John Ternus Takes Over as Apple CEO Today, Ending Tim Cook’s Historic 15-Year Run
Apple enters a new era on September 1 as longtime hardware executive John Ternus officially succeeds Tim Cook, while Cook moves upstairs to become executive chairman.…
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Walmart Finally Gets Apple Pay: Tap-to-Pay Is Rolling Out Across U.S. Stores
For years, there has been one strangely frustrating moment waiting for millions of Walmart shoppers at checkout. You could have an iPhone. You could have an Apple Watch. You could…
Porsche Signs $1.5 Billion AI Deal With India’s TCS — And This Is Much Bigger Than Smarter Cars
Porsche is making a massive bet on artificial intelligence — and it isn’t limiting AI to the dashboard. The German sports-car maker has entered into a five-year strategic agreement with India’s…
Meta Trial Begins Today — And Up to $1.4 Trillion Could Be on the Line
OAKLAND, Calif. — August 18, 2026 — Meta heads to federal court today in one of the biggest social media trials ever. The case centers on Facebook, Instagram and their impact…
AI’s Book Appetite: Why Rare Books Are Being Cut Apart to Train Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence companies are in a race for data, and that race is leading to an unexpected casualty: books. According to reports circulating online and confirmed by multiple industry sources,…
Tesla Hits 10 Million Vehicles: A Manufacturing Milestone That Signals a Bigger Shift
Tesla has officially built its 10 millionth vehicle, marking one of the fastest manufacturing achievements in automotive history. The milestone vehicle—a Diamond Black Tesla Model Y—rolled off the production line at…
MySpace Comeback? Owners Say the Original Social Network Could Return
For millions of Millennials, MySpace wasn’t just another website. It was the internet. Users customized profile pages, added favorite songs, ranked friends in the famous “Top 8,” and even learned…
Sony Music Sues AI Startup Udio Over Alleged Use of 30,000 Copyrighted Songs
Sony Music is escalating its legal battle against artificial intelligence in the music industry. The entertainment giant has filed a new lawsuit against AI music startup Udio. Sony alleges the company…
Q-Day Is Coming: The Silent Cyber Threat That Could Unlock Every Secret You’ve Ever Sent
Your emails. Your bank account. Your medical records. Your passwords. What if someone stole all of them today… but didn’t even bother trying to read them? Instead, they simply waited.…
Anthropic Launches Claude for Teachers, Giving Educators Free AI Access Across All 50 States
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a staple in classrooms, and Anthropic is making a major push into education. The AI company behind Claude has announced Claude for Teachers, a new initiative…
CleanSpark Shares Jump on $6.6 Billion Data Center Deal, Expanding Beyond Bitcoin Mining
CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) shares surged Tuesday after the Bitcoin mining company announced a landmark $6.6 billion agreement to develop next-generation artificial intelligence data centers, marking one of the largest strategic…
AI Just Hired a Law Firm. Should Attorneys Be Worried?
Norm AI just became one of the hottest legal technology companies on the planet after raising $120 million in new funding at a $1.2 billion valuation. But this isn’t just…
Anthropic Replaces OpenAI Across Many Apps as AI Strategy Shifts
By This Newsroom The artificial intelligence landscape is changing at an incredible pace, and one of the biggest trends emerging in 2026 is the growing adoption of Anthropic’s Claude models…
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