Microsoft Retires the Copilot+ PC Name and Hands Brad Smith the Message
The “Copilot+ PC” badge is coming off the box. Microsoft confirmed on Sept. 24 that it is retiring the brand it stamped on AI-capable Windows laptops, and the label has…
Google Readies an AI Satellite, a New Model and a Driving Record
Google spent Sept. 24 making three announcements at once, and each one pointed in a different direction. The company confirmed that its first artificial-intelligence satellite would launch on Oct. 1,…
Musk Plans to Nearly Double Nvidia Chips at Memphis Supercomputer
Elon Musk laid out the next act of his computing buildup in a few spare sentences on X this week: the Colossus 2 data center outside Memphis, already the largest…
Oracle’s Force Majeure Notice Ripples Through AI Debt Markets
The notice Oracle sent on Wednesday was, on its face, a routine legal step. By Thursday, it had reached into the credit markets, dragged down a Japanese conglomerate’s shares, and…
OpenAI Readies a Security-Focused Model and a $500 Tier
OpenAI’s next model is not aimed at the mass market. It is aimed at the people paid to defend computer networks, and for the first time the company is building…
Meta’s Shares Climb to the Edge of a $2 Trillion Valuation
Six weeks ago, Meta Platforms was one of the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500. On Thursday, the company stood less than 1 percent from a threshold only a handful…
Akamai Signs $11.6 Billion Cloud Deal With Anthropic
For most of its history, Akamai Technologies was known for the servers that quietly moved web pages and video across the internet’s last mile. On Thursday, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, company…
IBM Buys a UK Cybersecurity Firm to Reach the Defense Sector
IBM’s consulting arm has spent years trying to win deeper business from the British government and its most security-conscious industries. On Wednesday the company bought its way further into that…
Lovable’s Revenue Tops $600 Million as ‘Vibe Coding’ Reaches the Fortune 500
Two years ago, the fastest way to build a small piece of software was to hire a developer. Now, at companies including Microsoft, Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom, employees are increasingly…
Bessemer Raises $5.75 Billion, Tilting Toward Growth
When Bessemer Venture Partners sits down with a founder these days, the conversation is as likely to turn to a late-stage round as to a seed check. For more than…
