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Anthropic named Alibaba in a letter to U.S. officials, alleging the Chinese company used 25,000 fake accounts to copy its AI model through distillation.
Micron's 84.9% gross margin leads US tech, surpassing Nvidia's 75% and Meta's 81.9%. Guidance suggests record margins continue through 2027 as AI demand fuels pricing power.
A new consumer advocacy group launches as the Senate nears a Clarity Act floor debate. Executive director Chapin Fay said the non-profit will focus on scams, insider risks and sanctions evasion.
Micron Q3 revenue surged 81% to $6.82B, EPS more than doubled, and Q4 guidance beat street estimates by $620M. AI memory demand contracts through 2025, forcing a rating upgrade.
Danaos shares hold above $100; the diversification into bulkers and tankers introduces new risk factors. The container backlog still covers the dividend; the market is pricing uncertainty into the shift.
An analyst who shorted Amprius Technologies (AMPX) on valuation covered most of the position and upgraded to Hold. The move reflects a narrowing gap between price and prospects.
Valence AI raised $5M in seed funding led by Differential Ventures and secured two U.S. patents for real-time emotion detection from live speech using deep learning.
CDC ends hantavirus response on MV Hondius cruise ship. All 18 exposed Americans completed quarantine, none tested positive. Three died. Andes strain's human-to-human transmission raises future cruise risk.
Liquidations forced $967M in crypto positions closed, 88% long. Ethereum lost $309M, more than Bitcoin's $246M. Glassnode says event resets positioning.
Fast Company named Expert Radiology a 2026 World Changing Ideas winner for PrecisionPlus v3, which annotates findings on imaging and translates clinical language for referring physicians.
Design Therapeutics has two binary events in H2 2025: Phase 1 FA data and FDA discussions on the DM1 program. The stock's ~$150M market cap prices in risk.
SpaceX Starlink's direct-to-cell expansion threatens AT&T's wireless revenue and 5.5% dividend. Satellite bypasses tower costs, pressuring rural margins.
Vale S.A. fell 3.07% to $14.84, its worst day in three weeks, after iron ore extended its decline. The stock broke below its 50-day average. Copper growth remains too small to offset ore weakness. China steel data due Thursday.
Rutte touted a $600B European defense increase. The meeting tested US-Europe unity on Iran and troop costs. The June summit is the next marker for spending plans.
Micron's Q3 revenue beat by 16% and EPS by 22%, with Q4 guidance far above estimates. CEO expects AI-driven demand to keep memory tight beyond 2027.
Altai Resources (ATI.H) appoints Bruce McCannel to replace Eric Yao as director. McCannel brings government relations and public sector finance experience to the junior resource firm's board.
Lummis said the final CLARITY Act text will be released around July 4, with Senate floor time targeted for July. She rejected JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's criticism, citing Section 301 safeguards.
Elon Musk's net worth fell to $962 billion after SpaceX secondary trades and Tesla stock declines erased the trillionaire milestone reached two weeks ago.
The furniture maker's quarterly presentation covers revenue, margins, and guidance. Investors can review the slides for details on the quarter and outlook.
Allison Copeland Donnelly takes over the restaurant division at Al Copeland Investments, bringing decades of hands-on experience and a post-Katrina turnaround background.
Binance withdrew its Greek MiCA license application before a June 30 deadline, avoiding a formal denial. The exchange is exploring alternative EU jurisdictions with established approval pipelines.
Branding expert Walker Smith argues AI will become table stakes. The real moat is pricing power and preference, not the technology itself. INSEAD and Harvard data show AI-native firms' early edge fades fast.
Binance withdrew its MiCA license application in Greece and will pursue approval in another EU country before the July 1 deadline, the exchange said Wednesday.
Symbiotic raised $34.8M from Paradigm and Pantera. Without a native token, restakers earn points ahead of a likely Q1 2026 launch.
Cerebras Q1 revenue up 92%; FY2026 core revenue guidance $855M-$865M; OpenAI $20B+ compute deal; AWS partnership expanding.
Trovy raises $15M Series A from Left Lane Capital to expand home-equity-powered debt consolidation for 85M US homeowners. The fintech targets a gap in high-interest credit alternatives.
Bullish Exchange listed SoFiUSD, the first stablecoin from a U.S. national bank on a centralized exchange. The token extends beyond SoFi's consumer app into institutional markets under the GENIUS Act framework.
Oil's slide to a four-month low pulled down bond yields. Tech stocks sold off on valuation anxiety, diverging from the rate-driven relief in Treasuries.
Sen. Steve Daines said a crypto tax framework is drafted and could see a markup this year. The Senate plan tracks closely with House work on staking, mining, and small-transaction rules.
Platformr closes a new round led by Lookout Ventures as partner-driven customer growth jumps 6X. The AWS-focused CloudOps platform plans to accelerate its roadmap for MSPs.