iRobot, the maker of the Roomba, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. Founder Colin Angle says subsidized Chinese rivals like Roborock exploited a “protected market” to outcompete him, while regulators killed a potential rescue deal with Amazon.
The push for AI tutors in every classroom is gaining steam with big-name backers. But replacing human interaction with a chatbot might miss the point of learning entirely.
The stablecoin story has shifted from flashy consumer apps to a regulated, institutional backbone. This week saw SoFi launch an enterprise token, Coinbase offer white-label issuance, and Visa expand USDC settlements, all enabled by new FDIC rulemaking.
A critical vulnerability in the UEFI firmware of motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock allowed cheating software to bypass even Riot’s powerful Vanguard anti-cheat. The flaw was in Pre-Boot DMA Protection, leaving a window open during system startup. All four manufacturers have now relea
In a massive deal reportedly approaching $10 billion, Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud are deepening their partnership to secure AI infrastructure. The move responds to a stark statistic: 99% of organizations faced an AI infrastructure attack last year.
After years of uncertainty, TikTok has announced a deal to sell its U.S. operations. The new joint venture will be controlled by American investors, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake.
Yann LeCun is targeting a €500 million raise for his new startup, Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs (AMI Labs), which could value it at $3.5 billion pre-launch. The company, based in Paris, aims to build “world models” that understand physics, not just predict text. Alexandre LeBrun, founder of Nab
Last year, the big story in moving money across borders wasn’t a new blockchain or faster network. It was orchestration—the intelligence layer that finally made using all the fragmented global systems at once not just possible, but strategic. This shift gave CFOs real leverage and turned payment dat
TikTok has secured a deal to keep operating in the U.S., with a new joint venture set to run its business. Oracle is a key part of the group and will handle national security auditing.
Federal prosecutors have unsealed a massive indictment against 54 individuals for a sophisticated ATM jackpotting scheme. The conspiracy, allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua crime syndicate, used advanced malware to steal over $40 million from cash machines across the U.S.
