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U.S. and European stocks are scaling record highs as investors pile into the AI boom, but economists at the European Central Bank warn that history points to a sharp downturn ahead. "Economic research on past technological revolutions points to a worrisome conclusion: a correctio

It’s not every day that attackers can force a frontier AI model to cough up user passwords and other sensitive data without user confirmation. That’s exactly what researchers recently did to Microsoft 365 Copilot for enterprise. Even more unusual is the source they tapped to disc

American Airlines is finally giving a green light to seatback screens as the carrier works to close a profit gap with rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. But customers will have to wait a little while. The new screens, which will feature 4K displays, will start appearing

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Asus ROG Swift PG32UCWM games with an addictive quality that carries over to its incredibly sharp and colorful image. It is a flagship among flagships. Pros - +Extra image clarity from Tandem RGB Stripe technology - +Smooth gaming with low input lag - +

Neko Health’s promised U.S. expansion arrives on September 24, when the health-scanning startup opens its first American office. It will be located in SoHo, Manhattan’s home of luxury shopping, at 300 Lafayette Street. Neko was founded by Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek and

For High-Density AI, Available Data Center Space May Not Be Usable North American vacancy remains at 1%, but JLL says only a very small share of that capacity can support high-density AI deployments. A 5 MW data center buyer recently approached more than 10 North American operato

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Starting today, AI chats in Firefox’s Smart Window AI browsing mode can pull from current web info and show source links in chat responses through a partnership with Exa. Smart Window can also now automatically suggest tab groups and show visual previews of pages you previously v

Geospatial technology startup NeoGeo has raised around $20 Mn (₹191 Cr) in a Series A funding round co-led by Neev II Fund and Aavishkaar Capital. Neev II is managed by SBI Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of the State Bank of India, while Aavishkaar Capital is the investment

New Delhi: Global crude oil prices stayed above $90 a barrel on Tuesday amid choppy trade, as fading hopes of a deal between the US and Iran kept geopolitical risk elevated. Brent futures were volatile through the day before edging lower on Tuesday evening. Around 4.55 PM, the Oc

Prominent Indian startup investors — VC firm Peak XV Partners, Girish Mathrubootham-led Together Fund and Aakrit Vaish’s Activate — have acquired stakes in US-based voice AI unicorn Wispr Flow. The aforementioned investors participated in the startup’s $280 Mn Series B round, whi

This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. It looks like that Lakers sale we told you about last week isn't shaping up to be a slam dunk. CNBC's Alex Sherman reported yesterday that team governor Jeanie Buss i

Tom's Hardware Verdict The XPG Novakey RGB DDR5-6000 C30 is a fantastic choice for anyone looking to improve their system performance-wise and aesthetically, whether you're an everyday user, a gamer, or an enthusiast. Pros - +Beautiful Infinity Mirror design - +Intel XMP 3.0 and

DeHaat Honest Farms, the consumer food brand launched by agritech startup DeHaat, has raised ₹35 Cr in a pre-Series A funding round led by OTP Ventures. The round also saw participation from Sadev Capital and Maiuni Ventures. Alongside the fundraise, DeHaat cofounder Adarsh J Sri

“Money, quantifiable, is larger than AI, it's larger than food, it's larger than oil and gas, it's larger than municipal water supplies. It's larger than government spending. It's larger than defense. It's all of these combined.” —Farooq Malik, CEO of Rain Listen or watch now on

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One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, and security cameras are particularly useful for keeping track of my many critters. But the barrage of notifications they send often means I miss important ones. So, when Google announced its new Pet Memory fe

There’s a fun — and very lucrative and rewarding — exercise I like to go through with most of the startups I work with. It’s goes like this: - First, who’s your largest customer? OK. - Now, do you have a prospect in the pipeline that’s somewhat similar? - You do? Great. Now … - O

How to choose a new motherboard without overpaying — scoping out the features you need, and what you might never use as component costs soar Just because you pay more doesn’t mean it’s beneficial Buying a motherboard today can be a daunting task. There are more options than ever,

