Ingram Micro says ongoing outage caused by ransomware attack

Ingram Micro is one of the largest distributors of tech and cloud products.

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Apple appeals EU’s €500M fine over App Store payment restraints

Apple has filed appealed the EU’s decision to fine the company €500 million (about $580 million) for not complying with competition rules.

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Tesla shares drop 7% in premarket trading after Elon Musk says he is launching a political party

Elon Musk said he would form a new political party called the “America Party”

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AI chip startup Groq expands with first European data center

Groq, which is backed by investment arms of Samsung and Cisco, said the data center will be in Helsinki, Finland.

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‘Improved’ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s ‘Jewish executives’

On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, “We have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.”

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At least 36 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused in other industries like satellite space companies like Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site […]

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X blocks Reuters accounts in India

The main Reuters news account, as well as the Reuters World account, have apparently been inaccessible to X users in India since Saturday evening.

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Researchers seek to influence peer review with hidden AI prompts

Academics may be leaning on a novel strategy to influence peer review of their research papers — adding hidden prompts designed to coax AI tools to deliver positive feedback.

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How Brex is keeping up with AI by embracing the ‘messiness’

Brex quickly realized its normal software procurement process wouldn’t work in the age of AI and found a new way to test and vet tools.

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Drive Capital’s second act –  how the Columbus venture firm found success after a split

The venture capital world has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush in during boom times, then retreat to the coasts when markets turn sour. For Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, this cycle of attention and disinterest played out against the backdrop of its own internal upheaval several years ago — a co-founder split that could have ended the firm but may have ultimately strengthened it.

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