Alphabet to raise $80bn from share sales to fund AI spending splurge – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsAnthropic confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock marketAlphabet’s mass…
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Tuesday briefing: Palantir’s rise – and why so many oppose its role in the British state
In today’s newsletter: Its software is used from health services to militaries. But controversies and criticism of the $375bn company are leading some…
Blue Origin CEO says New Glenn will fly again before the year ends
In a post on X, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp provided an update on the investigation into the New Glenn launchpad explosion.
MSI’s New Claw 8 Ex Could Be the Pinnacle of Gaming Handhelds
As such, it will demand an agonizingly tall price point.
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, June 2
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 2.
Google Is Suddenly Competing For $80 Billion in Investor Money That Could Have Gone to the Big AI IPOs
Alphabet, Inc. is doing something ambitious, and possibly playing hardball with OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX.
ASUS's ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 is a 2.9 pound 360 touchscreen laptop
ASUS revealed new convertible Windows laptops and three Zenbook 14 models with ARM64 and x86 processors.
Apple Will Reportedly Add Bill-Splitting Feature to iOS 27
New feature will allow iPhone users to divide the check at dinner with a large group and generate payment requests, Bloomberg reports.
Don't Become a Data Breach Victim. Here's How to Protect Your Online Accounts
Take a few minutes to keep your information safe from data thieves.
AMD’s RX 9070 GRE Graphics Card Is a Compromise No Matter How You Slice It
With GPUs in limited supply, AMD is relying on a cut-down graphics card to take up the slack.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE review: A cheaper GPU for a wildly expensive era
AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE is finally available globally, and it's a solid performer for $549.
Do Eggs Expire? Here's How Long They Actually Stay Fresh
The best-by date can be a helpful guideline, but it's not the full story.
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 2, #617
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 2, No. 617.
Electrify America Shifts From Prepaid Accounts to Direct Card Payments
The EV charging network is ditching its top-up model in favor of pay-per-session billing, a change that should make occasional charging a lot less com…
Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 2 #821
Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for June 2 No. 821.
How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless
Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts …
Anthropic Eyes an IPO as Big Tech's AI Cash Crunch Comes for Wall Street
The Claude developer is one of a trio of tech firms expected to go public this year, alongside SpaceX and OpenAI.
Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout
"The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’…
Microsoft Build 2026: How to Watch, What to Expect
Microsoft's developer conference is almost upon us. We anticipate a lot of AI.
DuckDuckGo’s Doing Numbers After Pitching Itself as the Home of AI-Free Web Searches
AI haters are leaving Google in droves.
Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account
Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for key security measures such as passwordsHackers used Meta’s AI-powered …
AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.
Some report burning through their whole monthly "AI credit" allotment in a single day. In April, GitHub announced that it was moving subscribers from …
Asus Just Gave the Xbox Ally X a Huge Screen Upgrade—but There’s a Catch
The ROG Xbox Ally X20 isn't just a special-edition reskin.
Bernie Sanders Continues to Be Only Democrat(ish) Lawmaker Willing to Govern on AI
By proposing public ownership, at least he's trying.
Hackers Tricked Meta AI Into Handing Out Access to Major Instagram Accounts
Apparently if you asked the bot just so, it would give you control of someone else's account.
3 New PlayStation Accessories in Under 1 Minute video
We went to Sony HQ to check out three new accessories coming soon from PlayStation: the FlexStrike fight stick ($299, coming at the same time as Marve…
Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year
In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicle…
China’s BYD Is Offering to Pay for Some Crashes Involving Its Self-Driving Tech
Elon Musk: You've been challenged.
Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights
Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees, a new species of tiny blue octopus, slapstick acoustics, and more. It’s a regrettable reality that there is never …
Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP
If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big.
Lost Your Duolingo Streak? There's Finally a Way to Get It Back
If you forgot to play one day, you can restore your 30-day-plus streak, but only for the month of June.
A Giant ‘Planet Factory’ Beyond Jupiter May Have Churned out the Building Blocks of the Solar System
The dust-filled region likely operated over a span of two million years, birthing plenty of space rocks.