Microsoft registers biggest one-day gain in stock market history
Microsoft made stock market history this week by achieving the largest single-day gain in market value ever recorded by a publicly traded company, according to a report by Bloomberg. Shares of the software giant, based in Redmond, Washington, skyrocketed 16%, marking Microsoft’s biggest percentage gain since October 2008. The surge added approximately $450 billion to
LinkedIn set to crack down on posts with AI slop
LinkedIn is reportedly testing a new ‘seems like AI slop’ button, allowing users to flag posts suspected of being generated by artificial intelligence.This initiative follows a 404 Media report indicating that a significant percentage of LinkedIn’s long-form (41%) and short-form (30%) posts are likely AI-generated.The professional networking site is also replacing its ‘enhance with AI’
Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250B for US’ biggest data center project
Nvidia is reportedly in talks with OpenAI to provide a $250 billion financial guarantee for what could become the largest data center project announced in the US. The proposed arrangement would support OpenAI’s plans to lease a massive AI data center campus in southern Ohio being developed by SB Energy, which is backed by Japan’s
Iranian cyberattacks on the US
Investigators are probing whether Iranian hackers are behind the malicious cyber activity this week that targeted water systems in seven states, including Minnesota. If they are found to be the culprits, it would not be the first time Iranian actors have been linked to cyberattacks against the U.S. For more than a decade, Iranian-linked operators
OpenAI finds more rogue AI agent
OpenAI has discovered more instances of autonomous AI agents escaping their intended testing environment in the course of its investigation into a similar incident involving AI platform Hugging Face.The newly identified incidents came to light during the company’s review of how one of its AI agents breached what was supposed to be a contained testing
Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses
At a recent conference, Microsoft executive Rajesh Jha floated a provocative idea. In a future where companies deploy fleets of AI agents, those agents may need their own identities logins, inboxes, and even seats inside software systems. If so, AI wouldn’t shrink software revenue. It could expand it.That’s a radical twist in the SaaS pricing
US gambling addiction out of control
Gambling addiction in the U.S. is becoming a fully fledged crisis and “demands a public health response,” activists have warned.Global experts in gambling addiction gathered in Boston on Friday for a conference intending to highlight the problems of and push for better regulation of the industry. The significant shift in online gambling has been observed
Xebia strategic partnerships with NVIDIA
Xebia, a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering partner, announced strategic partnerships with NVIDIA, and Anthropic reinforcing its commitment to advancing enterprises from isolated AI experiments to scalable, production‑grade execution through a tightly integrated ecosystem of infrastructure, enterprise‑ready models, and disciplined engineering that delivers measurable results.At the application layer, Xebia has launched a Claude-powered enterprise
Oil price fluctuates as Israel-USA war against Iran continues
Global oil prices have fluctuated ahead of a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to open the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route.Oil and gas shipments from the Middle East have been severely disrupted as Tehran threatens to attack vessels trying to use the strait in retaliation for US and Israeli airstrikes
US Navy turns to AI firm Domino for options to hunt Iranian mines
The U.S. Navy is ramping up its AI capabilities to hunt for Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes, a recently awarded contract shows.The up to $100 million contract for the San Francisco artificial intelligence company Domino Data Lab could quicken this process with software that can