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What’s Really Driving Musk’s SpaceX-xAI Merger

By Martin Peers · Feb 2, 2026 5:00pm PST · 5 comments

Talk about pie in the sky. On Monday, Elon Musk announced that his SpaceX had acquired his cash-eating xAI, at a price we reported to be $250 billion. SpaceX was already planning to go public, but now xAI will be able to get some of the cash the newly enlarged company will raise. Of course, that’s not how Musk explained the combination. Instead,... Talk about pie in the sky. On Monday, Elon Musk announced that his SpaceX had acquired his...

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Why OpenClaw FKA Clawdbot Matters

By Rocket Drew · Feb 2, 2026 7:30am PST

If you’ve been online in the past few days, you’ve likely been bombarded with words like “Moltbook,” “OpenClaw” and “Clawdbot.” We’re here to break down what it means and how it’s giving us a peek into how AI might evolve.OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent released late last year that can write code, edit files and surf the web to complete... If you’ve been online in the past few days, you’ve likely been bombarded with words like “...

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Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in Talks to Invest Up to $60 Billion in OpenAI

By Sri Muppidi · Jan 28, 2026 6:55pm PST · 2 comments

OpenAI is lining up huge checks from some of its biggest tech partners, as it seeks to raise up to $100 billion to fund growing demand for its AI. Nvidia, an existing investor whose chips power OpenAI’s AI models, is in talks to invest up to $30 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Microsoft, a longstanding backer with... OpenAI is lining up huge checks from some of its biggest tech partners, as it seeks to raise up...

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Five Takeaways From ‘Data Center Davos’

By Anissa Gardizy · Jan 26, 2026 8:00am PST · 1 comment

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Five Takeaways From ‘Data Center Davos’

By Anissa Gardizy · Jan 26, 2026 8:00am PST · 1 comment

Last week, the data center industry migrated temporarily to Hawaii for the Pacific Telecommunications Council conference. The event—like Davos except warmer—is typically where deal talks in the data center business begin and the priorities for the year are set. The sector’s power brokers are coming off a wild 12 months, bookended by the... Last week, the data center industry migrated temporarily to Hawaii for the Pacific...

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Why Some Researchers at OpenAI, Thinking Machines and Amazon Want to Change How LLMs Are Trained

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Jan 22, 2026 7:00am PST

It seems like every AI researcher these days has lots of ideas around how to combat major shortcomings in the field, such as the “split-brain problem” (in which a model can incorrectly answer a question just because of the way the question is phrased), by developing new models that do “continual learning,” for instance.AI researchers also tell... It seems like every AI researcher these days has lots of ideas around how to combat major...

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Oracle Should (but Likely Won’t) Cut Its Dividend

By Martin Peers · Jan 21, 2026 5:00pm PST

Here’s a question: How much are big tech companies cutting back on sending money to shareholders as they ramp up their AI development spending? It’s a good time to ask: On Friday, Oracle is due to pay out its latest quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share. That will amount to $1.4 billion going out the door, which Oracle can ill afford. After... Here’s a question: How much are big tech companies cutting back on sending money to shareholders...

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Data Center Inflation Is Here

By Ken Brown · Jan 21, 2026 8:00am PST · 5 comments

In the first weeks of the year, it has become clear that building data centers is getting more expensive. On a relative basis, the shift could benefit the cash-rich tech giants, particularly Google, while potentially hurting cash-burning startups. This doesn’t mean giant data centers won’t get built. Investors are still enthusiastic about... In the first weeks of the year, it has become clear that building data centers is getting more...

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TikTok Plans Big Shopping Push

By Jing Yang and Juro Osawa · Jan 21, 2026 6:04am PST

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TikTok Plans Big Shopping Push

By Jing Yang and Juro Osawa · Jan 21, 2026 6:04am PST

TikTok’s U.S. business may be about to take off. The scheduled completion this week of TikTok’s sale of its U.S. data security arm to a joint venture ends years of uncertainty about its future in the U.S. And the video app maker is now redoubling its efforts to build a much bigger e-commerce business in the U.S., in a new challenge to Amazon. TikTok’s U.S. business may be about to take off. The scheduled completion this week of TikTok’s...

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Nine Tech IPO Contenders to Watch This Year

By Valida Pau · Jan 16, 2026 6:00am PST · 3 comments

Initial public offering listings rebounded last year, though their performance—and a government shutdown—held back some startups’ plans. Now investors are gearing up for a blockbuster IPO year, thanks to an expected listing of SpaceX as well as a smattering of older startups, such as Discord and Strava, that are finally making... Initial public offering listings rebounded last year, though their performance—and a...

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Thinking Machines’ Personnel Shake-Up; ServiceNow Is Still Hiring Young Engineers, in Part Thanks to AI

By Rocket Drew · Jan 15, 2026 7:00am PST · 1 comment

We had more drama in AI land on Wednesday night, as several people exited Thinking Machines Lab, the high-profile startup cofounded by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, for OpenAI. Details remain murky but here’s what we know for sure. On Wednesday night, Murati said in a post on X that the company had “parted ways” with ... We had more drama in AI land on Wednesday night, as several people exited Thinking Machines Lab,...

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Why ByteDance’s Stock Should Rise After TikTok Deal Closes

By Anita Ramaswamy and Jing Yang · Jan 15, 2026 6:00am PST · 1 comment

In the group of highly valued tech companies that have remained private, SpaceX and China’s ByteDance may be the biggest. But SpaceX has already signaled it will go public this year. And now that ByteDance has resolved the yearslong fight over its TikTok app in the U.S., the way may be clear for the Chinese tech giant to go public in the next... In the group of highly valued tech companies that have remained private, SpaceX and China’s...

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Tech Stocks’ Bleak Day; Cerebras Gets Good News

By Martin Peers · Jan 14, 2026 5:00pm PST

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Tech Stocks’ Bleak Day; Cerebras Gets Good News

By Martin Peers · Jan 14, 2026 5:00pm PST

Wow. Wednesday was not a fun day, particularly if you’re a Verizon customer (guilty!), thanks to a widespread cellular phone outage that hit many of its subscribers for much of the day. It also wasn’t fun for tech investors as stocks sold off across the board. What wasn’t uniform, though, was the severity of the selling. Microsoft, Amazon and... Wow. Wednesday was not a fun day, particularly if you’re a Verizon customer (guilty!), thanks to...

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Ellison Should Abandon WBD Battle

By Martin Peers · Jan 8, 2026 5:05pm PST

David Ellison just can’t get any respect. The son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison and CEO of Paramount Skydance is going nowhere in his efforts to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, owner of HBO Max, Warner Bros. Studio and a bunch of cable channels including CNN. Ellison has a very persuasive argument that his $30 a share offer—$108 billion in total—... David Ellison just can’t get any respect. The son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison and CEO of...

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AI Could Be a Money Pit for Individual Investors

By Ken Brown · Jan 7, 2026 8:00am PST

What’s the best way for an individual to invest in AI? That’s what some relatives asked me over the holidays. The question is particularly relevant right now. Anthropic could go public this year, and OpenAI could follow, meaning individual investors could have access to two of the rare pure-play AI stocks. That would be a big change... What’s the best way for an individual to invest in AI? That’s what some relatives asked me over...