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Roelof Botha joins SpaceX's board days after its IPO. Sequoia's $35B stake gives it little sway as Musk holds 82% voting control. The audit committee role offers a first test of board independence.
PayPal is exploring a shutdown of its venture arm. The fund added 10 cents to Q4 2025 EPS, reversing a 4-cent cost a year earlier, as the CEO pursues a broad corporate overhaul.
Advanced Drainage Systems benefits as customers shift from individual drainage products to complete water-management systems, lifting revenue per project and margins.
The FT90 cocktail from JINYA Ramen Bar pairs Jim Beam with soccer season to drive traffic and check size at full-bar locations. Limited time, 80-plus stores.
Senate Armed Services approved an NDAA provision barring buybacks without Pentagon waiver. Lockheed (LMT), Boeing (BA), and Northrop face capital return limits if the House agrees.
Clario, the first platform built to eliminate enterprise data ROT, raised $6M in seed funding led by Preface Ventures. The company aims to automate data cleanup across file systems and cloud storage.
A simple valuation approach for Telstra and Mineral Resources: dividend yield vs interest rates for TLS; lithium price-driven forward earnings for MIN. Key catalysts ahead.
Deep Fission starts trading June 18 under FISN. The 2.5 million share IPO brings nuclear tech to public markets, with regulatory and lock-up risks ahead.
Shopify's spring 2026 Editions add in-store pickup and returns via the Shop app, plus AI autopilot and agentic commerce integration with ChatGPT and Gemini.
Warsh called the 2020 inflation framework "unsatisfactory" and launched a formal review. The committee held rates steady, but the market implications lie in how the Fed communicates policy from here.
Disney's AI ad tool beta launches in July, an exec said. The tool generates scripts and selects music, then compiles video ads. Advertisers will test if AI cuts costs.
Amazon's DeSantis says quantum computers arrive by 2031. $2B in federal incentives and corporate hubs signal a long-term infrastructure build. Alpha Score 61 for IBM.
Convey, an enterprise AI platform for non-technical operators to build digital teammates, raised $38M in Series A funding led by a16z. Khosla Ventures and Pear VC also participated.
Hawkstone aired its first TV ad during England's World Cup match against Croatia after ITV reversed a ban on the brand's alcohol marketing.
SpaceX spent $60B on Cursor after its IPO. The AI coding tool has $2.6B in revenue with a shrinking market share. The deal buys distribution xAI lacked.
The $14.8 million 'American Flag Blue' paint job at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool lasted days before algae turned it green again. NPS says it's natural.
Aurora Spine's AGM and special meeting opened without disruption Wednesday. Shareholders are voting on a resolution beyond routine items. The vote outcome and management Q&A will drive the next move.
Saudi Justice Minister Walid Al-Samaani announced a new enforcement law balancing creditor rights and debtor protections. The change may affect bank recovery rates and credit costs.
Telepatia's AI platform saves doctors 2+ hours daily in admin work. With a16z backing, it plans to expand across Latin America's hospitals.
MIT researchers found that general-purpose policy gradient algorithms can outperform specialized game-theory methods in imperfect-information games, challenging a long-held assumption.
Comfort Systems USA posted 57% revenue growth as AI data center construction drives HVAC demand. Backlog hit $12.45 billion. UBS raised its price target to $2,125.
EarnOS raised $18.5M for its Ero app, paying users to engage with brands and verify human interaction. The funding targets the growing problem of AI bots dominating online engagement.
White Castle's new Garlic Parm Chicken Slider, topped with crispy onions and roasted garlic parm sauce, is available through August 23. The chain also brings back Garlic Cheese and adds a permanent Southwest Veggie Slider.
Karta raised $140M in Series A and debt funding to issue premium Visa cards to international travelers who lack U.S. credit histories. Revenue quadrupled quarter over quarter.
Verastem released positive RAMP-205 data and outlined a registration program for VS-7375. The stock faces binary risk from regulatory and clinical outcomes.
Lower duties on bulk Scotch imports cut costs for Indian bottlers such as United Spirits. Nuvama says margins and volumes should rise.
Daveigh Chase, who voiced Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch and played Samara Morgan in The Ring, died Tuesday at 35 due to meningitis complications.
National Signage Industrial Co. extended three Ministry of Finance framework agreements by one year, covering SAR 213 million in potential purchase orders for vehicle plate materials.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei questioned OpenAI's safety commitments in a new interview, saying his company has prioritized building safeguards that rivals talk about but don't always follow.
Domestic distillers worry about competition from cheaper Scotch, while importers welcome the duty reduction. State-level tax rules remain the real barrier.