U.S. and Australia sign $3B critical minerals deal

Leaders of the country’s governments announced they would work together to secure critical minerals supplies outside of Chinese control. The deal includes a new gallium refinery in Western Australia.

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Meta AI’s app downloads and daily users spiked after launch of ‘Vibes’ AI video feed

New data from Similarweb shows Meta AI’s mobile app is surging in popularity, jumping from 775,000 to 2.7 million daily active users in just four weeks. The app is now seeing roughly 300,000 new installs per day — up from under 200,000 previously.

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Jim Cramer: Patient Apple bulls are vindicated, and the stock is just getting started

Shares jumped to a record high Monday following positive chatter from Wall Street analysts on iPhone 17 demand.

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Massive AWS Outage Affects Snapchat and Canva

The global outage disrupted popular platforms like Snapchat, Roblox, Canva, and Duolingo.
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Cards Against Humanity settles trespass lawsuit against SpaceX

Cards Against Humanity, the irreverent party game company known for its provocative humor, has settled its trespassing lawsuit against SpaceX, one year after filing the complaint and launching a profanity-laced marketing campaign against Elon Musk’s rocket company. The dispute centered on a plot of land along the Rio Grande River in Cameron County, Texas, that […]

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WIRED Roundup: Satellites Data Leak, Cybertrucks, Politicized Federal Workers

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week, including security concerns from satellites leaking sensitive data and the experiences of undeterred Cybertruck owners.

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What Jim Cramer expects from Boeing, and why he says Starbucks is a buy

The Investing Club holds its “Morning Meeting” every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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FTC removes Lina Khan-era posts about AI risks and open source

One post, authored by Khan’s staff, was published on January 3, 2025 with the title “AI and the Risk of Consumer Harm.” It noted that the FTC was “taking note of AI’s potential for real-world instances of harm – from incentivizing commercial surveillance to enabling fraud and impersonation to perpetuating illegal discrimination.” 

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Shin Starr’s robotic food truck kitchen will serve up Korean BBQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Shin Starr’s OLHSO food truck is an autonomous kitchen on wheels, serving Korean BBQ cooked by a robot.

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Anthropic launches Claude Life Sciences to give researchers an AI efficiency boost

The announcement marks Anthropic’s first formal launch within the life sciences sector

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