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PayPal Signals It Wants More Than $60.50 a Share
The payments giant beat Q2 expectations and hinted it would entertain a higher bid, as Stripe's $53.4 billion offer hangs in the balance.
By Arjun S. Mehta·Jul 29, 2026·6 min read
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Apple Launches Device Lease Program With Klarna as Prices Climb
The new Apple Upgrade program lets US consumers lease iPhones, iPads, Watches, and Macs for monthly fees, with upgrade or return options at …
Marcus Halloran · · 5m
Apple Turns to Device Leasing as Component Costs Squeeze Upgrade Cycles
The new Apple Upgrade program lets customers lease iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches with flexible end-of-term options, arriving amid …
Arjun S. Mehta · · 5m
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Arjun S. Mehta · · 6m
OpenAI Quietly Adds Disclaimer to Authorship Mimicry After Copyright Pressure
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Daniel R. Whitfield · · 5m
Why ASML's Real Challenge Isn't Shanghai's Lithography Push
Analysts tracking the semiconductor equipment market say home-grown Chinese DUV tools pose less immediate risk than shifting geopolitics and…
Arjun S. Mehta · · 5m
Open-Source AI Repositories Face Growing Scrutiny Over Deepfake Abuse
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Priya Nair · · 6m
Cursor Bets Big on India's Developer Market With ₹649 Subscription
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Arjun S. Mehta · · 5m
Memory Chip Engineers Are Fleeing Samsung for a Rival Paying Half a Million in Bonuses
As SK Hynix rewards its bet on high-bandwidth memory with record payouts, Samsung's foundry engineers face a harsh calculus: stay loyal or c…
Hana Park · · 6m
Baidu Brings RT6 Fleet to London as Lyft Bets on European Robotaxi Foothold
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Mei-Lin Tan · · 4m
Recursive Superintelligence Commits Most of Its Capital to a Single Cloud Contract
The stealth AI lab is betting $410 million on self-improving agents that can automate product development - and plans even larger compute de…
Arjun S. Mehta · · 5m
Beijing's Kimi K3 Release Sparks Open-Source Rift in AI Community
Moonshot AI's decision to open-source its latest model has reignited questions about technology boundaries, competitive strategy, and whethe…
Arjun S. Mehta · · 5m
Baidu Puts Apollo Robotaxis on London Streets, Racing Waymo and Uber for European Beachhead
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Arjun S. Mehta · · 6m
Alibaba's Early Bets on CXMT and Zhipu Deliver Outsized Returns
The e-commerce giant's strategic investments in memory chips and generative AI are yielding billions in paper gains as both portfolio compan…
Wei Zhang · · 4m
Hugging Face Hosts Models for Non-Consensual Deepfakes Despite Policy Ban
European researchers find widespread gaps in enforcement as the open-source AI platform struggles to moderate intimate-image generators…
Priya Nair · · 5m
Perplexity Brings Local AI Agent to Windows After Mac Launch
The company's Personal Computer tool now runs natively on both major desktop platforms, positioning AI as infrastructure rather than cloud s…
Arjun S. Mehta · · 4m
Packaging, Not Chips, Now Constrains AI Hardware Scale
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Arjun S. Mehta · · 4m
AI Stock Sell-Off Accelerates as China Breaks Chipmaking Barrier
Semiconductor and memory stocks tumble amid breakthrough in Chinese manufacturing capabilities and mounting questions over AI profitability …
Wei Zhang · · 5m
Anthropic Chief Presses for Stricter Semiconductor Controls on Beijing
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Daniel R. Whitfield · · 5m
Fish Audio's $50M Seed Shows Voice AI's Biggest Battle Isn't Technology
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Arjun S. Mehta · · 5m
Singapore's Ropedia Closes $22M Round for Physical AI Data Layer
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Mei-Lin Tan · · 4m
Elon Musk's Financial Services Play Launches for Premium Users
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Marcus Halloran · · 7m
Anthropic Faces Fresh Questions Over Public Search Visibility of Claude Links
Indexing of shared Artifacts and chat URLs sparks enterprise security debate as AI workspace tools blur boundaries between private links and…
Arjun S. Mehta · · 6m
Framework's 13 Pro Delivers Premium Upgradability at a Steep Cost
The modular laptop maker's first flagship model addresses longstanding hardware compromises, but RAM price volatility pushes configurations …
Daniel R. Whitfield · · 7m
Meta Brings AI Chatbot Into Threads Direct Messages
The social platform now offers private conversations with Meta AI, extending a feature already live on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook…
Priya Nair · · 5m