meta’s new open-weight Muse Glimmer model offers a glimpse of Mark Zuckerberg’s personal superintelligence vision, as well as the emerging divide between AI users can own and access.

Companies that rely on Ceva Logistics for shipping their physical goods to customers say their personal data was taken during a recent cyberattack.

A bug in the tech giant's website mistakenly shared users' sign-up information, including personal data and their password, to third-party companies.

Technology giants have shelled out trillions to support insatiable AI demand and the infrastructure buildout.

Any move toward higher rates would increase borrowing costs for consumers at a time when affordability pressures are already mounting.