Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Month, Reversed
In mid-June, Elon Musk became the first person on record to hold a fortune of $1 trillion. By the end of July, the title was gone. His net worth has…
NHTSA Opens Probe Into 1.2 Million Teslas
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on July 31 that it has opened a preliminary investigation into about 1.2 million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, after 156…
Nvidia Retakes the Top Spot From Apple
At the closing bell on July 31, Nvidia was again the world’s most valuable listed company, four days after Apple became the first company to finish a session above $5…
OpenAI’s $2,000 Answer to the Scaling Debate
The blog post went up quietly on August 1, with no launch event, no demo video, and no pricing page. In it, OpenAI said its next model, Astra, which has…
Jensen Huang Explains the Late Arrival on X: ‘I’m Quite Introverted’
Jensen Huang posted his first message on X in 2026, and he is fairly sure he holds the record for lateness. “I might be the last person on Earth to…
Netflix Secures Walking Dead Rights in Five-Year, $500 Million Deal
Netflix and AMC Global Media announced Thursday a global licensing agreement that gives Netflix streaming rights to the entire Walking Dead universe, including the original series and all six of…
AI Cloud Firm Nscale Prepares for a Fall IPO
Nscale, the London-based company that rents out AI computing power, is pushing ahead with plans for a public listing, holding meetings with potential investors and preparing to present its case…
Chip Prices Climb Across the Board as Memory Shortage Spreads
Qualcomm Inc. told customers it will raise prices on its Snapdragon processors by double digits starting September 1, according to people familiar with the matter, joining a wave of increases…
Tesla and SpaceX Merger Talk Returns, With a China Twist
Reports that Tesla Inc. was weighing a spinoff of its China business to clear the way for a merger with SpaceX pushed the company’s shares around this week, until Elon…
SpaceX Wins $1.6 Billion Space Force Launch Contract
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $1.6 billion contract covering 18 Falcon 9 missions to deploy sensing and targeting satellites by 2027, according to Reuters, the latest in…
