• September 4, 2026
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Qualcomm Backs Ultrahuman’s Plan to Turn the Smart Ring Into a Computer

The smart ring was born as a health device, a quiet band of sensors that tells its owner how they slept and how hard they trained. Qualcomm is investing in…

  • September 4, 2026
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AMD Pushes a Desktop Workstation Built to Run a Trillion-Parameter Model

The machines that train the largest AI models fill buildings, consume megawatts and cost more than most companies’ annual budgets. AMD’s newest product is designed to fit under a desk.…

  • September 4, 2026
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Nvidia’s $99 Billion Year of Writing Checks to the Companies It Sells To

The most active investor in the AI industry is not a venture firm, a sovereign wealth fund or a hedge fund. It is the company that makes the chips. Nvidia…

  • September 4, 2026
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SoftBank Raises ¥1 Trillion From Japanese Households at Double the Going Rate

The savers of Japan have long been the world’s most cautious investors, keeping trillions of yen in bank deposits that pay almost nothing. Masayoshi Son wants to put that money…

  • September 4, 2026
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Oura Files for an IPO as the Smart-Ring Market Moves From Wrists to Fingers

The next battlefield in wearable technology is not on the wrist. It is on the finger, and the company that made the finger’s most famous device is heading to the…

  • September 4, 2026
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Abu Dhabi’s G42 Weighs Selling Control to Secure American Chips

Few companies have traveled further in search of computing power than G42, and its latest step may be the most consequential yet. The Abu Dhabi artificial-intelligence company is in talks…

  • September 4, 2026
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Volkswagen’s Board Approves 100,000 Job Cuts as Germany’s Auto Industry Shrinks

The meeting lasted a day, and the plan it produced will reshape Volkswagen for a decade. The company’s supervisory board approved a future program on Wednesday that calls for another…

  • September 4, 2026
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A Day After Tesla’s Cybercab Hits the Streets, a Federal Probe Begins

The timing could not have been tighter if it had been scripted. On Wednesday, Tesla put its first production Cybercabs on the streets of Austin, offering rides to members of…

  • September 4, 2026
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OpenAI Unveils GPT-6 Astra, and a $1 Billion Plan to Protect Critical Infrastructure

Greg Brockman has a habit of making bold claims about the state of artificial intelligence, and he made another one on the call announcing OpenAI’s newest model. Asked whether the…

  • September 4, 2026
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Crusoe Raises $3 Billion and Books a $13 Billion Cloud Deal With Jane Street

The trading firm Jane Street built its name on speed, moving in and out of markets faster than anyone else. Now it is signing up for computing capacity on a…