Healthcare startup Superhealth has appointed former Dunzo cofounder Dalvir Singh Suri as its head of operations as it looks to scale its hospital network across India. In his new role, Suri will build the systems, teams, and operating processes required to replicate Superhealth’s

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has clarified reports regarding the resumption of its overseas subsidiary ONGC Videsh Limited’s (OVL) oil and gas operations in Venezuela, saying the company is pursuing the required authorization from the U.S. Office of Foreign

OpenAI’s announcement yesterday that it will help build what could be the largest fossil-fired power plant in the US shows the scale that Big Tech and its financiers are chasing in the AI energy race. But the risk that such projects could turn into multibillion-dollar boondoggles

Overclocker updates Hydra overclocking tool with VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs — new update gives up to +3000 MHz memory offset Up to 125% power limit on RTX 50-series GPUs. Computer enthusiast 1usmus has developed a new update for their Hydra overclocking

Amena’s view More than 170 days into the war between the US and Iran, one thing has become clear: Tehran is not prepared to let go of its leverage in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump may claim that the US controls the waterway, but oil flows remain far below prewar le

China's homegrown AI accelerators to supply 90% of the country's domestic market, analysts suggest — Cambricon and Huawei expected to be the biggest winners in the shift away from Nvidia and AMD But the big question is whether China can maintain the number of AI accelerators it g

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The HP EliteBook X G2i is HP’s premium 14-inch business notebook, and the company is not shy about the AI branding: the formal model name is the EliteBook X G2i 14-inch Notebook Next Gen AI PC. Our review unit runs Intel’s Core Ultra 7 366H, a Series 3 Panther Lake part with 16 c

GameStop customer earned over $10,000 in store credit from a stack of broken consoles — traded 'hundreds' of PlayStations, Xboxes, Game Boys, Switches, and more Maybe ‘Josh’ can buy a couple of RTX 5090s now. One man’s trash is another’s treasure, and that certainly seems to be t

For the nation’s 2.4 million farmworkers, climate change is poised to exacerbate the harms of pesticides, a growing body of research shows. Heat stresses the body, making it more vulnerable to pesticides and other toxicants, and protective clothing worn in the heat only adds to t

Ecommerce enabler Shiprocket’s IPO has produced sharply divergent outcomes for its investors, with returns on the shares sold through the OFS component ranging from 0.6X to 77.6X. One of Shiprocket’s earliest backers, 500 Global, offered its entire holding for ₹16.3 Cr through th

Google buys Spirit Airlines data for AI training for just $10 million — purchase includes hundreds of millions of emails, Microsoft Teams chats, billions of flight pricing records, and anonymized passenger records This treasure trove of data came at a relatively affordable $10 mi

Fairphone, the Dutch company known for its sustainable and repair-friendly phones, on Tuesday said its latest smartphone, Fairphone (Gen 6+), is now available in the U.S., starting at $649. The company previously had a partnership with French open source operating system maker e/

On August 6th, the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center lost radar and communications for around two hours. The outage disrupted more than 1,100 flights across the center’s 330,000 square mile, nine-state airspace sector. Elon Musk broke the FAA — Palantir is picking up t

Judge allegedly outsourced entire ruling to AI and still can't be sued — federal court upholds blanket judicial immunity Yet, this does not mean judges are allowed to use AI. It is not a secret that American judges have very broad judicial immunity. Apparently, even in cases wher

OpenAI is introducing a dedicated ChatGPT mode for teenagers, combining existing youth safeguards and new safety features under one roof. The launch comes amid mounting public scrutiny over how AI tools affect younger users, as other platforms implement their own age checks and t

Reach Capital announced Tuesday the close of a $265 million Fund V. The thesis of the 11-year-old San Francisco firm is to back founders building AI applications that can “expand human potential,” Tony Wan, head of platform at Reach Capital, told TechCrunch. In practice, he added

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