Core Scientific shares surge 33% on report of buyout talks with CoreWeave

Core Scientific shares jumped 33% after a report that CoreWeave is in talks to acquire the bitcoin miner.

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Apple updates the rules for its EU App Store by adding more complicated fees

Apple on Thursday announced a series of updates to its developer policies to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The news, which was expected, arrived just in time to meet the deadline of June 26, after which the iPhone maker would risk new fines. The changes involve both how app developers can communicate […]

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Travis Kalanick is trying to buy Pony AI — and Uber might help

Uber is reportedly in talks to help fund Travis Kalanick’s potential acquisition of Pony AI, which has a market cap of around $4.5 billion.

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Microsoft says goodbye to the Windows blue screen of death

The software giant’s blue screen of death dates back to the early 1990s, according to longtime Microsoft developer Raymond Chen.

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Apple reveals complex system of App Store fees to avoid EU fine of 500 million euro

The move shows that Apple may be able to make smaller changes to satisfy regulators.

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Uber in Talks With Travis Kalanick to Fund Self-Driving Car Deal

The ride-hailing company is in talks to help Mr. Kalanick, who was forced out in 2017, purchase an autonomous vehicles start-up as robot taxi service Waymo gains momentum.

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Tesla head of manufacturing Omead Afshar fired by Elon Musk

Omead Afshar, Tesla’s head of manufacturing and operations, has been fired from the company by CEO Elon Musk after declining car sales.

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In just 3 months, CoreWeave CEO, once a crypto-mining bro, becomes a deca-billionaire

CoreWeave remains a symbol of the AI industry in 2025: Massive revenue, investor enthusiasm built on an insatiable need for more.

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Disney Just Threw a Punch in a Major AI Fight

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we explore Disney and Universal’s lawsuit against Midjourney, which could be consequential for the future of how intellectual property is treated in the AI era.

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Threads now lets you manage Hidden Words separately from Instagram, set time limits

Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, now has its own Hidden Words settings that operates separately from Instagram.

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