Musk says SpaceX report of 2026 IPO is ‘accurate’

Elon Musk ally Jared Isaacman looks set to be confirmed as the new NASA administrator after President Trump re-nominated him for the role.

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Don’t use Oracle and its challenges as a barometer for the many great AI stocks we own

The broader AI trade is back in the hot seat because of Oracle. It shouldn’t be.

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Nvidia Denies ‘Far-Fetched’ Claims as Chip-Smuggling Allegations Target China’s DeepSeek

The allegations reveal the failure of physical export controls and open a new front in the battle to end black-market chip sales.
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Epic Games’s Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS

The game is back on the Google Play Store, but another court decision is rolling back some of the developer-friendly changes on iOS.

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How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute

Taiwan’s digital payment infrastructure is tactile, decentralized, and completely distinct from China’s QR code-dominated model.

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OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’

The ChatGPT-maker is releasing its “best model yet” as it faces new pressures from Google and other AI competitors.

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Sam Altman expects OpenAI to exit ‘code red’ by January after launch of GPT-5.2 model

The new model will be available starting Thursday within OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and its API.

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Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming ‘massive’ copyright infringement

Disney is accusing the tech giant of unauthorized distribution of its copyrighted characters without permission via Gemini AI.

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Google’s AI try-on feature for clothes now works with just a selfie

In the past, users had to upload a full-body picture of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. Now, they can use a selfie and Nano Banana will generate a full body digital version of them.

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Rivian announces new AI tech, in-house chip and robotaxi ambitions

The company has also developed AI models to power its Autonomy+ subscription, which it intends to roll out early next year for $2,500 upfront or $49.99 a month.

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